US trade court denies Trump push for stay on Section 122 tariffs
May 21, 2026
| Bradley Dress
The US Court of International Trade on Wednesday denied the Trump administration’s request for a stay after the federal government lost a case to impose a temporary 10 percent global tariff under Section 122 o... (more story)
EU targets simpler, less fragmented rules on raw materials recycling
May 21, 2026
| Louis de Briant
The European Commission is focusing its raw materials overhaul on simplifying rules for reuse and recovery. In addition, it wants to reduce fragmentation inside the EU single market, which it says is preventin... (more story)
Member states question EU Commission powers under draft industry plan
May 21, 2026
| Cynthia Kroet
Several EU member states are pushing back against the European Commission’s proposed powers under its flagship clean industry law, warning that Brussels would gain too much leeway to rewrite key parts of the l... (more story)
China, Russia pledge closer AI, cybersecurity ties during Putin Visit
May 21, 2026
| MLex Staff
China and Russia pledged to deepen cooperation in the digital economy and artificial intelligence technologies, while strengthening efforts to combat cybercrime, according to a joint statement released followi... (more story)
Acrylic esters from four countries face EU customs registration
May 21, 2026
| Karoline Del Vecchio
EU customs officials are set to begin registering imports of acrylic esters, industrial chemicals used to make products such as coatings or adhesives, at the bloc's borders. The measure applies to goods from C... (more story)
China, US make progress on agricultural cooperation under Trump-Xi trade package
May 21, 2026
| MLex Staff
US beef and poultry exporters are set to gain early benefits from the Trump-Xi trade package after China and the US agreed to ease agricultural market-access barriers. China’s Ministry of Commerce said Wednesd... (more story)
EU critical-minerals projects still face financing gap, officials say
May 20, 2026
| Oscar Pandiello
EU strategic critical raw-materials projects are still struggling to secure the financing and long-term purchase agreements needed to move from planning to production, officials said. The bloc has selected 60 ... (more story)
Wallonia closer to backing EU-Canada trade deal, pave way for Belgian approval
May 20, 2026
| Cynthia Kroet
Wallonia, Belgium's French-speaking southern region, is inching closer to approving the EU-Canada trade deal in June, paving the way for Belgium’s ratification nearly a decade after the agreement provisionally... (more story)