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 […]
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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 […]
EU asks China to stop construction of coal plants due to climate crisis
The main official of the European Union for the climate said Thursday that China should stop building coal-fired industrial plants and contribute to a global aid fund for poor countries affected by the climate change. EU climate commissioner Wopke Hoekstra raised the two issues in what he called intensive and open talks with his Chinese […]
EU gives the green light to digitalization of the visa process to travel to Schengen
The Council of the European Union (EU) gave the green light this Monday to the rules to digitize the visa procedure to enter the free movement space Schengenwith the possibility of making arrangements online and replacing the current label with a digital one. The acting Spanish Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, indicated in a […]
US and EU show united front on Israel and Ukraine
The president of USA, Joe Bidenand the leaders of the European Union (EU) They showed a united front on Friday in supporting the right to Israel to defend against Hamas and to continue helping Ukraine against Russia. ”These conflicts show that democracies must remain united,” declared the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der […]
EU gives green light for incorporation of Peruvian fiber optic partners
The European Comission authorized this Tuesday the acquisition of joint control of Pangeacothe wholesale company optical fiber of Peru, by the American fund KKR and the Spanish Telefónica, after both companies notified Brussels last September. “The Commission concluded that the notified transaction would not raise competition concerns, given the limited impact on the European Economic […]