At the Port of Los Angeles, trucks wait next to stacks of shipping containers.Image: keystone May 28, 2026, 3:32 p.mMay 28, 2026, 3:32 p.m EU countries exported 30.4 percent fewer goods to the USA in the first quarter than in the same period last year. Nevertheless, the USA remained the EU’s most important export destination […]
Continue ReadingFour MEPs from Parliament’s Employment and Social Affairs Committee travelled to La Réunion, France, from 26 to 28 May to meet with the secretary general in charge of European affairs alongside other government officials. They also visited initiatives working to boost La Réunion’s economy and labour market, such as the maritime cluster, an innovation hub […]
Continue ReadingImage: www.imago-images.de May 28, 2026, 3:19 p.mMay 28, 2026, 3:19 p.m The EU Commission has imposed a fine of 200 million euros on the Chinese online marketplace Temu for illegal products. The Brussels authority said the company had not properly assessed the risks and harm to consumers. This is a particularly serious violation of the […]
Continue ReadingThe United States said its embassy in Ukraine will remain open despite Russian warnings that diplomats who remain in Kyiv risk getting bombed. “There are no changes to our operations and reports otherwise are false,” the U.S. Embassy said in a statement on X. “The State Department has no higher priority than the safety and […]
Continue ReadingThe longtime Google employee was charged in New York for allegedly breaking insider trading laws.
Continue ReadingThe investigation involved a mystery shopping exercise carried out by an independent testing organisation, which found that a high percentage of chargers purchased through Temu failed basic electrical safety tests. It also found that a high proportion of baby toys posed safety risks, containing chemicals above legal limits or featuring small detachable parts that presented […]
Continue ReadingChinese online retailer Temu has been fined €200 million for not doing enough to stop the sale of illegal products, European Union tech regulators said on Thursday, following the first part of a wide investigation. Further penalties could follow in the coming months as a result of a nearly two-year investigation under the Digital Services […]
Continue Reading“I am grateful to all the MPs who so promptly ratified the agreement with the European Union,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. “This was one of the most important votes.” An overwhelming majority of the parliament’s members voted in favor of the ratification bill despite complaints about the way in which it was presented to […]
Continue ReadingPRESS REVIEW – Thursday, May 28, 2026: Papers discuss whether Russia could potentially invade Europe. But first, Spanish front pages cover the latest developments in the political corruption scandal that has hit the Socialist Party. Elsewhere, US President Donald Trump’s renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool continues to make headlines. Finally, some dogs are fashionable, but one pup is […]
Continue ReadingThe EU’s cohesion funds, the bloc’s financial instrument for reducing territorial disparities in its poorest regions, could be deployed to mitigate the impact of soaring energy prices, European Cohesion Commissioner Raffaele Fitto said in a letter to ministers on Thursday. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING “It is critical to ensure these readily available EU funds are fully deployed […]
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