The impression is that for the EU there is no alternative to Saied and I expect the so-called business as usual between Brussels and Tunis to continue
Media mentions – ECFR Rome
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
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
With reconstruction efforts affecting not only Derna but also other cities in Libya, Haftar and his sons want to show that the part they control is pacified
Given the rents she wants to extract from Brussels, Meloni’s tilt further right after Trump’s possible reelection in November remains rather unlikely
Mujtaba Rahman explains why Giorgia Meloni will continue playing to the European centre
Outside of the stock market fibrillations, the fear is that Libya will run out of hydrocarbon revenues and that state coffers will be emptied, fostering instability and illicit economic activities