With no easing of geopolitical tensions in sight, the EU and its members need to fight for themselves by prioritising strategic partnerships with resource-rich countries in Central Asia and beyond, Nicolas Tenzer writes.

The EU unveiled a much-anticipated blueprint to revamp Europe's economic model on Wednesday, marking a shift towards a more business-friendly Brussels after five years of heavy focus on green goals.With US President Donald Trump promising tariffs and a gargantuan AI push,

France, Germany and 10 other European Union countries want the European Commission to use its powers under the Digital Services Act to protect the integrity of European elections from foreign interference,

Donald Trump's rapid move to ban a "digital dollar" has left the field wide open, observers say, for China and Europe to make their already-advanced central bank digital currency (CBDC) prototypes into global standard-setters.

The European Commission presented on Wednesday its plans to reverse industrial decline in the bloc and step up efforts to compete with the United States and China in new fields such as AI, and to lower energy costs and cut red tape.

For a growing number of analysts and industry insiders, this is ground zero for Europe's "China shock" - even if the Asian giant does not appear on the bedsheets emblazoned with workers' demands.

The move comes as the head of the European Central Bank suggested that Americans disaffected with the Trump administration should come to Europe.

Meanwhile, Beijing is positioning its courts to lower prices on patented technology. In its complaint to the WTO, the EU refers to a 2023 decision by a court in Chongqing which ruled against Nokia’s objections after it set the price Chinese cell phone-maker OPPO had to pay for its technology usage. Worldwide, mind you, not just in China.

Recently Long channeled the aforementioned editorial with confident commentary asserting that “The Chinese economy is struggling, and, rather than spur Chinese consumers to buy more, President Xi Jinping is once again trying to undercut other countries by ramping up exports.” Long too, could perhaps be persuaded to rethink her analysis.

The European Commission set out a years-long plan to regain competitiveness in global industries, as European businesses face fierce competition from China and new challenges under U.S. President Donald Trump.

EU nations must work together quickly to help the bloc compete against global economic powerhouses like China and the U.S., European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said.

I T SOUNDS ODD, but hints keep piling up that President Donald Trump is tempted by a big, beautiful deal with China’s Xi Jinping. That runs counter to campaign-trail vows to hit China with crippling tariffs.