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EU Launches Safety Sweep to Tackle Dangerous Products Online

The EU Commission and member states are preparing a "safety sweep" against dangerous products on websites. .

EU Launches Safety Sweep to Tackle Dangerous Products Online

EU Lists Seven Countries as Safe for Faster Asylum Processing

Faster no to asylum is to become possible when the EU Commission wants to speed up the implementation of its asylum and migration pact. Seven countries are placed on a first common EU list of safe countries of origin.

EU Lists Seven Countries as Safe for Faster Asylum Processing

Can Italy's Meloni Bridge EU-US Tensions in Washington Visit?

Can Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni broker peace in the customs dispute with the USA? The "Trump whisperer" hopes to get Washington to listen, as an agent for the entire EU. .

Can Italy's Meloni Bridge EU-US Tensions in Washington Visit?

Global Leaders Pledge Billions in Aid for Sudan at London Conference

Equivalent to over ten billion kronor in aid is promised to war-torn Sudan during an international conference in London on the two-year anniversary of the war. .

Global Leaders Pledge Billions in Aid for Sudan at London Conference

G7 Unable to Condemn Sumy Attack Without U.S. Approval

USA refuses to approve a condemnation of Russia's bloody robot attack on Ukrainian Sumy on Sunday, say sources within the G7 powerhouse club. .

G7 Unable to Condemn Sumy Attack Without U.S. Approval

EU Proposes Return of Asylum Seekers to Seven Safe Countries

The EU Commission will propose seven "safe third countries of origin" to which asylum seekers can be sent back, according to a document that the news website Euractiv has obtained. .

EU Proposes Return of Asylum Seekers to Seven Safe Countries

Hungary's Opposition Leader Vows to End Isolation and Rejoin EU Mainstream

Hungary is to break its international isolation and hold a referendum on Ukrainian EU membership. This promises opposition leader Péter Magyar, who has the wind at his back ahead of next year's parliamentary elections.

Hungary's Opposition Leader Vows to End Isolation and Rejoin EU Mainstream

EU Proposes $1.5 Billion for Palestinian Reconstruction Efforts

The EU Commission proposes equivalent to 17 billion kronor in support for Palestinian reconstruction. "The EU remains fully committed to the two-state solution", says Foreign Minister Kaja Kallas.

EU Proposes $1.5 Billion for Palestinian Reconstruction Efforts

Albania Aims for EU Membership by 2027, Says Prime Minister

Already in two years, Albania hopes to be able to fulfill the requirements to become a member of the EU. .

Albania Aims for EU Membership by 2027, Says Prime Minister

EU Condemns Russia's Attack on Sumy, Urges Stronger US Response

Russia's bloody attack on Sumy in Ukraine sparks new condemnations in the EU – but also calls to the USA. Russia's leader mocks their goodwill, says Poland's Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski.

EU Condemns Russia's Attack on Sumy, Urges Stronger US Response

US Envoy Condemns Sumy Attack as Crossing All Boundaries

Keith Kellogg, the US special envoy to Ukraine, joins the chorus of condemnations of Russia's attack on Ukrainian Sumy, where over 30 people were killed. The attack "crosses all boundaries of decency", he writes on X.

US Envoy Condemns Sumy Attack as Crossing All Boundaries

Trump on tariffs: Exceptions possible

USA's President Donald Trump says that he can imagine offering certain exceptions from his 10-percent tariffs that are currently imposed on many countries. Now, China's counter-tariffs of 125 percent are also coming into effect.

Trump on tariffs: Exceptions possible

China and EU to hold top-level meeting in July

Right in the middle of the trade war between the USA and China, the EU and China are preparing to hold a summit – albeit not until the summer. "We are coordinating with China to set a date for the meeting, which is expected to take place in China during the second half of July," says a spokesperson for EU Council President António Costa in a statement.

China and EU to hold top-level meeting in July

China sharply raises tariffs against the USA

China is to raise tariffs on goods from the USA to 125 percent. At the same time, Beijing says it will ignore further hikes from the American side – and wants to unite with the EU against the USA.

China sharply raises tariffs against the USA

The Government Establishes a "Customs Hotline" for Companies

The Government is to create a kind of customs hotline for companies that feel uncertainty about the USA's trade tariffs. .

The Government Establishes a "Customs Hotline" for Companies

EU Considers Taxing US Tech Giants if Trade Talks Falter

The EU is prepared to tax the American tech giants' advertising revenues if the tariff negotiations with President Donald Trump fail, says EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in an interview with [Financial Times](https://www. ft.

EU Considers Taxing US Tech Giants if Trade Talks Falter

U.S. Maintains High Tariffs, Impacting Swedish Exports

The customs conflict between the EU and the USA is not over. It is only parts of it that have been put on hold.

U.S. Maintains High Tariffs, Impacting Swedish Exports

Zimbabwe Begins Partial Compensation for White Farmers' Land Seizures

The government in Zimbabwe has begun to compensate white farmers economically for their property being seized around 20 years ago, under the then-president Robert Mugabe's regime. .

Zimbabwe Begins Partial Compensation for White Farmers' Land Seizures

Uncertainty Lingers Despite Trump's Tariff Pause, Say Swedish Leaders

What we see now is something we have never seen before. That's what Jacob Wallenberg, chairman of the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise, says after today's meeting with the government about Donald Trump's tariff gamble.

Uncertainty Lingers Despite Trump's Tariff Pause, Say Swedish Leaders

EU Pledges $3.1 Billion Aid for Refugees in Chad and Sudan

The EU is supporting refugees and those in need in mainly Chad and Sudan with the equivalent of 3. 1 billion kronor.

EU Pledges $3.1 Billion Aid for Refugees in Chad and Sudan

Global Trade Tensions Rise as Trump Imposes New Tariffs

The global trade war is in full swing. Here is a selection of the developments since Donald Trump won the American presidential election last autumn.

Global Trade Tensions Rise as Trump Imposes New Tariffs

EU Halts Retaliatory Tariffs on US for 90 Days, Seeks Negotiations

The EU is putting its retaliatory tariffs against the USA on hold for three months – but continues to plan for more. "If negotiations are not successful, our countermeasures will come into force", warns Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

EU Halts Retaliatory Tariffs on US for 90 Days, Seeks Negotiations

Trump Pauses Tariffs for 90 Days to Boost Trade Talks with EU

The USA is pausing tariffs for 90 days for countries that have not introduced retaliatory tariffs against the country, writes President Donald Trump on Truth Social. According to the White House, the pause is "universal" and thus also applies to the EU.

Trump Pauses Tariffs for 90 Days to Boost Trade Talks with EU

Trade Tensions Escalate: Timeline of Recent Tariff Developments

The global customs war is in full swing. How did we end up here? And what new penalty fees can be expected in the near future? This is a timeline of what has happened and what is to come.

Trade Tensions Escalate: Timeline of Recent Tariff Developments