Vietnam and the European Union have upgraded diplomatic relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership, paving the way for deeper trade ties as US President Donald Trump’s tariffs roil global trade and strain long-held alliances.

India and the European Union have reached a free trade agreement, at a time when Washington targets them both with steep import tariffs, pushing major economies to seek alternate partnerships.

By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS, Jan 28 (Reuters) - The European Union needs to quickly create a digital euro to cut the bloc's dependence on dominant U.S. payment companies, Economic Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis said on Wednesday.

Brussels is considering a radical shift in its sanctions policy that could ban all maritime services for transporting Russian oil, replacing the current price cap mechanism

Hedge funds and other speculative investors are piling into EU carbon markets ahead of a looming supply squeeze, helping fuel a surge in the price of emissions permits that is raising costs for some of the bloc’s heavy industries.

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS, Jan 28 (Reuters) - The European Union will exempt gas from key suppliers including the U.S. and Qatar from extra checks under its upcoming Russian gas ban, a draft European Commission document seen by Reuters showed.

The European Union is ready to implement a free trade agreement with the Mercosur group of South American countries on a provisional basis.

The European Union has signed what India's prime minister has called "the mother of all deals" to boost trade with India. For Europe, the move seeks to hedge against its unpredictable ties to the U.S.

The claim spread online as the European Union and India reached “the mother of all deals” after nearly two decades of negotiations.

The European Union and India have reached a free trade agreement to deepen economic and strategic ties after nearly two decades of negotiations