Some countries may oppose anti-subsidy duties pointing to recent data showing a decline in Chinese electric vehicle sales in the EU over the past year
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The vote serves as a litmus test of whether Brussels’ proposed rules-based solutions to strengthen Europe’s negotiating position with China will be undermined
There are several reasons EU member states continued to import Russian LNG, as securing low-cost supply and managing uncertainty about withdrawing from long-term contracts
While there are indeed powerful dynamics pushing India and Europe closer together, divergences remain present and there is no guarantee that such a trend would continue automatically on its own
China arms its trade when it needs to. In response, the European Commission proposes tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles to protect competitiveness and reduce dependence on the red giant
Janka Oertel explains how Europe can defend electric vehicles and send a clear message to China
The executive vice presidency to italy is very good news, and it seems to me that Ursula von der Leyen is advocating very strongly that Italy should be very well represented
Arturo Varvelli on the new European Commission and the appointment of Raffaele Fitto as executive vice president
We are going even further by giving him some of the powers currently in the hands of the head of European diplomacy, which is far from simple
This prime minister, who probably will not be in this post in two months, will have to name the Bulgarian candidates for many years to come
Vessela Tcherneva comments on why the caretaker prime minister delayed the choosing of candidates for Bulgarian Commissioner
There is a desire to avoid big discussions, to have no discussions in parliament and to have to take quick decisions under the influence of certain political parties
The delay in choosing the candidates for Bulgarian Commissioner can lead to a less democratic decision. Vessela Tcherneva comments on this and other consequences of Bulgaria’s delay in picking its representative for the Commission
It seems that there will be no time for parliament to decide who are the two most worthy and it will turn out that Glavchev has to make this decision
Which is the first candidate for a Bulgarian Commissioner is more or less know. However, comments Vessela Tcherneva, it is interesting to see what the second name is. Furthermore, the fact that the parliament could not focus as much on the portfolios was a mistake