Trade

China takes aim after Brussels formally initiates a probe into its electric vehicle subsidies.

European lawmakers are keen to show support for Armenians, but Azerbaijan’s gas diplomacy makes sanctions unlikely.

European Commission investigation follows pressure from the French government.

Maroš Šefčovič and Wopke Hoekstra get committee approval, setting scene for formal confirmation vote on Thursday.

It’s Yield-mageddon in the US, as the post-COVID bill comes in for paying.

Russia’s war won’t stop Brussels and Kyiv starting talks on Ukraine joining the EU, diplomats say.

US proposals leaked to POLITICO cover thorny issues including agriculture, but not market access.

Beijing’s state companies stand accused of contributing to the Kremlin’s war chest.

‘We are here to express our solidarity,’ says top diplomat Josep Borrell.

Beijing secures Berlin’s backing for the AIIB during Frankfurt visit by Xi Jinping’s top economic aide.

The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism enters a trial phase on Sunday.

‘It was the consensus in society’ to get Russian gas, Lars-Hendrik Röller tells the FT.

As Western armies’ stocks start to dry up, governments encourage the private sector to build partnerships with Kyiv.

German chancellor says he’s against clean car trade barriers.

‘My impression is that we wait for problems and then try to solve them,’ says former EU farm commissioner.

Ursula von der Leyen and Charles Michel will travel to Washington.

London has found an ally in Germany in its push for a stay of execution on tariffs due to kick in next January.

Angry firms and trade unions fear being undercut and say they were shut out of Britain’s biggest trade talks.

The Commission sowed weakness in the spring, and is reaping the consequences in the autumn.

Brussels increasingly is willing to ramp up measures to combat what it views as China’s unfair trading practices.

The announcement for the green package comes as the UK and Germany tackle pushback and questions around the cost of the environmental agenda.

Former US president says British leader wouldn’t ‘destroy and bankrupt his nation for fake climate alarmists.’

Robert Habeck admits Franco-German divide on EU anti-subsidy probe against Chinese electric vehicles.

EU trade chief says the bloc remains committed to free and fair trade, but that ‘fair’ is the key word.