“The total value of business in China for Finnish companies is estimated to be more than 20 billion euros per year,” a 2023 report from the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs said, which labeled China as “one of our most important trade partners.” “Chinese investments play the largest role in Finland compared to any other … Read more
The standard playbook calls for a healthy dose of government spending that would inject money into the economy to fight the ongoing recession. In theory Berlin has plenty of fiscal room, with low debt compared to its European peers. But the rules it introduced — European and national — tie its hands. A slower rate … Read more
Scholz is visiting Turkey in the wake of an EU summit focused on migration and amid an emotional debate on harsher asylum rules and increased deportations at home. Erdoğan, during a meeting which marks the 100th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Germany and Turkey, expressed a desire to move past prior difficulties in defense cooperation. … Read more
Keir Starmer’s official spokesperson told journalists Thursday: “We will continue to challenge China on issues that are in the U.K.’s national interest … whilst also seeking to build a pragmatic and strategic approach with China, looking for areas of cooperation where they exist.” However, Reynolds’ comments on the sidelines of Monday’s international investment summit will … Read more
Asked by POLITICO whether Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is a green champion, Thunberg shook her head and replied “no.” The 21-year-old founder of the Fridays for Future movement was later detained as Belgian authorities moved in to break up the demonstration. Among the demonstrators gathering at a simultaneous demonstration outside the Parliament on … Read more
The third season of the HBO financial drama “Industry” opens on a luxury yacht, off the coast of one of those places where the very wealthy like to spend their summers: Saint-Tropez or St. Barts, Marbella or Majorca. A party is taking place on the boat, whose name, Lady Yasmin, is stencilled on its side … Read more
The Ukrainian president will then travel to Washington for meetings at the White House and on Capitol Hill, where he is expected to reveal more details of his so-called victory plan. Frederiksen says she’s keen to hear more about Zelenskyy’s plan, noting that “none of us in Europe have asked for war.” And she cautioned … Read more
Workers at several Metro Vancouver grain terminals walked off the job Tuesday morning. Workers headed to picket lines at 7 a.m. PT, three days after Grain Workers Union Local 333 served strike notice, in what one industry group is saying could be “devastating” job action. Both the union and the employer, the Vancouver Terminal Elevators Association (VTEA), … Read more
On a film set that resembles the medieval castle of a Chinese lord, Zhu Jian is busy disrupting the world’s second-largest movie industry. The 69-year-old actor is playing the patriarch of a wealthy family celebrating his birthday with a lavish banquet. But unbeknown to either of them, the servant in the scene is his biological … Read more
The Commission also interpreted the silence of two countries — Czechia and Greece — as assent, bringing the total to 12. On a weighted basis, that adds up to more than 60 percent of the EU population in favor of the duties. Czechia has a sizable car industry and could conceivably vote against if push comes … Read more
