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At the commission’s daily briefing, spokeswoman Paula Pinho was asked whether Mr Musk has reached out to the European Union with a view to relocating his businesses, or setting up new ones.

“He’s very welcome,” she replied with a smile.

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“Whether we like it or not, we will remain dependent on the United States of America for a long time,” Merz said at a business conference in Berlin.

In the end, the 45-minute-long meeting belonged to the “peaceful” category. Trump told Merz, “I’m friends with you”, and they appeared to bond over a shared dislike of Angela Merkel, the former chancellor and Merz’s political rival.

A potential purchase has been considered for over a year, before the recent conflict between India and Pakistan, but Taufanto said Indonesia would factor in reports that a Pakistani J-10 plane shot down multiple Indian jets last month

• France's TotalEnergies, which owns a 20% stake in the Yamal LNG project in Siberia, has a supply contract with Russia's Novatek valid through 2032.

• Belgium, Europe's second-largest Russian LNG customer, is seeking an "in-depth impact assessment" before backing the Commission's plan

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The EU is pressing China to loosen restrictions on exports of rare earths because of an “alarming situation” for the bloc’s car industry, with production lines in danger of grinding to a halt.

“I informed my Chinese counterpart about the alarming situation in the EU car industry — the rare earth and permanent magnets are essential for industrial production . . . this is extremely disruptive for industry,” Šefčovič said.

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/66036835

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/66036835

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• Germany will keep arming Israel despite an international backlash over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s offensive in Gaza, said Berlin’s foreign minister.