UK steel exports to EU at risk as bloc doubles tariffs and halves quotas

Decision to reduce duty-free quotas by 47% aimed at curbing Chinese imports The EU is to go ahead with plans to double tariffs and halve quotas on imports of steel from July, in a move designed to curb Chinese imports but which could damage UK exports to the bloc. The decision by EU lawmakers and member states after late night talks on Monday, will reduce duty-free quotas by 47%. Exact country allocations have yet to be determined. Continue reading...

By Lisa O’Carroll

EBA harmonises reporting for euro payments across the European Union

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published a decision harmonising how national competent authorities report under the SEPA regulation, marking a key step in strengthening oversight of euro payments across the European Union. The decision complements the European Commission’s implementing regulation, which requires all payment service providers to report data on charges for credit transfers […]

EU firms rethinking China operations over rare earths curbs: Lobby

Italy could breach Stability Pact of it's not suspended says Salvini

(ANSA) - ROME, APR 14 - Deputy Premier and Transport and Infrastructure Minister Matteo Salvini said Tuesday that Italy could opt to ignore the limits imposed by the Growth and Stability Pact if the European Union does not suspect them due to the effects of the Iran war. "The EU calls on us to be rigorous, but the situation is delicate," Salvini, the leader of the right-wing League party, told RTL radio. "Either Brussels realizes this or we'll sound the alarm. "If we can all waive the Stabili...

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Labour judges that closer alignment with the EU is worth the fight - The Observer

Labour judges that closer alignment with the EU is worth the fight  The Observer

Switzerland hit by stricter EU steel import rules - SWI swissinfo.ch

Switzerland hit by stricter EU steel import rules  SWI swissinfo.ch

Airlines urge EU to step in as Iran war chokes jet fuel supply

A4E urges EU to monitor jet fuel supplies, temporarily suspend carbon market for aviation, scrap certain taxes

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Zelensky rejects “EU light” and “NATO Light,” insists on full membership

President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Ukraine would not agree to “light” versions of membership in the European Union or NATO, insisting instead on full integration.

Urmas Paet: Don't let EU expansion hopes lead to disappointment

If expectations are raised too high and then remain unfulfilled, disappointment usually follows for entire societies, which carries major risks for the European Union enlargement process, writes Urmas Paet.

Lithuanian FM says EU should contribute to unblocking Strait of Hormuz - LRT

Lithuanian FM says EU should contribute to unblocking Strait of Hormuz  LRT

No foreign military bases or troops in Ghana under EU deal – Foreign Affairs Ministry clarifies

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has firmly dismissed claims that Ghana’s newly signed security agreement with the European Union will allow foreign military bases or troops in the country.

By Prince Adu-Owusu

Kazakhstan- EU Relations are ‘Positively Intense,’ Says Lithuanian Ambassador

The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Relations between Kazakhstan and the European Union have reached a state of positive intensity, fueled by high-level diplomacy and a momentum in regional investment, Lithuania’s Ambassador to Kazakhstan Egidijus Navikas said in an interview with The Astana Times.  The ambassador described the trajectory over the past three decades as a gradual but steady… The post Kazakhstan- EU Relations are ‘Positi...

By Fatima Kemelova