Italy gives key support to full EU trade deal with South American nations next to Venezuela

Italy gives key support to full EU trade deal with South American nations next to Venezuela

BRUSSELS (AP) — Italy on Friday lent crucial support to European Union plans to seal a massive free trade deal with five South American nations neighboring Venezuela that has been negotiated for more than 25 years. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni had long been seen as the key vote in the campaign by European Commission … Read more

EU leaders press Belgium to use Russian assets to finance Ukraine

EU leaders press Belgium to use Russian assets to finance Ukraine

Belgium was under increasing pressure at a summit of EU leaders in Brussels to back plans to provide Ukraine with billions of euros using frozen Russian assets to cover Kiev’s economic and military needs for years to come. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has warned of serious consequences if no solution is found before the … Read more

Elon Musk and Trump Officials Go to War With the EU

Elon Musk and Trump Officials Go to War With the EU

Elon Musk looks on as US President Donald Trump speaks at the US-Saudi Arabia Investment Forum at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC on November 19, 2025. Credit – Brendan Smialowski—Getty Images Elon Musk called for the European Union (EU) to be removed in response to the exit from … Read more

X hit with $140 million EU fine for breaching content rules, TikTok settles

X hit with 0 million EU fine for breaching content rules, TikTok settles

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Dec 5 (Reuters) – Elon Musk’s social media company X was fined 120 million euros ($140 million) by EU technology regulators on Friday for violating EU rules on online content, the first sanction under landmark legislation likely to draw the ire of the U.S. government. Rival TikTok set up a … Read more