Germany’s Baerbock calls China’s Xi Jinping a dictator
[ad_1] German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock labeled Chinese President Xi Jinping a dictator on Friday as she stressed the German government’s support for Ukraine. “We...
Libya floods: Europe promises help, with thousands dead and missing
[ad_1] Ten thousand people are missing and more than 2,000 are estimated to be dead in Libya, after a storm caused unprecedented flooding in the...
EU plays for time on plans to use Russian frozen assets to rebuild Ukraine
[ad_1] The European Commission is set to slow down plans to levy profits from Russian state assets frozen inside the bloc after pushback from countries...
China should come clean on vanishing minister, top EU official says
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. BRUSSELS — Beijing is facing calls from the European Union’s most senior Asia...
Europe’s chief trade enforcer speaks softly — and carries a bigger stick
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. BRUSSELS — If the European Union ever ends up in an all-out trade war...
China found influence in Europe’s west — not east
[ad_1] Andreea Brinza is vice president of the Romanian Institute for the Study of the Asia-Pacific. Soon after its inception in 2012, China’s then 16+1...
Siemens: The bellwether of globalization
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Elisabeth Braw is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and adviser...
Brazil’s Lula upbeat on EU-Mercosur deal, calls for peace in Ukraine
[ad_1] BRUSSELS — Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva raised hopes on Wednesday that a landmark EU-South America trade deal can be finalized this...
Germany blasts China on human rights, but shies away from economic restrictions
[ad_1] BERLIN — Germany on Thursday released its first China strategy, accusing Beijing of "grave violations of human rights" but taking a softer line on...
Germany loosens arms export restrictions to Saudi Arabia — but not on fighter jets
[ad_1] VILNIUS — The German government agreed Wednesday to soften its position on arms exports to Saudi Arabia while continuing to block deliveries of Eurofighter...