Beijing would have to overhaul its subsidy-driven export model to meet European Union demands.
Germany wants the EU to set tariffs on electric vehicles at a low level to avoid severe retaliation from Beijing.
Italy has pushed hard for the deal to be cleared.
If she can’t win over the entire centrist coalition, the EU’s top executive will need the Greens or even the hard right. Both options are fraught.
EPP’s Weber vows to push to scrap combustion engine ban in talks in coming days.
Berlin and Paris oppose EU efforts to stop luxury cars from reaching Russia via Belarus.
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The new rule closes a loophole which allowed dual citizens who hold a permanent residency abroad to leave Ukraine.
Brussels is expected to inform Chinese carmakers of new duties on electric vehicles only after Sunday’s election.
Projection time: POLITICO estimates who will be elected to the European Parliament on Sunday.
Germany’s Free Democrats say their backing for the next EU top executive hinges on weakening EU climate laws ??a clear shot at Ursula von der Leyen.
“There is neither an agreement nor a request from the U.S. to resettle legal immigrants in Greece,” said the Greek migration minister.
China’s Commerce Ministry has sent a letter to the EU trade chief to express annoyance at recent trade probes and calling for a reset.?
Highly sensitive announcement could now come ahead of next month’s G7 summit.
New data shows the controversial regional plan to slash traffic appears to have been a success in the heart of the city, even as its future is in doubt.
Still smarting from the veto of the Alstom-Siemens deal, Paris and Berlin want Brussels to focus on forging champions.
Lena Schilling was meant to boost the party’s fortunes. The plan backfired, but she tells POLITICO she’s not giving up.
Even if they aren’t yet, things could soon get nastier as Brussels’ investigation into Chinese electric vehicles nears its conclusion.
The Flemish regional government says locals are bothered by a new flight plan that sends aircraft roaring over their roofs.
“Legislation needs to move,” says Scania’s head of autonomy Peter Hafmar.
POLITICO dissects what a rightward shift means for everything from agriculture to defense.
EU demands Russia explain its unilateral demarcation of the Narva River on the Estonian-Russian border.
The French cognac industry says it’s being held hostage to an EU trade probe into Chinese electric vehicles.
Oslo toughens crackdown starting May 29.
Helsinki has borne the brunt of Moscow’s malign activities, and now wants other countries to wake up to the threat.