Azerbaijan Azerbaijani soldiers are assisting those fleeing the conflict in Iran at the Astara border
Azerbaijan Azerbaijani soldiers are assisting those fleeing the conflict in Iran at the Astara border
Europe News Von der Leyen to travel to Australia to seal trade deal The Commission president hopes to break the deadlock on an agreement that has been stalled since 2023. 04/02/2026
Europe Today Exclusive: EU trade chief says trade deal will open India market The European Union is pushing to open India’s economy to European companies as Brussels moves into the final stretch of negotiations on a long-awaited free-trade agreement with New Delhi, EU trade chief Maroš Šefčovič told Euronews. 26/01/2026
Europe News EU seals contentious trade deal with Mercosur countries After 25 years of talks, the EU signed the EU-Mercosur trade deal on Saturday, creating a 700 million-person free-trade area. Ratification is still pending, however, with the European Parliament set for a heated debate. 17/01/2026
Economy EU agriculture ministers to hold crucial talks ahead of Mercosur vote With the European Commission expected to offer assurances to opponents worried about their farmers, the EU’s 27 ministers will meet on Wednesday for a “political” discussion before an expected vote on the pivotal trade deal on Friday. 05/01/2026
Economy EU Commission sharpens its trade doctrine to counter foreign threats The European Commission on Wednesday unveiled a new economic security strategy meant to better anticipate risks facing the EU market amid escalating threats to global trade, with China top of the list. 03/12/2025
Economy EU to unveil new economic security doctrine amid growing risks The European Commission will unveil on Wednesday a new economic security doctrine designed to anticipate trade threats and take a more strategic approach to the EU’s existing trade tools. 02/12/2025
Economy US will only cut tariffs if EU softens digital rules enforcement The US pushes for softer digital rules enforcement in exchange for tariff relief to the Europeans after Brussels meeting with Greer and Lutnick. 24/11/2025
Economy High-stakes showdown looms as US and EU trade member states meet US officials and EU ministers are meeting in Brussels on Monday for what is expected to be a "frank" discussion about the two sides' fraught trade deal. 24/11/2025
Economy US trade representative to meet EU trade chief in Brussels A meeting between US Trade Representative Greer and EU Trade Commissioner Šefčovič will take place next week - and it could get heated as the US pushes for more concessions and faster implementation of trade deal cut in July. 17/11/2025
Europe News Exclusive: 'Everything can be weaponised,' says EU trade chief EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič told Euronews in an exclusive interview that the Nexperia incident is "beginning to be resolved", but points to lessons about critical dependencies: "Everything can be weaponised." 14/11/2025
Economy EU steps up crackdown on cheap Chinese parcels flooding Europe market EU economy ministers agree to tax small parcels coming from China putting Shein and Temu in the hot seat. 13/11/2025
Economy Why is China restricting rare earth exports and will the EU respond? European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says the EU is ready to use "all tools" in response to Chinese export controls of rare earths as industry suffers. 27/10/2025
Economy Tensions high as China and EU prepare another meeting on rare earths Maros Šefčovič's meeting with his Chinese counterpart is cancelled. Instead, EU and Chinese experts will discuss China's rare earth export controls in Brussels. 24/10/2025
Economy EU Commission calls for no escalation with China over rare earths In a tense context for European companies, European Commissioner for Trade Maroš Šefčovič held a phone call on Tuesday with his Chinese counterpart Commerce Minister Wang Wentao over rare earth export restrictions. 21/10/2025
Economy EU trade chief Šefčovič slams China’s rare earth export curbs EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič took aim at China and its new trade policy on rare earths on Tuesday, denouncing "unprocessable" Chinese requests on EU companies. 14/10/2025
Economy Is basmati rice Indian or Pakistani? Do not ask the EU Commission From the Punjab plains to Brussels — who would have thought that the dispute over basmati’s origin would end up on Europeans' plates? 07/10/2025