EU

There are still influential voices in Europe who say that a EU without Britain is incomplete.

Maroš Šefčovič, the EU’s Brexit commissioner, has not ruled out tariffs being imposed on British goods being sold into the EU.

Most of the rest of the European Union will impose a ban on Russian maritime deliveries of crude oil in the next six months, and refined oil products (things like gasoline and diesel) in eight.

It is a reminder that Russia’s Ukraine invasion — and the West’s intense mobilization in response — always risked worsening tensions outside of Ukraine.

Mercedes-Benz has just kicked off production of its all-electric EQE model at its factory in Beijing.