EU

British defense secretary criticizes Obama

Seamus Esparza — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:22:05 -0600

British support for the war in Afghanistan is waning as lack of results become apparent. Bob Ainsworth blames the lack of support for the war effort among British citizens as a result of Obama’s policies. Lack of direction may lead to a British withdrawal from the coalition.

Van Rompuy pushes for a Euro tax

Seamus Esparza — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:23:29 -0600

Herman Van Rompy, the first European Union president, is to push for a EU tax. Joining forces with the European Commission to institute wide sweeping taxing powers, the proposal was made by the commission's head Jose Barroso.

EU Announces Exit From Recession

Michael Santo — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:38:53 -0600

Although statistically, at least for one quarter, the United States is officially out of recession, there are some who doubt it. Thus, the wait is on to see feedback on this news: the European Union says it is now out of recession as well.

EU slaps anti-dumping duty on China fastener

kellywang — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 03:22:17 -0600

The European Union has finally decided to slap anti-dumping duties of 26.5% to 85% on China-made fasteners over the next five years, which has aroused great concern from China's fastener industry as this ruling will mean job losses for tens of thousands of workers and multi-million-euro losses for manufacturers, sina.com said today.

Russia, EU close to solution in gas transit dispute - Putin

Armen Hareyan — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:36:20 -0600

Russia and its European customers are close to a solution to the natural gas transit dispute that led to a cutoff of supplies to the EU via Ukraine, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Friday.

EU Gives Russia, Ukraine Final Warning Over Gas Dispute

Armen Hareyan — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 11:27:08 -0600

The European Union is giving Russia and the Ukraine until Monday to settle their gas dispute, saying it will reassess relations with the two countries if the dispute is not resolved.

China to put anti-dumping on EU steel fasteners

kellywang — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 05:31:39 -0600

China's Ministry of Commerce has decided to carry out an anti-dumping investigation into certain imported iron or steel fasteners from the European Community as of December 29, according to an announcement published on the Ministry's official website.

China to fight fastener dumping allegations of EU

kellywang — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 05:57:15 -0600

The China Industrial Fastener Association plans to give evidence to defend themselves against the fastener dumping allegations from the European Union and may launch a similar anti-dumping appeal to EU if necessary, said Feng Jinyao, president of the Association, China Business Daily reported.

Armenia and EU Willing To Deepen Relations

Armen Hareyan — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 08:42:38 -0600

The whole framework of Armenia and EU relations was discussed during Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan's working consultations, featuring members of the National Security Council of the Republic of Armenia, members of Government, heads of a number of interested agencies. The president says both Armenia and the European Union are interested to deepen mutual relations within the framework of the European Eastern Policy.

EU urges China to ease 50% stake limit on auto JV

kellywang — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 05:00:51 -0600

Global carmakers are demanding more from China's auto industry after the World Trade Organization's July ruling against the Chinese tariffs on auto-parts imports, said xinhuanet.com today.

EU Says Russia Partnership Not A Gift

Armen Hareyan — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:40:00 -0600

The EU says partnership talks with Russia will be resumed, despite Lithuania's objections. The talks were suspended following Russia's war with Georgia. However, the day was not a total loss for Vilnius, which succeeded in getting the EU Presidency to restate its commitment to Georgia's territorial integrity.

Second Generation Biofuels Will Attract Significant Investment in Europe says Report

NeonDrum — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 04:50:51 -0500

Quality not quantity will be the most considered factor when biofuels are being considered for production and use, says a new report.