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Trump’s latest trade ‘deal’ with China underscores key U.S. disadvantage

Trump’s latest trade ‘deal’ with China underscores key U.S. disadvantage

After two days of talks in London, China and the U.S. announced the outlines of an agreement to honor a deal they agreed to last month in Geneva.

June 11, 2025 7:57 pm CET
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Trump’s steel tariff raise misses real target, says EU

“Let’s not target each other” on metals duties, Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič urges after meeting U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer in Paris.

June 4, 2025 1:47 pm CET

EU’s top Russian LNG buyers wary of Brussels’ gas ban

France and Belgium are seeking more reassurances on Brussels’ proposal to gradually end Russian gas purchases by 2027.

June 3, 2025 4:00 pm CET

British man charged in US over plot to smuggle military tech to China

John Miller discussed exporting a sensitive encryption device from the U.S. to China in a blender, U.S. authorities said.

June 1, 2025 2:03 pm CET

Trump says he will double steel tariff to 50 percent

The president spoke in Pennsylvania Friday evening at a U.S. Steel facility.

May 31, 2025 10:19 am CET

Germany to review Israel weapons exports, foreign minister says

Johann Wadephul signals a potential policy shift as Berlin reassesses arms shipments to Israel over humanitarian concerns in Gaza.

May 30, 2025 7:57 pm CET
Declassified

The eternal recurrence of the Brexit summits

National sovereignty never tasted so dairy.

May 30, 2025 4:02 am CET

UK presses Team Trump to make trade deal real

Britain’s Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds will meet with his U.S. counterpart Jamieson Greer next week amid confusion from businesses about when relief is coming.

May 29, 2025 11:28 am CET

Berlin drafts bill to tax digital platforms

“We consider a tax rate of 10 percent to be moderate and legitimate,” Germany’s culture minister said.

May 29, 2025 11:07 am CET

Europe should shrug off Trump’s tariff threats

Not all provocations require a reaction — and sometimes showing courage entails doing nothing.

May 29, 2025 4:00 am CET

What Europe can gain from Ukrainian arms exports

Opening up Ukraine’s defense industry would permit further cooperation with the EU, and allow the country’s economy to directly benefit from European rearmament.

May 28, 2025 4:01 am CET

UK seeking to negotiate down Trump’s 10 percent tariffs

The two sides are discussing non-tariff barriers as part of the talks.

May 27, 2025 4:30 pm CET

German SPD lawmakers urge halt to arms exports to Israel over Gaza war

Senior SPD lawmaker Ralf Stegner tells Stern magazine that the ‘humanitarian catastrophe … must not be prolonged with German weapons.”

May 26, 2025 1:03 pm CET
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Ukraine warns EU tariffs will hammer economy and dent faith in Brussels

Imminent withdrawal of wartime trade waivers threatens Ukraine’s economic footing and feeds Russian propaganda, top Ukrainian MP warns.

May 22, 2025 3:14 pm CET

UK accused of undermining WTO rules with US trade deal

The European Commission says it will be “very vigilant” to ensure the U.K. respects WTO rules in its trade relationship with the U.S.

May 22, 2025 4:40 am CET

In Trump’s war on clean energy, China (and everyone else) wins

It’s a shift from the U.S. president’s first term, and is driving a fresh wedge within his Republican Party.

May 22, 2025 4:31 am CET

German economy set for zero growth thanks largely to Trump, government advisers say

The stagnation is fueled by the U.S. president’s tariff war, says German Council of Economic Experts.

May 21, 2025 11:18 am CET

Brussels wants AI chips made in Europe, tech chief says

Europe is now heavily reliant on supply from U.S.-based manufacturers such as Nvidia.

May 20, 2025 3:17 pm CET

EU ministers seal fresh sanctions package against Russia

The package targets the Kremlin’s so-called shadow fleet.

May 20, 2025 1:48 pm CET

UK hits Russia with new sanctions as peace talks stall

Foreign Secretary David Lammy said the U.K. was acting to “restrict Putin’s war machine.”

May 20, 2025 1:33 pm CET

EU-UK defense pact saves the hard part for later

A further deal allowing U.K. companies to benefit from an EU plan to boost defense spending is still to be agreed.

May 19, 2025 8:52 pm CET

UK-EU deal unpacked: All the Brexit red tape set for a chop

The agreement could pave the way for smoother trade and travel between the U.K. and EU.

May 19, 2025 5:13 pm CET

European leaders want to turn screws on Putin after delayed Turkey talks 

Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy is heading to the Albania summit after Russia’s Vladimir Putin failed to show up for talks in Turkey.

May 16, 2025 4:00 am CET

Romania’s finances quake before historic vote

Economic malaise is helping nationalist presidential candidate George Simion.

May 15, 2025 11:28 pm CET

Greenland dangles rare earths partnership with EU as Trump looms

“We want to expand our cooperation on our critical minerals and energy,” Vivian Motzfeldt says.

May 15, 2025 6:41 pm CET
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