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Authorities have asked the parliament to waive the lawmakers’ immunity so that they can be investigated under the probe, which has been running for two months. They are accused of accepting gifts from Huawei in exchange for lobbying for the […]

As Europe scrambles to rearm its militaries, Brussels has trained its crosshairs on a long-standing trade problem that it now fears could present a new security challenge: China’s excess steel capacity. Cheap imports from “notably China and in recent years

The European Union’s trade chief Maros Sefcovic intends to visit China at the end of March, according to people familiar with the plan. It will mark his first trip to Beijing as commissioner for trade and economic security and comes

The European Commission has opened a formal investigation under its powerful digital laws into TikTok’s alleged role in violating the integrity of the recent Romanian election. Efforts to elect a new president in the EU and Nato member were derailed

A geopolitical firestorm is erupting within the European Union and Nato ranks, and Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok is caught in the middle. On Friday, Romania’s constitutional court dramatically annulled the results of its first round presidential election held last

As the world hurtles towards four more years of geopolitical chaos, it is often said in EU capitals that Europe is at a crossroads. The facts at hand suggest that the intersection is much more complicated, and Europe is on

China needs to pay a “higher cost” for its support for Russia’s war on Ukraine, the European Union’s likely next top diplomat said during a confirmation hearing in Brussels on Tuesday. “Without China’s support to Russia, Russia would not be

The European Union is planning for talks with Donald Trump’s transition team as it seeks to head off a major economic and political shock after his convincing victory in Tuesday’s US presidential election. High on their wish list will be

The European Union has launched an investigation into Chinese online marketplace Temu, under suspicions that it is not cracking down on the sale of illegal products and that the platform’s design is “addictive” for users. The investigation comes under the

The EU will continue on a combative path towards China over the next five years, according to written statements provided by senior officials nominated to help run Ursula von der Leyen’s European Commission. More trade probes, tighter screening for unfair