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Berlin and carmakers back UK call for three-year pause on requirement for batteries to be produced locally
Signal of willingness to engage as EU trade chief Valdis Dombrovskis warns two sides could ‘drift apart’
Row over Ukrainian grain imports shows how the interests of member states sabotage Europe’s common goals
Paraguay’s president says Mercosur will end talks with Brussels if deal is not finalised by December 6
Valdis Dombrovskis demands greater access for European companies in Financial Times interview
Valdis Dombrovskis will face resistance over EV anti-subsidy probe as he pushes to rebalance €400bn deficit
Agreement follows Kyiv’s rift with Poland, Hungary and Slovakia over unilateral import restrictions
Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis’ visit comes as Brussels opens anti-subsidy probe into electric vehicles
Threat is latest salvo in spat that revolves around Warsaw’s refusal to accept Ukrainian grain imports
Kyiv files WTO lawsuit against Poland, Hungary and Slovakia after they ban imports
Poland, Hungary and Slovakia have trashed European law to break a trade truce with Kyiv
Experts say Labour leader has limited how far UK’s trading relationship with EU can be improved
Berlin accuses Poland, Hungary and Slovakia of ‘part-time solidarity’ with Kyiv over grain import bans
The US and EU believe that it is not just their economies but their social and political stability that are at stake
Poland says it will apply unilateral curbs after Brussels ignored pleas to extend restrictions
Brussels is wary that Beijing could target specific sectors in individual countries of the bloc
Resorting to protectionist measures is not in Brussels’ long-term interests
Beijing warns anti-subsidies investigation will have negative impact on relations
Also in this newsletter: Serbia and Kosovo’s next round of (fruitless) talks
Beijing’s subsidising of EV manufacturers stokes fears of European rivals being priced out
Business group warns small and medium-sized companies face significant new obligations
Ukraine’s likely accession to the bloc and the process of internal reform will have a transformative effect
Project agreed on G20 sidelines would counter growing Chinese influence in Arab states
Berlin’s switch comes after industry warnings but the European Commission remains split
Ahead of G20 India trip PM squanders chance to show how he embodies change, though trumpeting Horizon deal isn’t the answer
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