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3 days ago | 
euobserver.com | Benjamin Fox
Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.
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1 week ago | 
euobserver.com | Benjamin Fox
Indian officials have warned that the EU’s carbon levy could be a deal-breaker in trade talks with the bloc, after securing the promise of compensation for the costs of carbon taxes in a similar trade pact with the UK. “We will retaliate for whatever non-tariff barriers come in,” India’s commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal,” said at an event on Wednesday (7 May).
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1 week ago | 
euobserver.com | Benjamin Fox
Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.
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1 week ago | 
euobserver.com | Benjamin Fox
The EU has kept “all options on the table” including potential legal action against the United States as it weighs up its response to Donald Trump’s trade tariffs, the bloc’s trade chief said on Tuesday (6 May). EU trade commissioner To read this story, log in or subscribeEnjoy access to all articles and 25 years of archives, comment and gift articles. Become a member for as low as €1,75 per week. Already a member?
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1 week ago | 
euobserver.com | Benjamin Fox
The European Commission says that part of its response to US president Donald Trump’s trade wars will be to "diversify" the bloc’s trade partnerships, as it seeks to reduce its reliance on transatlantic trade. In the case of Africa, that means a new push to encourage countries to ratify economic partnership agreements with the E... Enjoy access to all articles and 25 years of archives, comment and gift articles. Become a member for as low as €1,75 per week. Already a member? Login
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1 week ago | 
euobserver.com | Benjamin Fox
The EU and India have doubled down on their self-imposed December deadline to conclude talks on a trade deal, following the latest round of discussions in Brussels. To read this story, log in or subscribeEnjoy access to all articles and 25 years of archives, comment and gift articles. Become a member for as low as €1,75 per week. Already a member? LoginAuthor BioBenjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv.
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2 weeks ago | 
euobserver.com | Benjamin Fox
Amid deep cuts to development aid budgets in Europe and the United States, NGOs are pushing for the United Nations to take over responsibility for aid policy from the Paris-based Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) ahead of a major summit in Madrid. The OECD’s announcement in April that development aid spendi... Get EU news that mattersBack our independent journalism by becoming a supporting memberAlready a member?
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4 weeks ago | 
euobserver.com | Benjamin Fox
Development aid spending cuts will have a “cataclysmic” effect this year following the suspension of USAID and plans by a raft of EU governments to slash aid budgets. Aid spending in 2024 fell by 7.1 percent, according to the Get EU news that mattersBack our independent journalism by becoming a supporting memberAlready a member? Login hereAuthor BioBenjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv.
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4 weeks ago | 
euobserver.com | Benjamin Fox
by Benjamin Fox, Nairobi, April 16, 2025, 1:46:40 PMTunisia’s autocratic government has continued to arrest and detain political opponents and crack down on freedom of speech and human rights, according to a new Human Rights Watch report, even as on Wednesday (16 April) the EU Commission proposed to designate Tunisia as a ‘safe country’ for migrants, arguing that "the population of Tunisia does not, in general, face persecution or real risk of serious harm"....
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1 month ago | 
euobserver.com | Benjamin Fox
The EU pledged over €500m in humanitarian aid to support the victims of Sudan’s civil war on Tuesday (15 April), at a summit of world leaders marking two years of conflict. The European Commission and its national governments pledged Get EU news that mattersBack our independent journalism by becoming a supporting memberAlready a member? Login hereAuthor BioBenjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv.
