Europe’s disunity over China deepens

[ad_1] BRUSSELS — Just when you thought Europe’s China policy could not be more disunited, the two most powerful countries of the European Union are now also at odds over whether to revive a moribund investment agreement with the authoritarian superpower. For France, resuscitating the so-called EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI)Continue Reading

Ukraine’s bumper grain exports rile allies in eastern EU

[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Ukraine’s farmers played an iconic role in the first weeks of Russia’s invasion, towing away abandoned enemy tanks with their tractors. Now, though, their prodigious grain output is causing some of Ukraine’s staunchest allies to waver, as disruptedContinue Reading