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Latest news, in-depth features and opinion on the European Union, covering Brexit, the euro and the trading bloc's relationship with China and the United States.

Workers sew garments in a factory in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka, on April 9. Some of Trump’s highest tariffs are on underdeveloped countries. In Asia, Cambodia faced 49 per cent and Bangladesh 37 per cent; these rates could come into effect after the 90-day pause period. Photo: AFP

US-China trade war

Opinion | Countries hoping to negotiate away Trump tariffs should think again

Trump’s appetite exceeds what most nations can offer. He couldn’t care less if negotiations are not completed within the 90-day pause period.

16 Apr 2025 - 4:30PM

A ban on binning textiles means Sweden’s recycling centres are overflowing

16 Apr 2025 - 3:15PM

China-EU relations

Trump’s scorning of Europe forces bloc to reconsider its ties with China

16 Apr 2025 - 3:37PMvideocam

China-EU relations

After Made in China 2025, could foreign firms lose tech edge, market share?

EU Chamber of Commerce in China report assesses impact of decade-long initiative to make China less reliant on other countries for critical tech and related resources.

16 Apr 2025 - 12:58PMvideocam

Some foreign firms are concerned that the more China advances technologically, the less it might need to rely on foreign firms. Photo: Reuters

China-EU relations

Opinion | Time for the EU to stop outsourcing its China policy to the US

The EU must move quickly to engage with China based on European interests instead of defaulting to American positions.

16 Apr 2025 - 10:49AMvideocam

China-EU relations

Opinion | How Trump’s tariff chaos could bring Europe and China closer together

Notwithstanding conflicting positions on issues such as Chinese exports and Ukraine, the EU and China now have much more common ground.

16 Apr 2025 - 12:15AMvideocam

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‘I love Europe’ but don’t be ‘security vassal’ of US, Vance tells EU

‘I don’t want the Europeans to just do whatever the Americans tell them to do,’ the US vice-president says.

15 Apr 2025 - 6:50PMvideocam

US Vice-President J.D. Vance. Photo: AFP

Trump blames Biden and Zelensky for failing to prevent war in Ukraine

‘President Zelensky and Crooked Joe Biden did an absolutely horrible job in allowing this travesty to begin,’ Trump wrote on social media.

15 Apr 2025 - 9:32AMvideocam

Hungary passes constitutional amendment to ban LGBTQ public events

Ahead of Monday’s vote, opposition politicians and other protesters attempted to blockade entrance to the parliament building in Budapest.

15 Apr 2025 - 1:32PM

Is Global South poised for worldwide reset as faith in multilateral blocs wanes?

New mechanisms are needed to vest more powers to emerging countries, say participants at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum.

14 Apr 2025 - 7:51PMvideocam

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks at the opening of the fourth Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Antalya on Friday. Photo: Handout via Xinhua

UK pledges US$26 billion to help firms amid US tariff turmoil

Finance chief Rachel Reeves said move would help companies weather difficulties ahead as Trump’s import taxes roil global markets.

14 Apr 2025 - 1:37PM

Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves. Photo: Reuters

My Take | It’s time for the European Union to do a ‘Kissinger’ with China

If Brussels wants to achieve ‘strategic autonomy’ in what has become a multipolar world, the only option that it has is to draw closer to Beijing.

13 Apr 2025 - 9:00PM

Protests around the world

Serbia’s government rallies to counter anti-corruption protests

The Serbian government has stepped up a crackdown against critics, with police questioning activists and threatening legal action.

12 Apr 2025 - 10:38PM

Foot-and-mouth fear in Central Europe leads to animal culls

Animals in Hungary and Slovakia have tested positive for the virus, the first outbreak in either country in more than half a century.

12 Apr 2025 - 6:48PM

Free-range cows at a farm near Pecsely village, Hungary, about 100 kilometres from the Austrian and Slovak borders, on Thursday. Photo: AFP

EU begins defence fund talks to ease debt concerns

The European Defence Mechanism was proposed as a way of addressing how highly-indebted countries could pay for costly military equipment.

