Bangladesh suffered the largest decline among major apparel-exporting nations supplying the European Union during the first four months of 2026, as weakening demand and intensifying competition reshaped sourcing patterns on the bloc’s garment market...
The European Union could fund the creation of deportation centres outside the bloc under plans backed by member states on Tuesday, as Brussels tightens the screws on irregular migration...
The Swiss appeared Sunday to have voted down a divisive anti-immigration proposal to cap the country’s population, early projections showed...
North Korea denounced on Saturday a joint statement by South Korea and the European Union that condemned Pyongyang’s military ties with Russia throughout the Ukraine war...
Europe should side with the United States in its ‘AI war’ with China, the US ambassador to the EU said Friday, raising concerns about Brussels’ efforts to ‘decouple’ from Washington on tech.
The European Union must act more forcefully to rebalance its trade relationship with China, the bloc’s executive said Friday, after holding talks on protecting critical industries from Chinese rivals...
Wary of being vulnerable to the whims of foreign governments, the European Union is preparing far-reaching new moves to ditch American digital companies and Chinese chips in favour of European alternatives...
The finance ministers of the European Union’s six biggest economies said Friday they had agreed on steps to better integrate financial markets and make investments flow seamlessly across the bloc...
A high-level delegation from the European Union recently visited Apex Footwear Limited’s factory at Shafipur in Gazipur to observe how global best practices are maintained in Bangladesh’s footwear and leather industry, said a press release...
The EU must rebalance its trade relationship with China, the bloc’s industry chief said Friday, as Brussels renews its focus on commerce ties with Beijing...
Bangladesh and the European Union discussed bilateral trade relations, investment opportunities, and the removal of existing non-tariff barriers...
China urged individuals and organisations on Saturday not to cooperate with an anti-subsidy investigation by the European Union into Chinese group Nuctech, which specialises in security screening equipment...
A Russian court on Friday ordered Belgian financial group Euroclear to pay around $250 billion in damages over the freezing of billions of dollars worth of Russian assets in the European Union since the Ukraine war...
More than half of Lebanon’s population depends on humanitarian aid, a European Union official said on Friday, as Israel continues..
More than 400 former diplomats, ministers, and senior officials on Wednesday urged the European Union to ‘act now’ against Israel’s ‘illegal’ settlements in the occupied West Bank...
The European Union stressed the need for a more balanced and forward-looking trade relationship with Bangladesh as the country approaches its graduation from the least developed country category...
The European Union’s mammoth trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur provisionally enters into force Friday, despite a pending court ruling on its legality.
Bangladesh on Wednesday underscored its interest in advancing a forward-looking partnership with the European Union, infusing fresh dynamism into bilateral engagement to realise the untapped potential of the relations...
The European Union in its final report on the 13th parliamentary elections in Bangladesh on Tuesday recommended affirmative actions to enhance women participation in politics and the introduction of strict campaign financing rules to hold candidates and...
Chief observer of the European Union Election Observation Mission Ivars Ijabs on Tuesday said the work of improving and refining electoral process remains an essential ongoing exercise in any country also here in Bangladesh...
The European Union and United States signed an agreement Friday to coordinate on the supply of critical minerals needed for key industries including defense, as China’s dominance becomes a growing concern...
Sales of new cars jumped last month in the European Union as consumers turned to electric vehicles as petrol prices soared due to the war in the Middle East, data showed Thursday...
Spain and four other European Union nations have called for a tax on windfall profits of energy companies in response to rising fuel prices due to the Middle East war, Spanish Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo said Saturday...
Italy’s budget deficit continued to fall in 2025 but remained just above the European threshold of 3 per cent, the Istat national statistics agency said Friday.
Prime minister Keir Starmer said Wednesday that Britain needed to forge a ‘closer partnership’ with the European Union on defence, security and the economy, citing the war in the Middle East...
The country’s readymade garment exports to the European Union witnessed a growth of 35.82 per cent between 2021 and 2025, reaching 19.41 billion euros, bolstering its position as Europe’s second-largest supplier...
European Union lawmakers on Thursday gave a green light — with conditions — to the bloc’s tariff deal with US president Donald Trump..
The European Union launched an investigation on Thursday into Snapchat over suspicions the platform is not doing enough to protect children using the app.
Bangladesh’s readymade garment exports to the European Union declined sharply by 25.25 per cent year-on-year to 1.43 billion euros in January 2026, amid weakening demand across the bloc...
Australia and the European Union have agreed to a sweeping trade deal after eight years of fraught negotiations...