Regulator found manufacturer could have received grants and preferential tax treatment that undermine European industry

By Julia Payne BRUSSELS, Feb 2 (Reuters) - The European Court of Auditors said on Monday the EU's efforts to diversify its imports of metals and minerals critical to tech, defence and the energy transition had "yet to produce tangible results".

The partnership aims to jointly find ways to source critical minerals without relying on the Asian nation Read more at The Business Times.

In a joint statement published yesterday, 12 bodies representing the bloc’s most energy-intensive industries — such as chemicals, cement and fertilisers — said production levels across their sectors have declined by up to 40 per cent in 2025, compared to 2018. Around 1.5mn jobs have been lost in heavy industries since 2008, they added.

BRUSSELS, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The European Commission is set to propose measures designed to ensure more vessels and other goods and services for the European Union's shipping sector are made in the bloc,

Talk of a European army has resurfaced amid tensions within NATO over President Trump's threats to annex Greenland, the semiautonomous territory of NATO ally Denmark.

The European Union and India have reached a free trade agreement to deepen economic and strategic ties after nearly two decades of negotiations

By Sybille de La Hamaide and Alexander Marrow PARIS, Feb 2 (Reuters) - The European food safety body on Monday advised a maximum threshold for the cereulide toxin used in infant formula, prompting some French producers to withdraw additional products from the market.

The Commission said it was investigating whether the wind-turbine company received foreign backing that would give it an unfair advantage in the EU.

The closure of EFSA’s data call marks a move from consultation to scientific assessment ahead of guidance under the EU’s packaging waste regulation.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves urged the European Union officials to maintain trade links with the UK amid concerns that the bloc could adopt more protectionist industrial policies that penalize British companies.