Bloomberg Bulgaria is poised to object to the official start of European Union accession talks with North Macedonia, hindering the former Yugoslav country’s efforts to open the long-delayed negotiations by year-end. Countries in the Western Balkan region, engulfed by bloody wars following the breakup of Yugoslavia, are all striving to join the EU to raise living standards. Albania and North ...

Bloomberg Ted Kaufman, the head of Joe Biden’s transition team, praised UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson for his early endorsement of the president-elect’s victory while other heads of government hung back. Johnson was the second world leader to receive a call from Biden after his win, a move welcomed in London as a sign the incoming White House team still ...

Bloomberg Huawei Technologies Co sold its Honor smartphone business to a Chinese government-backed consortium for an undisclosed amount, hiving off the entry-level devices arm after the Trump administration cut off its access to American technology. The consortium was formed by the Shenzhen Smart City Technology Development Group Co and more than 30 of Honor’s partners, agents and dealers, from private ...