The European Commission set out the conditions on Monday under which China-based electric vehicle makers can replace EU tariffs with commitments to sell at minimum prices and said it would take into account Chinese EV investments in the bloc.

Reflecting on how consumption habits were changing, the European Commission highlighted younger drinkers "in particular" tended to consume less alcohol.

The European Union is renewing negotiations for a free trade agreement with five South American nations neighboring Venezuela

EU states gave the go-ahead on Friday for the bloc to sign its largest free trade accord with the South American group Mercosur, more than 25 years after talks began, following months of wrangling to secure enough support.

Italy has provided crucial support to plans by the European Union to seal a huge free trade deal with five South American nations.

Italy has provided crucial support to plans by the European Union to seal a huge free trade deal with five South American nations

The European Union should ban companies from providing any support to Moscow's oil and gas-shipping fleet, introduce sanctions against Russian fertilisers and stop luxury goods exports to Russia, Sweden's foreign minister said on Monday.

Italy plans to back the Mercosur free-trade agreement with a South American bloc of countries in a vote that will likely be the final major hurdle for the European Union to clinch the accord, which has been in the works for 25 years.

Demonstration follows similar actions in Poland, France and Belgium as EU states approve accord

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