Time is running out: what trade concessions can the EU win from China?
With an October deadline unlikely to yield major concessions from Beijing given structural and leverage imbalances, EU-China trade tensions look set to keep escalating.
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EU grows impatient over Italy’s hesitancy on €14.9bn defence loan
Italy hasn’t decided how much of its €14.9bn SAFE defence loan it will use, as several domestic considerations affect the calculus. But Brussels and other member states are growing impatient to reallocate any unspent funds within the legal deadlines.
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Ireland unveils blueprint to electrify economy by 2050
Dublin’s plan takes into account a surge in electricity demand over the coming decades, driven by electric vehicles, industry and rapidly expanding data centres, which will place growing pressure on the national grid.
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“He politicises his stance”: X, a turning point in Bernard Arnault’s communication
The LVMH chief has joined X to hit back at Le Monde after its lengthy probe into his empire and private life, breaking with the media shyness that long defined Bernard Arnault.
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BMW plans to cut around 8,000 jobs in major cost-saving drive
The German carmaker has agreed a voluntary redundancy programme targeting administrative and development roles, while ruling out compulsory redundancies and cuts to production jobs, according to media reports.
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US begins review of its military presence in Europe
The decision to do so comes a month after US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said Washington would do so. The Trump administration has repeatedly criticised its European allies for their response to the war in Iran.
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Zinedine Zidane fulfils ‘dream’ as he takes charge of France
After the announcement, Zidane greeted a large gathering of fans outside the federation headquarters and they cheered loudly when he arrived.
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