Almost £200m worth of recently-built port infrastructure in Northern Ireland faces partial redundancy when this week's EU-UK deal is eventually implemented. Food products and plants being shipped from Great Britain currently have to pass through government-operated border control posts (BCPs) at Northern Ireland ports.

Antonio Costa, head of the European Council that represents the 27 EU countries, will travel to Brazil from May 27-May 29 to strengthen partnerships and investment ties between the European Union and Brazil.

Ugandan military authorities on Friday accused European diplomats of engaging in subversive activities, in an escalation of tensions over criticism of human rights violations by the security forces

The European Union is set to issue a warning to online marketplace Shein Group Ltd. that will escalate the commission’s consumer protection probe into the company, people familiar with the matter said.

The European Union will escalate a probe against fast-fashion retailer Shein as early as next week by detailing alleged violations of product safety and other consumer laws that could lead to fines, Bloomberg News reported on Friday,