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Global strategic and financial consequences hang on the outcome of the June 30 and July 7 ballot — a complex, two-round process that needs some explanation.

The bloc is keen to expand its microchips production, but the sector risks becoming a major polluter.

The party, which placed third in the recent European election, is hoping to attract more young voters ahead of a September national ballot.

Europe is using the threat of tariffs to press Chinese electric car makers to set up in the EU and share know-how.

Politicians shut down the Stormont Assembly for two years. Among the casualties: Northern Ireland’s hopes of greening its economy.

The G7 leaders also hardened their tone against Beijing over its support of Russia and called on China to “cease the transfer of dual-use materials.”

Higher trade barriers, more subsidies, and bigger European companies, are all part of the solution.

Keir Starmer is promising change from 14 years of Tory government. In fiscal terms, it’s not so much — for now.

As the EU executive imposes tariffs on emissions-free cars, politicians are campaigning to save the internal combustion engine.

The bloc had previously said it would let a Ukrainian gas transit deal with Russia expire at the year’s end.

The sweeping new package of sanctions and export controls comes as President Joe Biden heads to the G7 meetings in Italy where leaders are poised to discuss ways to ratchet up pressure on Russia and boost support for Ukraine.

The French president addressed voters at a press conference after calling a snap election in wake of humiliating defeat.

Germany wants the EU to set tariffs on electric vehicles at a low level to avoid severe retaliation from Beijing.

Reform UK thinks they can raise up to £40 billion to fund tax cuts by treating banks’ QE reserves differently.

Both the prime minister and shadow chancellor were employed in the banking sector during the 2008 financial crash

We all knew it was coming, but what does it mean in practice?

Berlin and Paris oppose EU efforts to stop luxury cars from reaching Russia via Belarus.

The U.S. Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission are nearing an agreement to divvy up investigations of potential anticompetitive conduct by some of the world’s largest technology companies in the artificial intelligence industry, according to three people with knowledge of the negotiations.

In his first and only offline campaign event, Dutch radical right politician Geert Wilders vows to change the EU from within.

But idea remains under discussion ahead of G7 summit next week.

As the Commission president crisscrosses the continent, back in Brussels support for a second term is crumbling.