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As the European Union tries to fight its record-high €1 billion deficit per day with China, the bloc’s leaders are increasingly pointing to the problem of currency manipulation, which they say Beijing is using to make products even cheaper on the EU market – which is already flooded with Chinese imports. “An artificially low currency is an advantage for those who want to improve their economic competition positions,” German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said after the European Council summit on 19 June. The matter of the Chinese currency and its management was also high on the agenda of last week’s G7…
The UN’s International Maritime Organization (IMO) said on Tuesday that it would begin an operation to evacuate more than 11,000 seafarers stranded in the Gulf after the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. The operation follows a peace agreement between the United States and Iran that ended months of conflict and allowed commercial shipping to resume through one of the world’s most important maritime routes. IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez said the evacuation would be carried out in cooperation with regional countries and the shipping industry. “This large-scale operation will be carried out in close cooperation with Iran, Oman, all other…
Pour Bram Vranken, chercheur au sein de l’ONG Corporate Europe Observatory, spécialisée dans la transparence : “Les priorités des Big Tech semblent assez claires : déréglementer davantage et plus rapidement, et veiller à ce que le marché européen [leur] reste aussi ouvert que possible.” Il a ajouté que, même si les entreprises exercent des pressions sur tous les pays assurant la présidence du Conseil, “dans le cas de l’Irlande, elles savent qu’elles ont davantage de levier, et elles pourraient donc supposer ou espérer obtenir davantage de choses”. Les responsables irlandais en poste à Bruxelles soulignent que le gouvernement a rendu…
Good morning Brussels. Angela Skujins here holding the newsletter pen for your Tuesday. Brace yourselves for 32 degrees of heat. On today’s menu: 10-years of Brexit, who pays for return hubs and confirmation of Commissioner Šuica’s trip to the Middle East. A decade on. A day after Britons were told Prime Minister Keir Starmer would be stepping down, ushering in a new — seventh — prime minister since 2016, they have also been reminded of another reality. It has been 10 years since the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union. After more than four decades of being in…
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will travel to Armenia next week for talks with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to further develop strategic EU-Armenia relations following Pashinyan’s recent re-election, sources in Yerevan with knowledge of the matter confirmed to Euronews on Tuesday. The European Commission endorsed Pashinyan just days before the crucial elections on 7 June and announced a support package to counter the Russian onslaught of sanctions following Yerevan’s cautious pro-Western, pro-EU turn. Pashinyan carefully balanced Armenia’s approach to Russia in the last days of the election campaign, stating that Armenia’s EU membership bid at the moment…
But that timeline is now at risk after Hungary on Tuesday opposed sending a letter to the European Council and Commission, on behalf of the bloc’s 27 members, that spells out the joint position of EU capitals. Hungary was the only country to oppose the move, which requires unanimous approval from all 27 and will be discussed again next week, the diplomats said. A spokesperson for the Hungarian Permanent Representation in Brussels did not reply to a request for comment. The move is in keeping with Prime Minister Péter Magyar’s cool stance toward Ukraine’s membership. While Magyar did not oppose…
“Nothing in politics is permanent, and we as politicians must understand that our positions and offices are not eternal,” Ruginienė told journalists after the final cabinet meeting. “We are given a certain period of time to do good work, and I believe that this government has made proper use of that time.” Her brief premiership was marked by a series of crises, including balloon-smuggling incidents, drone incursions, a record-high defence budget set at 5,38 GDP, and the dismissal of both the culture and defence ministers. Breaking the law by taking family members with her on official trips to Italy and…
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Published on 23/06/2026 – 17:00 GMT+2•Updated 17:03 On Saturday 4 July, the Palace of Versailles will unveil a brand-new gallery to mark the 250th anniversary of United States independence. Located in the apartment where King Louis XVI received Benjamin Franklin and where France officially recognised American sovereignty in 1778, the gallery will also highlight relations between Paris and Washington. Versailles was also the place where, in 1783, one of the treaties helping to bring an end to the War of Independence and secure international recognition for the young American republic was signed. The exhibition brings together paintings, sculptures and portraits…