EU warns of duties on Chinese solar panels

Business May 30, 2013

EU warns of duties on Chinese solar panels

The European Union's trade chief vowed Tuesday to tax Chinese solar panels next month in the largest EU commercial dispute of its kind, while urging China's exporters to boost prices in return for an eventual end to the tariffs. EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht ...

Business / Tech Apr 27, 2013

Europe forces Google to make searches fairer

There soon could be two Googles: one built for Europeans, with links to rival search engines and labels alerting users whenever Google is featuring its own products, and another version for everyone else. The variations could result from what amounts to a split decision in ...

Business / Economy Apr 16, 2013

Japan, EU begin first talks aimed at free-trade accord

Japan and the European Union began preliminary talks Monday toward the creation of one of the world's largest free-trade accords, with both sides seeking to boost their respective, faltering economies with such a deal. During the five-day meeting in Brussels, the two sides are expected ...

New legislators rouse Italian politics

World Mar 26, 2013

New legislators rouse Italian politics

Mr. Smith went to Washington. Carlo Sibilia has come to Rome. The 27-year-old elevator salesman, who has no experience in political office, arrived in the Italian capital this month with 162 other freshman legislators from the Five Star Movement, a Web-based force whose success in ...

World / Politics Feb 20, 2013

EU shoots down bid to arm Syrian rebels

Rejecting a push by Britain, European governments on Monday decided against providing weapons to Syrian rebel forces, expressing fears that more arms would only lead to more bloodshed in a conflict that already has taken nearly 70,000 lives. The decision, by European Union foreign ministers ...

Business Feb 8, 2013

EU member states to lift ban on imports of Japanese beef

The European Commission said Wednesday that European Union member states have decided to allow imports of Japanese beef, a move that will enable Japan's beef producers to tap into the bloc of some 500 million people. Beef exports to the European Union are expected to ...