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Europe remains Morocco’s top trade partner despite slight decline

Europe continued to dominate Morocco’s foreign trade in 2024, accounting for 62% of total trade volume, down slightly from 63.2% in 2023, according to the latest annual report by the Moroccan Office of Exchange. European countries provided 56.4% of Morocco’s imports and received 71.4% of......

EU adopts 18th sanctions package against Russia over Ukraine war

The European Union has adopted its 18th package of sanctions against Russia, intensifying pressure on Moscow as the war in Ukraine continues. One of the key measures includes lowering the export price cap on Russian crude oil, according to diplomatic sources in Brussels. “We now have an agreement......

European Union prepares trade retaliation in response to U.S. tariff threats

The European Commission proposed on Monday possible retaliatory measures worth up to 72 billion euros, should the United States impose 30% tariffs on imports from the European Union. The announcement came after a meeting of EU trade ministers in Brussels. “We prioritize negotiation, but we are......

EU and South Korea seek urgent trade deals to avoid Trump’s looming tariffs

The European Union and South Korea are scrambling to reach trade agreements with U.S. President Donald Trump before the August 1 deadline, as Washington threatens to impose a 30% tariff on most imports from the EU and Mexico, with similar warnings extended to countries like Japan and South Korea. White......

European stock markets stumble amid new US tariffs

European stock markets opened mostly lower on Monday after former US President Donald Trump announced over the weekend a new wave of tariffs — 30% duties on goods imported from the European Union and Mexico — triggering fears of escalating trade tensions. In early trading, Paris lost 0.58%,......

Majority in EU’s largest nations support UK rejoining, but not on old terms

A decade after the UK’s decision to leave the European Union, a new YouGov survey reveals that most people in France, Germany, Italy, and Spain would support Britain’s return to the bloc. However, this support largely depends on the UK accepting full EU membership terms, rather than retaining......

Three crew killed in houthi attack on Greek vessel in red sea

An attack by Yemen’s Houthi militants on the Liberian-flagged cargo ship Eternity C in the Red Sea has left three crew members dead and two others wounded, according to a statement from the European Union naval force on Tuesday. The assault marks a troubling escalation in threats to one of the......

Spanish PM calls EU to act over Gaza's 'catastrophic genocide'

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has issued a powerful rebuke of the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza, labeling it a "catastrophic situation of genocide" and urging the European Union (EU) to immediately suspend its cooperation agreement with Israel. The remarks were made ahead......

Rutte’s praise for Trump sparks discomfort among EU officials

Several European Union officials have expressed unease over what they perceive as excessive flattery by NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte toward U.S. President Donald Trump during a recent summit in The Hague. Rutte’s comments, made both privately and publicly, aimed to support Trump’s diplomatic......