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The European Union is a bloc of 27 countries with a single market of about 450 million people. It is a trade superpower that sets global rules on technology and competition, but it still struggles to act as one on defence and foreign policy.
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On Monday, around a hundred energy ministers and some five hundred chief executives are due in Riyadh for the 25th WPC Energy Congress. On Thursday afternoon, just under half of Riyadh's departures were cancelled.
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Three of the four things Ursula von der Leyen offered Canada are already in force. The fourth is the word itself — and within hours it had a tariff threat attached to it. Updated 18 September 2026.
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On 16 September 2026, in her State of the Union address in Strasbourg, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced that she wanted to open the door for Canada to become the European Union's first…
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13 political cartoons and analyses since January 2026, most often alongside United States, Donald Trump and Canada.
