Europe

The group found that China’s state-owned enterprises received disproportionately high levels of government support.

The move comes at a time of heightened concern among the Eastern European and Baltic states about the threat posed by Russia.

Péter Magyar has referred to Tamás Sulyok as ‘Orbán’s puppet’ and gave him until May 31 to leave office.

Higher energy prices and supply disruptions were driving inflation higher while slowing factory growth.

The remarks were made amid mounting pressure from Washington on Europe to commit more resources to its own security.

‘This is not soccer; this is not sport; this is not what we love,’ French President Emmanuel Macron said.

The UK has sanctioned 544 alleged Russian shadow fleet vessels and claims that about 75 percent of Russia’s crude oil is transported in the shadow fleet.

The German economy minister wrapped up a four-day trip to China, stressing both cooperation and competition in bilateral ties.

The European Commission has called for a more robust response to surging Chinese imports and growing economic imbalance.

Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev said the United States has not granted visa waivers for Bulgarian citizens traveling to America as requested.

French lawmaker and National Rally vice-president Edwige Diaz described “this human tragedy” as entirely preventable.

Some lawmakers said the bill repealing the 1685 royal decree should have included demands ​for reparations.

Japanese envoy to the U.N. Kazuyuki ⁠Yamazaki said his country has upheld international law and has been faithful to the U.N. Charter.

Pressure on European NATO members to take more responsibility for their own defense has mounted following ​criticism from President Donald Trump.

Andrew Bailey warned that attempting to bring inflation back to the bank’s 2 percent target ’too quickly‘ could ’cause undesirable volatility in output.’

The 21-year-old pleaded guilty last month to a range of terrorist-related offences, with the Austrian court told he wanted to kill ‘as many people as possible.’

A sharp drop in exports weighed on France’s economy, with overseas sales falling 3.8 percent in the first quarter.

The EU and NATO both vowed to stand with Bucharest in the wake of the incident, which comes amid heightened concerns about Russian activity in Eastern Europe.

Iceland had initially applied to join the bloc in 2009, after its banking sector collapsed during the 2008 global financial crisis.

Lavrov and Lazaro ’reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening constructive dialogue and practical cooperation' between Moscow and the Philippines.