The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the President of USAJoe Biden, announced this Saturday new investments in Asia-Pacific as part of a mechanism created by the G7 to counteract China. The biggest announcement was Von der Leyenwho said the European Union will provide $4 billion in loans for infrastructure projects […]
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Borrell rejects that the EU aspires to be an alternative to China in the Indo-Pacific
The head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrellassured this Saturday that the European Union does not have the “ambition” to become a alternative to China in the Indo-Pacific, after the meeting that the European countries held today in Stockholm with some thirty leaders of the region, which was not attended by any representative from Beijing. “No, […]
Crypto Asset Firms Call for Global Consensus Instead of “Raining Down” Rules
The “rain” of different approaches from regulators to crypto assets lacks the global consensus needed to attract investors consolidated that would create a more mature market, an industry executive said at a conference on Wednesday. The European Union has finalized the world’s first comprehensive rules for crypto asset markets, known as MiCA, but other countries, […]
Pedro Sánchez will exhibit an active and reliable Spain before Biden, his most anticipated appointment
The head of the Spanish Executive, Pedro Sanchezwill communicate this week to the president of USA, Joe Bidenthe determination of Spain to play an active role in the search for multilateral solutions to the challenges facing the world and the reliability of the country as a partner that can be counted on. It is a […]
Inflation in the euro area picked up one tenth in April to 7%
The rate of inflation The annual rate in the euro zone increased one tenth in April in relation to March, up to 7.0%, driven above all by the increases in food prices, according to the preliminary estimate released today by the Eurostat community statistics office. According to the report collected by EFE, the rate was […]
ExxonMobil: EU tax on oil company profits “discourages investment”
American multinational ExxonMobil says that the new tax by the European Union on the extraordinary profits of oil companies “it will discourage investment”, after having sued the European Union (EU) considering that Brussels has exceeded its legal authority to impose the tax. “Our challenge is directed solely at the counterproductive tax on windfall profits, and […]
Coffee growers warn of risk in exports if the Executive branch does not comply with the requirements of the European Union
The National Coffee Board (JNC) asked the Executive to urgently adapt internal regulations to adapt to the decision of the European Union (EU) to import agricultural products, such as coffee, from non-deforested areas and formal land. To this end, the president of the JNC, Tomás Córdova, urged a prompt meeting with officials and technicians from […]
EU prohibits importing wood, soy or rubber if it causes deforestation in the country of origin
The European Parliament today approved a pioneering law to prevent imports into the European Union of certain raw materials and derivative products such as palm oil, beef, soybeans, coffee, rubber, wood or chocolate from causing deforestation in third countries. “The damage from deforestation goes beyond the loss of trees: it affects entire ecosystems, disrupts the […]
The EU seeks the formula to regulate ChatGPT
New technological systems like ChatGPT They have become popular just when the artificial intelligence law is being negotiated in Brussels and the European Union he wants to take advantage of the moment to find the formula to regulate the social, political and ethical doubts that they raise. Initially, when the European Commission proposed the regulations […]
France denies that it is blocking the EU-Mercosur agreement but reiterates its demand
France denies that it is blocking the EU-Mercosur agreement, whose ratification it has been vetoing since it was signed in 2019, but reiterates its demands to correct it and says it awaits the result of the negotiation that the European Commission is carrying out with its South American partners. “We will evaluate the actions and […]