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French far-right leader Marine Le Pen and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban launched scathing attacks on the EU on Monday at a rally in France aimed at demonstrating the unity and strength of the anti-immigration wing of European policy. Far-right…
China’s Commerce Ministry said on Saturday it had proposed creating a “green channel” to facilitate rare earth metal exports to the European Union after Beijing restricted their overseas sales. Since April, Beijing has been requiring licenses for exports of these…
Indonesia and the European Union are expected to conclude talks on an economic cooperation agreement that would ease trade barriers this month, Jakarta’s top economy minister said on Saturday. Southeast Asia’s largest economy and the 27-nation European bloc have been…
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