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EU leaders meeting in Brussels on Thursday (15 December) will focus on a trade dispute with key ally the United States that threatens to trigger a subsidy race between the economic superpowers.

The European Commission initiated the formal process for adopting an adequacy decision on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework on Tuesday (13 December). But the third attempt to underpin transatlantic data transfers is bound to face more legal challenges. The draft decision …

Russian missiles, artillery and drones hammered targets in eastern and southern Ukraine, the Ukrainian General Staff said, as global economic powers pledged to beef up Kyiv's military capabilities with a focus on air defence.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held talks with US President Joe Biden and with the leaders of Turkey and France on Sunday (11 December), stepping up diplomatic activity around a war started by Russia nearly 10 months ago.

The United States and Britain announced on Wednesday (7 December) an energy partnership aimed at sustaining a higher level of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports to Britain and collaborating on ways to increase energy efficiency.

Vladimir Putin is "open to negotiations" on Ukraine but the West must accept Moscow's demands, the Kremlin said, after US President Joe Biden said he was willing to talk if Putin were looking for a way to end the war.

Joe Biden on Thursday (1 December) used the first state visit of his presidency to demonstrate unity with France's Emmanuel Macron on Ukraine, show willingness to speak to Russia's Vladimir Putin and assuage European anger over US subsidies.

French President Emmanuel Macron addressed US lawmakers from both political parties on Wednesday (30 November) and pushed back over new American subsidies that are riling European leaders, according to a participant in a closed-door meeting.

Certain provisions in US President Joe Biden's landmark climate action plan, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), have provoked strong responses from the European Union, which fears it could hurt its industry.

French President Emmanuel Macron heads to Washington Tuesday (29 November) to discuss a slew of issues with US counterpart Joe Biden, ranging from aligning policy on Russia's invasion of Ukraine to easing trade spats.

Welcome to EURACTIV’s weekly Economy Brief. You can subscribe to the newsletter here. Discussions with the US about their Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) loom large over tomorrow's (25 November) meeting of EU trade ministers who hope to avert …

The EU and the US are expected to extend the mutual recognition for manufacturing standards to plasma and vaccines, as well as to keep monitoring the worrying protectionist developments in China on medical devices.

As the dust settles on the US midterm election results, EURACTIV spoke with Claire Healy, the Washington office director of climate think-tank E3G, about the significance of the vote for international climate diplomacy.

Asia-Pacific leaders gathered in Bangkok on Friday (18 November) for a summit to focus on economic woes but their schedule was disrupted by a North Korean suspected intercontinental ballistic missile test while police fired rubber bullets to disperse protesters.

The German government has proposed restarting EU-US free-trade agreement negotiations. However, it is unlikely a deal will be reached, as businesses and the European Commission set more hope on a step-by-step approach to remove trade barriers.

US Vice President Kamala Harris will visit the Philippine islands of Palawan on the edge of the disputed South China Sea, a senior official said on 15 November, in a move that may be interpreted by Beijing as a rebuke.

Donald Trump, who has mounted relentless attacks on the integrity of US voting since his 2020 election defeat, on Tuesday (15 November) launched a bid to regain the presidency in 2024, aiming to pre-empt potential Republican rivals.

Two people were killed after a missile hit Polish territory in the village of Przewodów near the border with Ukraine on Tuesday (15 November), marking the first explosion on NATO members' soil since Russia invaded Ukraine in February.

Leaders of the Group of 20 (G20) nations opened talks on 15 November on the island of Bali, with a plea by host Indonesia for concrete action to mend the global economy despite deep rifts over the war in Ukraine.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden met on 14 November for long-awaited talks that come as bilateral relations are at their lowest in decades, marred by disagreements over a host of issues from Taiwan to trade.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping will arrive on the Indonesian island of Bali on 14 November for a long-awaited meeting with US President Joe Biden, ahead of a G20 summit set to be fraught with tension over Russia's war in Ukraine.

US President Joe Biden told the COP27 climate conference in Egypt on Friday (11 November) that global warming posed an existential threat to the planet and promised the United States would meet its targets for fighting it.

US President Joe Biden said on Wednesday (9 November) he thinks Twitter boss Elon Musk's relationships with other countries is worthy of being looked at.

Republicans were edging closer to securing a majority in the US House of Representatives early on 10 November, while control of the Senate hung in the balance, two days after Democrats staved off a Republican "red wave" in midterm elections.