Mobility
China and EU seek to avoid trade war with talks on minimum EV prices
Negotiations on electric-vehicle duties run into overtime after failing to reach a resolution last week.
Russian warship fired warning shot at Norwegian fishing boat
Mission Impossible: Germany’s bid to kill EU duties on Chinese EVs
Russia may get Wi-Fi on its planes … in 2028
Biden administration moves to ban imports of Chinese ‘connected’ cars and parts
Europe’s battery champion slashes jobs amid slowing EV sales
Czech crisis manager set to become EU’s top global dealmaker
Driving on empty: The German government has few options to help an ailing car industry
Economy Minister Robert Habeck will meet with carmakers — but he has few weapons to stave off a car industry crisis.
Von der Leyen’s first 100 days: What she’s promised, what it means and what she’ll really deliver
The Commission president is promising to move quickly with far-reaching reforms. How credible is her plan?
No deal (yet) on EV duties between EU and China
Brussels allows China to propose another price offer, citing exceptional circumstances for this subsidy investigation.
Lebanon: No more pagers, walkie-talkies on flights from Beirut
Ban follows deadly blasts that killed at least 26 people in an apparent Israeli attack on Hezbollah.
EU country vote on Chinese EV duties delayed
Vote planned for Sept. 25 will now slip, diplomats say, ahead of crunch talks between Chinese and EU trade chiefs.
That’s all, folks! Breton’s exit wraps 5 years of EU policy drama
French former commissioner leaves Brussels with a record of big dreams, powerful enemies and mixed reviews.
Chinese trade boss comes to Brussels on Don’t Tax My Car tour
Whistle-stop tour of European capitals by Wang Wentao could end in a tough gig when he meets EU trade chief Valdis Dombrovskis.
Who works for whom in the new EU power structure
POLITICO reveals the lines of command in Ursula von der Leyen’s second term.
The EU’s chips plan implodes as Intel pauses investments
EU semiconductor struggles are a bad omen for industrial policy plans.
You cannot be serious! Europe’s next migration chief was a tennis hotshot
Magnus Brunner was one of the favorites to be economy commissioner. He’ll be dealing with borders instead.
Labor unrest threatens to upend Harris’ economic pitch
Tens of thousands of Boeing workers went on strike last week, with other strikes looming — including one that could spell economic disaster for the country, and for Kamala Harris’ campaign.
Shadow fleets and train disasters: What Greece brings to the EU’s top transport job
Apostolos Tzitzikostas will face the fraught issue of decarbonizing the EU’s transport sector.
Ursula von der Leyen’s new European Commission
Commission president hands out the top jobs in her new team.
Von der Leyen refuses to reveal Commission team to the European Parliament
Von der Leyen’s big moment in Parliament proves a let-down.
Volkswagen is the anti-Tesla and China is to blame
The German carmaker faces a triple threat from China, a lagging EV transition and labor worries.
We don’t want your EVs, Brazil tells EU as trade talks hit crunch time
Attempt to fend off influx of Chinese electric vehicles puts chances of EU-Mercosur trade accord at the November G20 summit in doubt.
Death toll climbs as rain, flooding batter Central Europe
High water in the Danube River is expected to crest at 10 meters in Bratislava and Budapest on Tuesday.
Beijing won’t shift in EV tariff talks with EU: Chinese media
“China will not make any concessions on its core interests,” according to a social media account associated with the Chinese state broadcaster.
EU rejects Chinese proposals to avoid duties on EVs
Offer of price floors or volume caps would not offset the injury caused by Chinese subsidies, European Commission says.
All flights canceled at Charleroi airport due to surprise strike
“It is regrettable that passengers are being held hostage by these wild actions,” airport spokesperson said.
Pokémon is a Western intelligence tool, Belarus claims
Minsk defense official rails against Japanese augmented reality game.