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Azerbaijan president: COP29 won’t stop us investing in ‘god-given’ gas
President Ilham Aliyev used a Berlin climate speech to push for major foreign investments to boost its natural gas exports to Europe.
UK, US and Canada impose more sanctions on Iran after Israel attack
UK rejects European Parliament’s claim Gibraltar is undermining Russian sanctions
US accuses China of backing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
New CEO of Dutch chips champ enters US-China fray
How a second Trump presidency could tear Europe apart
Focus harder to rival China’s vast global investment plan, Brussels is told
Joe Biden won’t do a trade deal with Britain, says Liz Truss
The former prime minister dismissed the chance of any trade deal happening under the incumbent president.
Robert Habeck wants Germany to rebuild Ukraine
A defense industry delegation from Berlin spies opportunities amid the rubble.
UK warns universities China could steal secret tech
Government advice follows report from cross-party intel watchdog urging a tougher line on IP theft and more.
US and UK impose fresh Iran sanctions in wake of Israel attack
Most of the sanctions are linked to Iranian drone production
Brexit: Brussels wants fresh talks with UK on youth mobility
Young people hit ‘particularly hard’ by Brexit, Commission’s Maroš Šefčovič says.
UK signals fresh curbs on China trade amid threat to national security
Deputy PM Oliver Dowden will take steps to deliver on pledge to Joe Biden to confront China trade quandary.
Londongrad forever? Why the UK may never seize Russian assets
Pledges to take Russian money to help Ukraine face a litany of legal and tactical quandaries.
UK town halls given green light to use Chinese CCTV — despite Westminster ban
It comes just weeks after China was named as the perpetrator of a series of cyberattacks on MPs.
UK trade deal would be a ‘priority’ for Trump’s second term, claims ex-adviser
Robert Greenway brushes aside questions about past failures to secure the elusive deal.
EU court removes Russian oligarchs Fridman, Aven from sanctions list
The two businessmen were sanctioned over Russia’s war in Ukraine.
UK not banning Israel arms sales, says David Cameron
Top U.K. diplomat says “ultimate judgment” of government legal advice is that export licenses “will continue” amid calls for change back home.
The value of consulting
It’s time to wake up to the value of modern British management consultancy.
Revealed — the next Brexit headache on the Irish border
The U.K. and EU are planning separate systems to tax carbon-heavy imports, prompting familiar fears about the impact in Northern Ireland.
European chips leader warns against ‘blunt duplication’ of its know-how in US
Head of top research center warns of duplication as the EU and U.S. both throw billions at R&D.
EU and US vow to team up against China, but can’t hide the cracks
Trade and tech dialogue would likely not survive a Trump return — and that would threaten fragile transatlantic solidarity on how to deal with China.
UK’s Cameron tells Europe: Pressure House Speaker Johnson on Ukraine
European foreign ministers have ‘a real role to play’ in lobbying the senior U.S. Republican, Britain’s top diplomat says.
New Brexit border tax triggers UK business backlash
Trade groups fear new inspection fees will push up inflation and lead to less consumer choice.
Belgian research powerhouse turns hawkish on China
Leuven, host of this week’s transatlantic trade and tech summit, is reviewing decades of global entanglement in research and academia.
UK quit Erasmus because of Brits’ poor language skills
Britain turned down an offer to remain a member of the cultural exchange program after Brexit.
UK urged to stop selling weapons to Israel after killing of aid workers
The deaths of three British aid workers in Gaza prompted calls to halt exports.
How to ‘Trump proof’ the transatlantic relationship?
This week’s meeting of the EU-U.S. Trade and Technology Council could be its last.
Shrinking Arctic ice redraws the map for internet cable connections
A new 14,500-km subsea cable in the Arctic could reroute data traffic away from vulnerable choke points.
UK goods face new Canada tariffs in latest Brexit trade blow
Hopes of a last-minute resolution have been dashed.
Brexit border leaves ‘gaping hole’ for animal diseases, UK warned
A new off-site inspection system will create an ‘open door’ for meat smugglers, health official tells lawmakers.