The India and the European Union (EU) They began this Monday a seventh round of talks for a free trade agreement (FTA), one of the most complex currently being negotiated with the Asian country due to the complexity of the barriers and the size of the economies. An EU spokesperson in New Delhi informed EFE […]
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EU reaches new agreement on digital platform workers law
The European Chamber and the Council of the European Union (EU)which brings together the Member States, reached a new agreement this Thursday on the directive that aims to improve working conditions on digital platforms such as Uber and reduce the number of false self-employed people. The two EU co-legislators agreed today to determine at national […]
Farmer protests in the EU have a full impact on the agreement with Mercosur
The delayed negotiations to close the free trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur were left under a heavy blanket of uncertainty, amid protests by farmers in Europe and strong opposition from France. Recent meetings in Brazil of negotiators from the Mercosur countries (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay) and the EU gave rise to […]
EU outlines ten-point peace plan to end Israel-Palestine conflict
The European Union (EU) is preparing a peace plan made up of ten points to end the conflict between Israel and Palestine, and which contemplates the creation of two States and the normalization of relations between Israel and the Arab world, as published this Saturday by the information portal Euractiv, partner of EFE, who had […]
EU continues working on “modalities” to contribute security in the Red Sea
He Council of the European Union (EU) will continue work on the “modalities” to contribute to freedom of navigation in the Red Sea, where attacks by the Yemen Houthi rebelswith backing from Iran, to vessels that circulate through that crucial sea route.”Work will continue in the Council regarding the modalities of the contribution of the […]
Brazil trusts that the Mercosur-EU agreement can be closed in February
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of BrazilMauro Vieira, insisted this Wednesday that the negotiation between Mercosur and the European Union (EU) remains open and said that the trade agreement between both blocks could be concluded in February 2024. “We are still talking to find a solution” and ““negotiations continue,” declared the chancellor during an appearance […]
EU reaches agreement on regulation of the use of artificial intelligence
The negotiators of the European Union (EU) reached an agreement on unprecedented legislation worldwide to regulate the use of artificial intelligence (AI)announced the European Commissioner for the Internal Market, Thierry Breton, responsible for digital issues. “Historic!” expressed Breton on the X network (formerly Twitter), after three days of negotiations between the Member States and the […]
European Union warns that it will not tolerate high imbalance in trade with China
Currently, the trade deficit of the European Union (EU) in its exchange with China reaches US$433,000 million (400,000 million euros). Furthermore, Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, specified that this imbalance has doubled in the last two years. “European leaders will not tolerate the trade imbalance in our relationship over time. We […]
The EU supports two initiatives to improve aid to climate vulnerable countries
The EU supports in the COP28 two initiatives to increase funding and commitment to humanitarian assistance in the countries most affected by the climatic events extremes, which will worsen as the global temperature continue to increase. The European commissioner for crisis management, Janez Lenarcic, expressed the EU’s support for the Charter on Financing and Risk […]
Mercosur will sign FTA with Singapore while awaiting agreement with the EU
He Mercosur will sign the free trade agreement agreed with Singapore in 2022 during the summit that will be held next week in Brazil, in which he will formalize negotiations with the Dominican Republic and El Salvador, while continuing to discuss with the European Union (EU). “We continue to negotiate, almost weekly,” declared in relation […]