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India's economy keeps on growing but its place on the list of the EU's trading partners has barely moved. The European Union's relations with India are curiously...

Restriction on exports of raw materials in breach of global trade rules The World Trade Organization's (WTO) appeals body today confirmed an earlier ruling that...

EU, US, Japan compromise to pave way for updated Government Procurement Agreement. The European Union has agreed with the United States and Japan to open up their...

MEP has some helpful advice for Karel De Gucht. It was entirely predictable that Belgian MEP Derk Jan Eppink should step in with some helpful advice for Karel De Gucht, after...

The long-delayed formation of a government in Belgium brings to an end an interesting post-modern experiment in apolitical politics. At just the moment that the leaders of...

Belgium's European commissioner takes aim at tax authorities. Karel De Gucht announced this week (5 December) that – in a personal capacity, rather than as European...

Leaders discuss eurozone crisis, foreign affairs at summit in Washington, DC. Obama says US 'ready' to help eurozone tackle crisis The United States and the...

Van Rompuy and Barroso will meet Obama; integration and situation in north Africa on agenda. The eurozone sovereign-debt crisis and efforts to contain it will top the agenda...

Willy De Clercq (1927-2011). Willy De Clercq saw two principal dynamics in modern European politics. “For years now, power has been shifting both upwards and downwards,”...

Summit cancelled but film festival goes ahead. The meeting scheduled for this week between the EU and China became a casualty of the debt crisis – postponed because of the...

Move follows agreement to protect EU car industry, but Georgia still refuses to back WTO bid. The European Commission and Russia today (21 October) resolved the last...

Deal ready for signing, but concerns about democracy and the rule of law in Ukraine make signature uncertain. The European Union and Ukraine yesterday reached agreement on...

EU firms prevented from competing for contracts. The European Union is hoping to use next week's summit with China (25 October) to press the Chinese authorities on obstacles...

18 poorer countries told to sign and ratify economic partnership agreements. The European Commission is trying to persuade 18 poorer countries to sign and ratify economic...

Trade commissioner critical of Argentina and Brazil. Karel De Gucht, the European commissioner for trade, has criticised Argentina and Brazil for introducing what he...

Rousseff calls on EU to pursue growth, not rely on austerity alone. The state of the global economy and the eurozone crisis dominated talks between Dilma Rousseff, Brazil's...

Agreements are with Ukraine, Singapore, Canada and India. The European Commission is close to concluding free-trade agreements with Ukraine and Singapore this year and...

Internal EU squabbles hold up post-Qaddafi strategy; but diplomats are critical of EU's slow response. As the end-game in the Libyan conflict approaches, senior European...

The European Commission is divided over the impact of oil from tar sands on the EU's efforts to cut greenhouse gases. The Commission has been asked to set CO2 emissions...

World trade body finds China in violation of international rules on raw materials. The European Commission has welcomed a World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling published...