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The meeting in China would mark 50 years of diplomatic relations, and comes amid rising global trade tensions.

A last-minute push is on to add an ‘annex’ to the trade pact with South America to reassure France — and its farmers.

A loophole-free 2040 emissions-reduction goal has little support, a POLITICO survey of 27 ministries shows.

Brussels wants to cut the flow of cash to Moscow — but Hungary and Slovakia are poised to hold up the proposals.

Diplomats warn that leaving experts out of policy discussions on simplifying green regulations will do more harm than good.

“Our message is clear: This war must end,” Ursula von der Leyen says.

The world’s oceans are sick. Global leaders are in the French Riviera this week to attempt to agree on the cure.

The measures are designed to target the Nord Stream pipelines and drain the Kremlin’s war chest.

A renewed offer to scrap tariffs on industrial goods “won’t fly” with Washington, says an official from one EU country.

Chancellor Merz was largely praised for his handling of the US president, but returned with few concrete outcomes.

The unexpected Ocean Act will cover everything from fishing to tourism to defense — but details are scant.

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There’s bromance in the air, but tensions at the heart of the relationship between the two leaders.  

Legal opinion bolsters EU’s challenge against Viktor Orbán’s conservative culture war.

“We have discussed how we can implement European sanctions and American sanctions at the same time,” European Commission chief tells POLITICO.

The former French prime minister feels the Commission president sidelined him in the endgame of Brexit negotiations.

European Commission chief meets key Republican foreign policy hawk Lindsey Graham.

Using international carbon credits in place of domestic action undermines climate efforts, scientific advisory board says.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen calls on nationalist Polish election winner to “work to ensure the security and prosperity of our common home.“

Das noch recht neue Bundestagspräsidium und seine ebenfalls neue Bundestagspräsidentin wollen strenger durchgreifen und für mehr Disziplin sorgen. Zwischenrufe um der reinen Provokation willen, Fragen nach der …

Wopke Hoekstra successfully pushed the incoming coalition to back foreign carbon credits, helping shift the EU-level 2040 talks. 

The EU aims to grab a rare chance generated by the White House’s repression of U.S. higher education.

Slaps were exchanged — some literal, some political — and suddenly Brussels isn’t just watching from the sidelines. This week on EU Confidential, we dive into a …