COPENHAGEN, July 31 — Damage to European forests from increased logging, wildfires, drought and pests is reducing their ability to absorb carbon dioxide, putting European Union emissions targets at risk, scientists warned yesterday.

TURNBERRY, July 28 — The United States struck a framework trade agreement with the European Union yesterday, imposing a 15 per cent import tariff on most EU goods — half the threatened rate — and averting a bigger trade war between the two allies that account for almost a third of global trade.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 22 — Malaysia is expected to host the second round of negotiations for the Malaysia-European Union Free Trade Agreement (MEUFTA) in November, according to the Investment, Trade and Industry Ministry (Miti).

BRUSSELS, July 22 — All options are on the table if Israel does not deliver on its pledges to facilitate humanitarian aid in Palestine’s Gaza, the European Union’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas said today.

LONDON, July 18 — Oil prices edged higher today, heading for a small weekly loss, as investors weighed new European Union sanctions against Russia.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 12 — The European Union is keen on developing and diversifying trade portfolios with Asean, and recognises the increasing importance of the bloc, said Kaja Kallas, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.

BRUSSELS, July 2 — The European Commission will today propose a European Union climate target for 2040 that, for the first time, will allow countries to use carbon credits from developing nations to meet a limited share of their emissions goal, a draft of the proposal showed.

BRUSSELS, June 26 — European Union leaders are to tell the European Commission today that a quick trade deal with the United States will come at the cost of Washington getting better terms, or they can escalate the fight in hope of something better.

BRUSSELS, June 26 — Businesses will find it easier to get state aid for projects aimed at cutting their carbon emissions and to switch to green projects while heavy industries will benefit from temporary power price relief under looser rules announced by the European Commission yesterday.

PUTRAJAYA, June 24 — Malaysia’s collaboration with the European Union (EU) and its members marks a significant step forward in advancing prisons reform efforts through international partnerships, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.

BRUSSELS, June 6 —The European Union reimposed duties and quotas on Ukrainian agricultural products from today, and hopes to clinch a deal on new quotas that will be smaller than imports during the last three years after Russia’s invasion, the EU’s agriculture commissioner told Reuters.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 6 — AmInvestment Bank Bhd has maintained its neutral rating on the plantation sector amid the recent “standard risk” classification by the European Commission.

BRUSSELS, May 22 — Commodities from just four countries will face the strictest checks under the European Union’s anti-deforestation law, with major forest nations including Brazil and Indonesia spared the toughest rules.

BRUSSELS, April 7 — The European Commission is considering counting international carbon credits towards its next climate target, a move that could weaken the carbon dioxide (CO2)-cutting efforts it demands from domestic industries, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

BRUSSELS, April 7 — European Union countries will seek to present a united front in the coming days against US President Donald Trump's tariffs, likely approving a first set of targeted countermeasures on up to US$28 billion (RM126 billion) of US imports from dental floss to diamonds.

BRUSSELS, March 19 — Apple was ordered by European Union antitrust regulators today to open up its closed ecosystem to rivals, with the latter spelling out details on how to go about it in line with the bloc’s landmark rules and where non-compliance could lead to an investigation and fines.

BRUSSELS, March 18 — Donors at a European Union-led conference yesterday pledged €5.8 billion (RM28.09 billion) to help Syria’s new authorities as they struggle with humanitarian and security problems after the fall of Bashar al-Assad.

GENEVA, Feb 15 — The World Health Organisation (WHO) released new findings yesterday about an “alarming” lack of awareness about alcohol’s link to cancer across Europe and called for clear and prominent tobacco-style warnings in the region with the world’s heaviest drinkers.

BRUSSELS/CAIRO, Jan 31 — The European Union has restarted its civilian mission to monitor the border crossing between Gaza and Egypt at Rafah, a key entry and exit point for the Palestinian territory, the bloc’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said today.

BRUSSELS, Jan 20 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today met leaders of the European Union (EU) at the Europa Building here.