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Canada’s counter-tariffs on various US goods take effect on Tuesday, in response to US tariffs on Canadian products imposed after trade talks between the two neighbours collapsed last month. The counter-tariffs cover C$27.6 billion (€17bn) worth of US goods. The duties of 15%, 25% and 50% apply to hundreds of products, including steel and aluminium, furniture, clothing, cosmetics, household appliances, electronics, agricultural equipment and dairy goods such as cheese. Ottawa said the measures match the latest US tariffs “dollar for dollar” and “rate for rate”. Some seafood products were removed from Canada’s initial list. The counter-tariffs cover around 6% of…
There are lingering concerns that a bad budget deal for France could boost the far-right National Rally, which is ahead in the polls and has campaigned to halve Paris’ contributions to the EU budget. During a closed-door discussion on Tuesday, France’s ambassador to the EU, Philippe Léglise-Costa, told colleagues that new EU-wide levies should generate over €60 billion — a high threshold for most other countries, according to the diplomats, who have direct knowledge of the talks. None of the other countries specified how much money they want to generate through the new taxes. While most governments support introducing new own resources,…
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday he expects to meet his US counterpart Donald Trump by the end of September, as Washington steps up efforts to revive negotiations to end Russia’s full-scale invasion. Zelenskyy said securing additional US air-defence missiles would be a key issue at the meeting, with Kyiv seeking an urgently needed “winter package” of anti-ballistic missile interceptors. Speaking to reporters in the presidential WhatsApp chat, Zelenskyy said he discussed Ukraine’s shortage of advanced air defences with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner during their visit to Kyiv over the weekend. “I am counting on a…
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Published on 08/09/2026 – 13:55 GMT+2 Italy has proposed introducing an exemption for digital euro transactions under €10 in a move that would favour small businesses, according to sources consulted and documents seen by Euronews The move is viewed favourably by the central banking community, in particular by the European Central Bank (ECB), a source from the banking sector told Euronews. The digital euro is a digital form of payment, expected to complement cash, with the ECB aiming to be ready for a potential first issuance in 2029, assuming the necessary regulation is adopted this year. As Europe mainly relies…
After more than 10 years, international high-speed rail has returned to Belgium’s largest airport. At around 8:30 am on 7 September, a Deutsche Bahn high-speed train arrived at Brussels Airport for the first time. The service began at Cologne station in Germany, with stops including Aachen, Liège, Leuven and Antwerpen-Centraal being the final destination. This new service follows after a deal was inked between Brussels Airlines and Deutsche Bahn in February, opening the airport’s network of more than 180 destinations worldwide to travellers from western Germany. At the same time, travellers arriving at the airport can now connect directly with…
Macron last year said Europe must “harden” its collective position on Israel given the dire humanitarian situation in the coastal enclave, and he found some success in convincing other Western democracies to join France in recognizing a Palestinian state last year. Barrot said last week that the recent effort to sanction EU-wide trade with illegal West Bank settlements has been met resistance in Brussels. US threats Hours before the policy announcement Tuesday, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee suggested the U.S. could retaliate against the U.K. over the move. Huckabee, who over the weekend condemned the government’s “Jew hate” despite…
Published on 08/09/2026 – 14:29 GMT+2•Updated 14:47 Three MEPs have agreed in a report to be published Wednesday to tighten the requirements for foreign direct investment in the EU, restricting access to the European market for Chinese investors, Euronews has learned. The report comes from the European Parliament’s rapporteurs on the proposed Industrial Accelerator Act, MEPs Christophe Grudler (Renew), Pierre Jouvet (S&D) and MEP Anna Cavazzini (The Greens). The act was presented by the European Commission last March and creates a European preference on the EU market to favour products made in Europe, in a move to protect strategic sectors…
Published on 08/09/2026 – 9:35 GMT+2 North Korea called the first road bridge across its narrow border with Russia a concrete sign of tightening bonds, state media reported on Tuesday, as Pyongyang gains advantages from its powerful neighbours Moscow and Beijing. The bridge over the Tumen river into Russia and an under-construction span to China are part of a shift that offers Western-sanctioned Pyongyang economic and strategic options it has long sought, experts said. North Korea “will simultaneously secure two major overland routes linking it with Russia and China, allowing it to encourage competition between the two countries and maximise…
By KATARINA MIĆIĆ by Euronews Serbia Published on 08/09/2026 – 14:03 GMT+2 Serbia and Uzbekistan held the first meeting of their Joint Commission for Economic Cooperation in Belgrade on Monday, hours before Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev was due to arrive for a two-day official visit. The meeting brought together Serbian Minister Nenad Popović, responsible for international economic cooperation, and Uzbekistan’s Minister of Investment, Industry and Trade Laziz Kudratov. As Euronews Serbia reported, the talks focused on increasing trade and investment, connecting companies more directly and identifying sectors for joint projects. Bilateral trade reached about $41.9m (€36.1m) in 2025, a record for…