Commentary Although I am not by nature a violent person, just irritable, it is probably for the best that I’ve never met whoever decided the original USB “A” plugs would only go in one way. For although I am not by education an engineering person, just a know-it-all, I am passionate about efficient and inefficient…
John Robson: EU’s Plan to Standardize on USB-C Ports Solves a Problem the Market Already Solved
European Union Car Sales Decline Further in February
New car registrations in the European Union declined further in February, according to latest data from the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA), signaling continuing logistical issues in the automobile industry and a lack of critical components. New car registrations in the bloc fell by 6.7 percent in February when compared to the same month a…
Russia Suspended From WTO Coordinating Group
The United States and the European Union have announced the suspension of Russia from the Developed Countries Coordination Group at the World Trade Organization (WTO) due to Moscow’s “unprovoked and unjustified” attack against Ukraine. Both the United States and the EU believe that it is “no longer appropriate” to allow Russia to remain part of…
Lukshenko Hybrid-Warfare On Polish and Baltic Borders Tests EU Resolve: Expert
Pressure is mounting on the European Union (EU) to deal with the alleged weaponisation of migrants by Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko. Lukashenko and his regime ordered thousands of migrants from the Middle East to be shipped to the EU borders in Poland, Lithuania and Latvia, threatening the cohesion and solidarity between the EU and its…
Can a Weakening EU Really Challenge China?
Commentary The European Union recently announced the launch of “Global Gateway,” a bold project designed to compete with China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). I use the word bold intentionally. After all, the effects of China’s BRI (also known as “One Belt, One Road”)—a global infrastructure expansion strategy adopted by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)…
EU-China Trade Deal on Brink Over Beijing ‘Wolf Warrior’ Diplomacy After Xinjiang Sanctions
A major EU-China investment deal has been thrown into question after China resorted to aggressive diplomacy in response to EU sanctions. The European Union, the United States, the UK, and Canada on March 22 unveiled coordinated sanctions against Chinese officials responsible for the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) oppressive policy in China’s far-western Xinjiang region. The…
Beijing’s ‘Wolf Warrior’ Diplomacy Puts EU-China Trade Deal on the Brink
A major EU-China investment deal has been thrown into question after China resorted to aggressive diplomacy in response to EU sanctions. The European Union, the United States, the UK, and Canada on March 22 unveiled coordinated sanctions against Chinese officials responsible for the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) oppressive policy in China’s far-western Xinjiang region. The…
Beijing’s ‘Wolf Warrior’ Diplomacy May Doom EU-China Trade Deal
A major European Union-China investment deal has been thrown into question after China resorted to aggressive diplomacy in response to EU sanctions. The European Union, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada on March 22 unveiled coordinated sanctions against Chinese officials responsible for the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) oppressive policy in the far-western Xinjiang…
EU Launches Legal Case Against Britain Over Northern Ireland
BRUSSELS—The European Union launched legal action on Monday against Britain for unilaterally changing trading arrangements for Northern Ireland that Brussels says breach the Brexit divorce deal agreed with London last year. The bloc has sent a letter of formal notice to kick-start an “infringement procedure”, which could lead to fines being imposed by the EU’s…
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