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Brussels warns dialogue with China 'will not suffice'
EU trade enforcer Denis Redonnet told MEPs on Tuesday that the European Commission will act against cheap Chinese imports by adopting "unilateral" defence measures before the October deadline set by EU trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič to make progress in the negotiation with China.
Business
France and Spain meet in the most expensive World Cup semi-final ever
Tuesday's clash between France and Spain in Texas is not just a footballing spectacle, it is also, by market value, the costliest semi-final the World Cup has staged, with the two squads worth a combined $3.2 billion (€2.8bn).
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Fairmont’s new lakeside resort has Gordon Ramsay food, a spa and golf
Located in England’s northwest, the new Fairmont Cheshire, The Mere is a luxury countryside resort with 116 rooms and suites, a Gordon Ramsay restaurant, an 18-hole championship-level golf course plus spa and wellness experiences.
Europe News
Ukraine's EU accession path becomes clearer as Cluster 6 opens
Ministers in Brussels approved the opening of another portion of Ukrainian accession negotiations on Tuesday. The decision continues the erosion of a two-year deadlock caused by the former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
Europe Today
Sanctions should be ‘economic’ not ‘symbolic’, Bulgarian FM says
Velislava Petrova-Chamova told Euronews that the EU’s sanctions against Russia should have a financial impact and not be a symbolic instrument – and that this, among other reasons, is why Sofia championed the removal of the head of Russia's Orthodox Church from the 21st sanctions package.
Europe News
Newsletter: Push for sanctions on Russia goes to the wire
Good morning, readers. This is Mared Gwyn. In this Tuesday morning newsletter: the final push to get fresh sanctions on Russia over the line, exclusive lines from an interview with the Bulgarian Foreign Minister, and another packed day of enlargement talks.
EU.XL
EU pushes to triple energy storage as renewable power goes to waste
EU energy ministers signed the first-ever tripartite agreement to boost the bloc’s energy storage capacity on 26 June. The EU needs 200 gigawatt (GW) of storage capacity by 2030, compared with the current 55. 22 member states promised to add around 30-35 GW of new capacity by 2028.
Europe Today
Tensions high in the Middle East as Trump vows 20% Hormuz shipping fee
The tensions in the Persian Gulf remain high. US President Trump said the United States would take over the Strait of Hormuz and charge a fee of 20% for all cargo shipped through the waterway. Earlier, Trump declared the strait will remain open, “with or without Iran”.
Europe News
Summer skiers head to melting glacier as heatwave grips France
Hundreds of skiers headed to the Grande Motte glacier in Tignes to escape France's heatwave and enjoy summer skiing. But visitors and experts say the glacier is shrinking rapidly, with scientists warning it could disappear within 10 to 15 years.