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Key EU response unlikely to soothe industry concerns

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EU

The proposals are the EU’s response to the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) announced by the US government in August. Thus far, IRA subsidies appear to be encouraging major…

EU green ambitions are strongly reflected in budget

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EU

Overall, some 30% of the budget will involve climate-related spending. One of the key reforms concerns the EU’s own resources mechanism to finance spending, with plans to…

Alberta climate plan squeezes oil sands producers

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CANADA

Alberta's climate policy.

EU Green Deal will involve greater state regulation

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EU

European Green Deal.

Drone exports will expand Ankara’s international reach

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TURKEY

Leading this transformation is the domestic production of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Rapidly proliferating exports of UAVs have been both a lucrative undertaking and a way…

Mexico’s auto industry faces formidable challenges

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MEXICO

Even after these challenges have passed, other factors will hinder the industry's recovery. The sector accounts for 3.8% of GDP and employs nearly 1 million people, and its…

EU-US cooperation in tech council likely to be limited

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EU/US

In their joint statement the two partners stressed their common interest in: ensuring that new technologies reflect and reinforce their democratic values; resisting unfair trading…

Defence spending will remain robust in Europe

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EUROPE

However, many countries, including those worst-affected by COVID-19, have committed to maintaining defence spending commitments, suggesting that 2020 will have less of an impact…

EU economic security plan faces major challenges

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EU

These stem from the continued autonomy of private-sector firms and the transnational systems they operates through. The EU may exert some influence through targeted policy…

Trade will tighten Gulf-South Korea relations

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GULF STATES/SOUTH KOREA

Previously, in December 2023, South Korea signed a landmark free trade agreement (FTA) with the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), only the bloc’s second with a major…