US, China and Russia prefer a divided Europe, Kallas warns

The EU’s top diplomat said foreign powers dislike the bloc because it is stronger when it acts collectively — and cautioned member countries against cutting their own deals.

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EU Commission plans new squeeze on Chinese trade

The proposals will be put to European leaders at a summit next month, officials say.

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The EU-Japan partnership is becoming even more strategic. Today's reinforced High-Level Economic Dialogue helps deepen our cooperation on #economicsecurity, critical #rawmaterials, semiconductors, key tech:

⬆️ resilience
⬇️ vulnerabilities.

👉📝 https://link.europa.eu/FQVFX9
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Alluminio: il rally della paura nasconde una trappola per i rialzisti
https://www.metallirari.com/alluminio-rally-paura-nasconde-trappola-rialzisti/
Con le scorte ai minimi pluriennali e il 10% della produzione mondiale a rischio, il rally dell’alluminio ha basi reali ma resta esposto a una de-escalation improvvisa.
#Alluminio #PrezziAlluminio #MCX #LME #MetalliIndustriali #Geopolitica #MedioOriente #Iran #GCC #CrisiEnergetica #CommodityMarket #MetalliRari #TradingMateriePrime #SupplyChain #Alluminium #AluminiumPrices #MetalsMarket #RawMaterials
EU Commission: Blame Berlin and Paris for red tape, not us 

Brussels says national governments are making EU rules more burdensome than intended.

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LVMH-owned leather-maker linked to deforestation pushes to weaken EU green law

NGO says Italian tanneries controlled by the French luxury group are seeking exemptions to EU deforestation law while importing hides linked to Paraguayan forest loss.

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A yearning for the idyllic forest scene and cellulose factories

When they want to ‘get away from it all’ and ‘go for a drive’ through nature, the idyllic forest scene, they are in denial that the romantic craving for the bush turns out to be industrial plantations.

“Nature ... is a planned product of the forestry industry, a purely wisely placed storehouse for cellulose production, which is readily apparent.”
- The Man Without Qualities, Robert Musil, 1930

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_Without_Qualities
#forests #forestryCorporation #forestry #CelluloseFactories #LoggingIndustry #landscapes #TheBush #plantations #monoculture #RawMaterials #extractivism #biodiversity #nature #book #literature

The Man Without Qualities - Wikipedia

South Korea’s import prices rose for a seventh consecutive month in January, up 0.4% despite lower oil prices and a stronger won, as raw material costs climbed; export prices and trade indices also posted robust gains.
#YonhapInfomax #ImportPrices #BankOfKorea #ExchangeRate #RawMaterials #ExportPrices #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
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