EU Regulators Look to Widen Crypto Supervision Umbrella

European regulators are reportedly planning to expand central supervision of stock exchanges and cryptocurrency exchanges. This effort is part of a larger push to strengthen the EU’s competitiveness in relation to the U.S. by making sure companies...

EU considers weakening 2040 climate goal over forest CO2 absorption, draft shows

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union is considering a brake clause to weaken its 2040 climate target in the future, if it becomes clear countries’ forests are not absorbing enough CO2 emissions to meet the goal, a draft EU...

EU mulls SEC-like oversight for stock, crypto exchanges to bolster startup landscape

The European Commission is exploring plans to bring stock and cryptocurrency exchanges under central supervision as part of a broader effort to make the bloc’s capital markets more competitive with those in the US. The incoming proposal would...

IMF cautions Europe’s debt could reach 130% of GDP by 2040 without faster fiscal reform

Europe’s facing a financial reckoning that could make the 2010 debt crisis look like a warm-up act. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) just dropped a bombshell warning that several EU countries are careening toward an “explosive” debt...

EXCLUSIVE: EU capitals eye wider powers for Frontex to tackle drone threats

EU countries are weighing plans to hand Frontex powers to assist with airspace surveillance and the protection of critical infrastructure, according to confidential Council documents seen by Euractiv. The move comes amid mounting concern over a...

Europe’s wake-up call: Spend, build, defend

Europe is waking from a long and dangerous dream. For decades, peace was taken for granted and deterrence was treated as someone else’s task. That age of comfort is over. The wars burning on Europe’s borders and the rise of assertive authoritarian...

Clear majority of energy transition business leaders say Europe is the most attractive market for renewables investment

More than six in ten (61%) energy transition business leaders say Europe is the most attractive global market for renewables investment today. Gathered for Tamarindo’s annual Financing Energy Transition conference in London, just 3% named North...

ET Startup Awards 2025: Piyush Goyal on trade deals, domestic capital pool, AI and more

The government has an open mind and will engage with industry and possibly China to take a call on loosening investment scrutiny for countries that share a land border with India, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said. In a freewheeling...

Column: The real cost of America’s reliance on trade with China

For more than two decades, the U.S.-China trading relationship has been at the center of globalization’s story: low-cost goods for American consumers, rapid growth for China and an intricate web of supply chains binding the world’s two largest...

The contribution of China's Five-Year Plans to the global economy

Visitors sample beverages at the food and agricultural products exhibition area of the Seventh China International Import Expo in Shanghai on November 10, 2024(XINHUA) From 2021 to 2024, during the first four years of the 14th Five-Year Plan...

Forging resilience: How South-east Asia is digitalising trade to overcome headwinds

Digital integration could boost inter-regional trade resilience and inclusivity, says Standard Chartered’s Asean CEO RISING costs, tariffs and regulatory uncertainty are among the largest challenges faced by South-east Asia’s trade networks. But...

Belgian defence minister says drones were seen spying on F-16s and ammunition

Theo Francken. Photo: Getty Images Belgian Defence Minister Theo Francken has stated that drones spotted over military bases last weekend were sent to spy on F-16 fighter jets and ammunition stockpiles. Source: Politico citing Francken, as...

Hydrogen Europe says EU on course to fall over 90% short of 2030 green hydrogen goal

The dreams of Europe’s green hydrogen investment are rapidly imploding as it collides with the cold truths of reality. Europe’s largest industry association has now come out with portentous news that promises to transform energy policy on the...

Eel-egal trade: the world’s most lucrative wildlife crime?

Eels have been a staple of European diets for millennia, from London’s jellied eels to Spanish angulas. But the world’s appetite is bringing them to the brink of extinction. European rivers once teemed with eels; now numbers have collapsed due to...

GCC and Europe ‘can jointly enhance arms production’

The GCC and European nations, especially The Netherlands, can work closely together to enhance local production of arms and weaponry to help consolidate regional security, a top Dutch official said. Dutch Defence Minister Ruben Brekelmans was at...

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar to visit India this week

New Delhi: Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar will visit India this week to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and external affairs minister S Jaishankar. He will discuss bilateral initiatives, including in technology, defence and regional...

Central Asia and Russia: PRGMEA calls for using BRICS+ platform to expand trade, fashion outreach

LAHORE: The Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PRGMEA) has lauded the successful organization of the BRICS+ Fashion Summit 2025 in Moscow and called for using this platform to expand Pakistan’s trade and fashion...

Murder Attempt in Spain on Ex Nicaraguan Political Prisoner

Kevin Solís denounces the crime, suspect arrested Kevin Solis. Photo: 100% Noticias Former Nicaraguan political prisoner Kevin Solís has reported being the victim of an attack in Spain, where he has lived as a refugee since 2024. By 100% Noticias...

Serbian President Proposes EU Buy Serbian Ammunition Amid Regional Tensions

Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vučić speaks to journalists ahead of the EU-Western Balkans summit in Brussels, Belgium, on December 18, 2024. Getty Images/Pier Marco Tacca President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić proposed that the European Union buy...

A fair shake on trade

The negotiations between Thailand and the US on reciprocal tariffs advanced with the recent announcement of a joint statement on a framework for the agreement on reciprocal trade. The statement is not legally binding, but serves as a guideline for...