Economic competitiveness becoming top European concern
GOING by media airtime and column inches, many might conclude that the biggest challenge facing Europe at the moment is the Ukraine...
Can EU’s gig worker rules tame management by algorithm?
LOW pay, few labour rights and dangerous working conditions - for millions of European gig workers, it can be a rough job...
Why world powers are wooing resource-rich Greenland
GREENLAND is about 80 per cent ice-capped and, until the 1940s, was a protected, isolated society. Yet, today the growing geopolitical and...
AliExpress targeted in EU probe over possibly illegal online products
ALIBABA’S AliExpress could face a hefty fine after the European Commission on Thursday (Mar 14) launched an investigation into dissemination of potentially...
Cisco gains EU antitrust nod for US$28 billion Splunk acquisition
CISCO Systems won unconditional EU antitrust approval for its US$28 billion bid for cybersecurity firm Splunk on Wednesday (Mar 14) after EU...
China selects Martell, Hennessy, Remy Martin brandies as part of anti-dumping probe
CHINA’S commerce ministry said on Tuesday (Mar 12) it plans to select Martell, Societe Jas Hennessy and E Remy Martin as sample...
Thailand expects to complete free trade talks with EU next year, PM says
THAILAND expects to complete negotiations over a free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union in 2025, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said...
ECB leaning towards keeping banks’ minimum reserve level at 1%
THE European Central Bank (ECB) is leaning against any immediate change in the amount of money lenders need to park with it...
Global energy treaty shaken by Europe
IN THE build-up to June’s European Parliament elections, there are growing concerns that the 27-member bloc may retrench from its climate ambition...
As Big Tech scrambles to meet EU rules, investigations seen as likely
GOOGLE, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Meta and TikTok owner ByteDance have scrambled over the last six months to comply with landmark EU tech...