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Lula calls on Macron to ‘open your heart’ on Mercosur
There’s bromance in the air, but tensions at the heart of the relationship between the two leaders.

Trump sparks Europe’s ‘new Enlightenment’

UK presses Team Trump to make trade deal real

Artificial intelligence threatens to raid the water reserves of Europe’s driest regions

Trump turns the screws on big companies amid tariff fight

Macron announces €20B of fresh foreign investment amid economic turmoil

How Trump took over the world’s glitziest film festival
‘Time to sober up’: Europe should be realistic on tech sovereignty, lawmaker says
The EU should “identify the few big ideas that can propel our economic and industrial base,” says Bulgaria’s Eva Maydell.
US still pushing to scrap UK’s tech tax
White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said digital services taxes have spread like a “bad virus.”
Trump’s movie tariff threat puzzles Europe
As U.S. productions flock overseas, Trump wants to target foreign moviemakers, opening a new front in the transatlantic trade war.
France wants EU parcels levy to stem flood of cheap Chinese fast fashion imports
France fears U.S. President Donald Trump’s China tariffs will flood Europe with cheap goods via small parcels.
EU views break from US as ‘unrealistic’ amid global tech race
A draft strategy obtained by POLITICO points to the difficulty of unwinding years of American technological dominance.
Gen Z, media illiterates
The almighty algorithm is fueling conspiracy theories among young people and ruining their ability to tell fact from fiction on the internet.
Why von der Leyen’s Big Tech tax plan is bluster
There are major hurdles to overcome for the EU to retaliate against U.S. digital companies.
Can Britain live without American intelligence?
Some insiders think it’s time for Britain to dial back the sharing of intelligence with the U.S., long one of the most critical elements of the special relationship.
France suggests targeting Big Tech’s data use in response to US tariffs
France is also considering taxing digital services, French Economy and Finance Minister Eric Lombard tells Le Journal Du Dimanche.
Trump punts on TikTok deal — app gets another 75 days
After promising a deal this week, the president said he needs more time to arrange a sale that prevents a TikTok ban in the United States.
EU readies counterstrike on Big Tech and US banks over Trump’s mega tariffs
Brussels sees America’s transatlantic trade surplus in services as its Achilles’ heel.
The Great Grovel: How Trump forced elite institutions to bend to his will
The lessons we can take from how easily institutions have folded to Trump’s remarkable revenge campaign.
Defense giants want von der Leyen to boost made-in-Europe tech
European industrial and tech firms want the EU’s backing to reduce reliance on the U.S.
EU-US rift triggers call for made-in-Europe tech
Transatlantic tensions are fueling calls for the EU to wean itself off its U.S. tech addiction. It won’t be cheap.
EU tech chiefs say they don’t target US tech
The European Commission pushes back on U.S. criticism of its Digital Markets Act that targets Big Tech.
Nigel Farage is surging in Britain’s rust belt — and Labour is panicked
The U.K.’s ruling Labour Party has a 103-year winning streak in Wales, but that could end next May. POLITICO talked to officials, politicians and disillusioned steelworkers to track the rapid rise of Farage’s Reform UK.
Europe’s peace offerings to Trump: Gas, cars and guns.
The European Union’s top trade official brings a suitcase full of proposals to persuade President Donald Trump to call off his trade war threats.
EU’s red tape bonfire stokes tech patent rows
A move by the European Commission to kill its standard essential patent rules has alarmed companies that license connectivity technology.
Trump’s war on tech taxes is a big problem for Britain
U.S. tech lobby groups plan to use trade negotiations to push back against the U.K.’s Digital Services Tax.
Britain purged its antitrust watchdog. Big Tech couldn’t be happier.
The CMA’s new chair is a former tech exec who clashed with the regulator. No wonder large tech firms are feeling hopeful.
UK ousts antitrust chief, brings in former Amazon exec
Marcus Bokkerink will leave the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) after facing pressure from Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds.
Who’s been invited? World’s far-right populists pack guest list for Trump’s inauguration
The U.S. president-elect lays down a clear ideological marker with his unusual invitees from across the globe.
Always look on the bright side of life — why 2025 might be better
5 totally not tongue-in-cheek reasons to be optimistic about the year ahead.