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Growing momentum for EU joint borrowing, Cuerpo tells Euronews
Spanish Finance Minister Carlos Cuerpo used finance ministers' meetings in Brussels to promote his €850 billion proposal for joint EU borrowing, arguing that the timing is right as Europe seeks to develop new safe assets in response to growing geopolitical uncertainty.
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EU to probe Chinese Pekin duck imports as market-flooding row hots up
Trade negotiations launched last week between Brussels and Beijing could be disrupted by an EU investigation into Chinese Pekin duck producers, following a complaint by EU farmers that cheap imports of Chinese poultry are harming their industry.
Europe
Brussels eyes €200bn in savings by electrifying Europe's economy
While earlier EU climate strategies focused primarily on cutting greenhouse gas emissions, the forthcoming electrification plan recasts the issue as one of economic competitiveness, highlighting its potential to reduce reliance on fossil fuel imports, according to a document seen by Euronews.
Europe
Trade ban on Israeli settlements is the latest test of EU unity
The EU is weighing a trade ban on Israeli settlements, with Italy possibly tipping the balance. However, deep divisions among member states remain, alongside unresolved questions about the legal basis, and a formal proposal is still far away.
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Can a new global defence bank unlock £100bn for rearmament?
Nine countries have thrown their weight behind a new multilateral bank designed to bankroll Western rearmament, but the notable caution of Europe's largest military and economic powers raises the question of whether it can become the answer to defence funding.
Europe
Commission to tighten EU market access as interference concerns rise
A draft document shows that the EU wants to allow the exclusion of foreign companies that pose security risks from its public procurement market, with particular worries about data transfers and weaponisation of the bloc's dependencies on tech and minerals.
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Russian drivers face petrol shortages after Ukrainian strikes on Russian energy infrastructure
Drivers in Saint Petersburg are struggling to find petrol after weeks of intensified Ukrainian strikes on Russia's energy infrastructure disrupted fuel supplies, leaving some filling stations without fuel and others forced to close.
