Brussels has accelerated its outreach to markets around the world. Over the past year, von der Leyen has signed deals with Japan, Indonesia, Mexico and South America under the catchphrase “strategic autonomy,” which in practice is akin to decoupling from a U.S. seen by most European leaders as erratic.

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.

Viktor Orbán reiterates stance on EU membership as spokesperson claims Brussels wants to give Ukraine access to next budget

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

By Kate Abnett and Susanna Twidale BRUSSELS, Jan 30 (Reuters) - European Union countries will demand that Britain contributes financially to poorer EU member states' development as part of any deal to re-link the two sides' energy markets,

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

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 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.

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.