Semafor • Dec 17, 2025
EU likely to drop ban on combustion engine cars
The shift comes as European carmakers struggle to compete with Chinese rivals.
The shift comes as European carmakers struggle to compete with Chinese rivals.
Beijing had threatened duties of over 60% on the bloc, the world’s biggest pork exporter, during a summer row.
Vance’s remarks are part of a push by the White House to combat criticism over rising costs ahead of next year’s midterm elections.
Travelers from five nations — four of them in Africa — will be banned altogether.
The blockade announcement wiped out a recent drop in oil prices, which had fallen amid hopes for a peace deal in Ukraine.