Europe

Russia is the test of Europe’s strategic autonomy

To end the Ukraine war, the region must collectively decide on finding a place for the Eurasian country

Nearly 40% of the EU’s total car production is for export, and the unit value of European auto exports is twice as high as that of imports from China.
THE BOTTOM LINE

Why Europe’s tariff plans on China won’t solve its trade problem

Imposing trade levies on China will hurt the region’s supply chains without fixing its deeper export issues

International debt issuance in euros hit a record high in 2025, says the European Central Bank.

Euro’s global role is up slightly, but still distant from the US dollar

Overall usage of the common currency has risen to about 20%: ECB

US President Donald Trump (right) with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, after a trade deal was agreed in Turnberry, Scotland in 2025.
THE BOTTOM LINE

Turnberry deal won’t fix transatlantic trade. But it’s a start

Despite lopsided terms and political friction, the US-EU deal can help prevent another inflationary spiral

French President Emmanuel Macron calls on the EU to create measures that protect strategic industries, similar to ones that the US has and uses.

Europe is edging closer to a trade war with China. Here’s why.

EU officials weigh more powerful trade and industrial measures to curb Beijing’s growing dominance in sensitive fields

Huawei believes a proposal to exclude Chinese suppliers based on their country of origin “violates the EU’s basic legal principles of fairness”.

Germany, Spain push back on European plan to ban Huawei gear

Officials from the countries fear retaliation from Beijing, sources say

Chinese EV brands are increasingly making inroads in Europe, sometimes at the expense of European carmakers.

Developments in China’s economy now have a bigger impact on EU: ECB

The Asian nation is now competing in sectors that Europe has long invested in

German Chancellor Merz at the White House with President Trump on Mar 3. For decades, many Asian militaries have counted on European manufacturers, including Germany’s ThyssenKrupp, as serious and reliable partners.
OPINION

Whose problem? The looming US-Europe divorce is Asia’s headache too

As transatlantic ties fray, a Europe scrambling for self-reliance may prove as ‘me-first’ as the US

The European Union Emissions Trading System remains the most efficient instrument for limiting harmful emissions.

How should Europe respond to the energy shock?

A stronger emissions trading system would do far more for resilience than fuel-tax reductions

Modern defence is less about troop numbers than about control of advanced technologies such as semiconductors, artificial intelligence, quantum computing and clean energy.

Bigger defence budgets are not enough to secure Europe

The continent cannot rearm without mobilising private capital for military R&D