UK officials suggested single market for goods with Europe

Industry figures briefed on the move said the idea has not been taken forward at this point, after EU scepticism.

Switzerland Adopts Most of EU’s New Russia Sanctions Package - Bloomberg.com

Switzerland Adopts Most of EU’s New Russia Sanctions Package  Bloomberg.com

EU rejects UK push to create a single market for goods

Brussels said it would only discuss the ‘reset’ package of measures at the bloc’s next summit with Britain

UK pitched single market for goods with EU, as it pursues trade reintegration

Exclusive: Top official presented idea in Brussels, but sources say EU rebuffed it The UK government pitched the creation of a single market for goods with the EU as the cornerstone of an ambitious attempt to reintegrate British trade back into Europe, the Guardian can reveal. During recent visits to Brussels, the Cabinet Office’s top official on EU relations, Michael Ellam, presented the idea to deepen the UK’s economic relationship with the bloc. Continue reading...

By Jennifer Rankin in Brussels and Rowena Mason

Zelenskyy addresses EU leaders calling "associate membership" proposal unfair – Reuters

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has written to European Union leaders stating that Germany's proposal to grant Ukraine "associate" member status is "unfair", as it would strip Kyiv of voting rights within the EU.

By Ulyana Krychkovska,Roman Petrenko

EU, Mexico sign expanded trade deal

The updated accord between the European Union and Mexico removes most remaining barriers to trade and investment. President Sheinbaum said Mexico's respective trade deals with the EU and the US were "not contradictory."

Energy crisis heightens risk of poverty and social exclusion: EU Commissioner Minzatu

Our guest has an important role in promoting social policies in the European Union, at a time when much of the political oxygen is being sucked out by the competitiveness and simplification agenda, as well as by defence and security issues. Roxana Minzatu is Executive Vice-President of the European Commission and is in charge of social rights and skills, quality jobs and preparedness.

By Armen GEORGIAN

EU faces backlash over first invite to Taliban since 2021 takeover

Angered EU lawmakers say those who ‘carry out crimes against humanity should never set foot on European soil without passing through the ICC in The Hague first’

By Arpan Rai

Ukraine’s Zelenskiy says proposal of associate EU membership ‘unfair’

By Daniel Flynn Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in a letter to EU leaders that a German proposal to grant Ukraine “associate” membership of the European Union was “unfair” because it would leave Kyiv without a voice inside the bloc. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has suggested allowing Ukraine to participate in EU meetings without a […]

Chinese missiles and robots find warm welcome in EU’s backyard

If the European Union has a red line in Serbia's relationship to China, President Aleksandar Vucic may be getting close.

Mexico, EU to lower tariffs in bid to grow non-US trade

The deal will make trade and investment easier, including for auto parts.

Extraordinary circumstances require responses from EU says Meloni

(ANSA) - ROME, MAY 22 - Premier Giorgia Meloni said the letter she wrote to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen calling for exemptions from the Stability and Growth Pact for defence spending to be extended for measures to soften the impact of the energy-price shock triggered by Iran war was among the issues she discussed with Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin in Rome on Friday. "It is not a matter of taking on more debt, but of allocating what is already planned in the best possib...

By ANSA

AbbVie, Merck, Astra among winners of EU drug recommendations this week

Committee calls for double-majority approval of Swiss–EU accords - SWI swissinfo.ch

Committee calls for double-majority approval of Swiss–EU accords  SWI swissinfo.ch

Lavrov Elaborated on the US’ Plans To Eternally Control the EU’s Energy Market

How the US is on the way to making the EU even more captured vassals by controlling critical energy supplies.

By Yves Smith

Australia, Singapore ranked best countries outside Europe

As European nations swept the top 10 positions in the 2026 Best Countries rankings by U.S. News & World Report, Australia and Singapore stood out as the highest-ranked countries outside the continent.

European Commission comments on joint Russia-Belarus nuclear drills

The European Union said it remains “vigilant” regarding any threats linked to the joint military exercises conducted by Russia and Belarus, while also calling on all parties to refrain from nuclear threats.

Mexico and European Union sign modernized trade deal, lowering barriers on 94% of commerce

The long-awaited Modernized Global Agreement (MGA) has come to fruition as both sides seek to expand and diversify trade with partners other than the United States. The post Mexico and European Union sign modernized trade deal, lowering barriers on 94% of commerce appeared first on Mexico News Daily

By MND Staff

EU investment in Ghana reaches $16bn – GIPC’s Boss

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), Simon Madjie, says the European Union (EU) has invested about US$16.24 billion in Ghana over the past three decades. According to him, the EU’s investments, recorded between 1994 and May 2026, span 2,236 projects across key sectors, with manufacturing attracting the largest share. Mr […]

By Charles Nixon

Government won’t put an unfavorable EU agreement to a public vote - Iceland Monitor

Government won’t put an unfavorable EU agreement to a public vote  Iceland Monitor