12 Apr 2025 - 5:12PM

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas talks to journalists as Defence ministers from the “coalition of the willing” nations, who are some of Kiev’s closest allies, meet at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Thursday. Photo: dpa

Macroscope | Trump is crashing the global system that crowned the dollar king

Tariff shock, loss of confidence in the dollar, stock market trauma and a widespread feeling of affront will only quicken de-dollarisation.

12 Apr 2025 - 4:30PMvideocam

US, EU, German business chambers in China brace for ‘long-lasting’ trade war

Some say China-US strife offers an opportunity for other third countries to re-evaluate their relationship with China.

12 Apr 2025 - 1:00PMvideocam

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World leaders urge Global South inclusion amid US-China tensions, Gaza conflict

World leaders at Turkey’s Antalya Diplomacy Forum urged for greater Global South inclusion and a two-state solution in Gaza, amid rising geopolitical tensions.

11 Apr 2025 - 11:54PMvideocam

The Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Turkey discussed cooperation n in a new era of a fragmented world. Photo: Facebook/@ Antalya Diplomasi Forumu

European nations promise to send Ukraine billions more to help fight Russia

Ukrainian Defence Minister Rustem Umerov said he was ‘thankful’ and said a key issue was strengthening his country’s air defences.

11 Apr 2025 - 9:26PMvideocam

India speeds up UK, EU trade deals to buffer against Trump’s tariffs

Analysts warn of potential ‘winners and losers’ if deals are rushed – though 90 per cent of the UK deal is already reportedly done.

11 Apr 2025 - 6:30PMvideocam

US-China trade war

EU senses more leverage over Beijing as US and China wage superpower trade war

Following small win in brandy probe, Brussels hopes it will be able to push Beijing on industrial overcapacity, sources say.

11 Apr 2025 - 12:00PMvideocam

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot (left) and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi hold a joint press conference in Beijing on March 27. During his trip, Barrot pressed Chinese officials to do something about tariffs on cognac imports. Photo: AFP

Hong Kong youth

Letters | All enrichment and no free play makes our children unhealthy

Readers discuss the value of unstructured play, the monetisation methods of video games, and Europe’s attitude towards China.

11 Apr 2025 - 11:30AM

Children play in the East Coast Park Precinct on January 11. Researchers note that child-driven play builds resilience against stress and shapes children into creative thinkers with problem-solving and social skills – qualities just as crucial as academic success. Photo: Dickson Lee

China-EU relations

Exclusive | EU leaders plan trip to Beijing in July for summit with Xi

No date confirmed with the Chinese side as travel plan indicates serious effort to re-engage amid collapsed relationship with the US.

11 Apr 2025 - 5:38AMvideocam

US-China trade war

China seeks to strengthen EU, Asean ties as US trade war escalates

China and European Union ready to engage on thorny issues such as electric vehicle imports as Trump’s tariff plans spark concerns.

10 Apr 2025 - 8:00PM

EU puts tariffs on hold for 90 days to match Trump’s pause

The EU had approved retaliatory tariffs on US$23 billion in goods in response to his 25 per cent tariffs on imported steel and aluminium.

10 Apr 2025 - 7:12PMvideocam

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said new tariffs on €20.9 billion (US$23 billion) of US goods will be put on hold for 90 days because “we want to give negotiations a chance”. Photo: EPA-EFE

US-China trade war

Trump’s tariffs, China targeting in focus as House lawmakers fret over alliances

US defence officials pledge to deepen cooperation with Indo-Pacific partners while America’s top trade envoy faces pointed questions again.

10 Apr 2025 - 7:26AMvideocam

US President Donald Trump holds an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Wednesday. Photo: AP

Opinion | How Europe can teach Trump a hard lesson on free trade

Unlike in the 1930s, Europe is united and capable of weaving a global trade web that spans from Shenzhen to Sao Paulo.

10 Apr 2025 - 5:30AMvideocam

EU approves first retaliatory tariffs on US imports

This includes special levies on items such as jeans and motorcycles from the United States.

9 Apr 2025 - 10:31PMvideocam

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