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Banned snacks pulled from Eurostar departures area at Brussels Midi station

Banned snacks pulled from Eurostar departures area at Brussels Midi station

POLITICO reported this week that a duty free shop was still selling EU pork products that could land travelers with a £5,000 fine.

June 13, 2025 5:05 pm CET
UK Eurostar passengers risk £5K fines over banned snacks
Brussels cooks up side deal to melt Macron’s resistance to Mercosur
EU faces uphill battle to pass new Russia sanctions
EU announces punishing sanctions targeting Russian energy and banks
Trump promised Britain a trade deal. So where is it?
EU’s zero-for-zero tariff bid stalls amid US pushback 
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Poland is becoming Europe’s factory for ‘bath salts’ drugs, EU agency warns

In 2023, authorities dismantled 53 production sites across Europe, 40 of them in Poland.

June 5, 2025 11:59 am CET

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

Greenpeace returns stolen Macron wax statue — after one more protest

Activists left it at the Paris headquarters of energy giant EDF to protest France’s imports of Russian energy.

June 4, 2025 1:07 pm CET

Das Update zum Israel-Streit in der Union

Offener Dissens zwischen dem CSU-Landesgruppenchef Alexander Hoffmann und dem CDU-Außenpolitiker Johannes Wadephul. Wadephul bekommt deutlichen Widerspruch dafür, dass er deutsche Waffenexporte nach Israel überprüfen lassen will. Rasmus …

June 3, 2025 5:44 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

The game plan of Zelenskyy’s powerful chief of staff

Zelenskyy’s chief of staff is accused of being a ruthless political operator. What are his ambitions?

June 3, 2025 4:01 am CET

UK puts new Brexit checks on hold while it negotiates agri-food deal

Problematic checks on fresh produce effectively delayed indefinitely.

June 2, 2025 11:24 am CET

US imports plunge in early sign of Trump tariff impact

The numbers suggest that Trump’s policies are chipping away at the global trade deficit, which the president views as a key problem for the US economy.

May 31, 2025 11:22 am 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
Rules of Law

US Supreme Court might not step in and save Trump’s tariffs

The path forward for Trump will not get easier after a defeat at the U.S. Court of International Trade.

May 30, 2025 10:44 am CET

Federal court temporarily reinstates Trump’s tariffs on dozens of countries

The federal appeals court granted an ‘administrative stay’ of a Wednesday evening ruling striking down the tariffs.

May 29, 2025 10:43 pm CET

Britain is wide open to Russian undersea sabotage

Critical gas pipelines, power lines and data cables are the “soft belly of British security,” ministers have been warned.

May 29, 2025 8:00 pm CET
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Second federal court rules against Trump’s tariffs

A second federal court has ruled against President Donald Trump’s emergency tariffs on imports from around the world, dealing another blow to his trade agenda and efforts …

May 29, 2025 7:18 pm 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

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

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

Insect-based pet food, the latest byproduct of EU bureaucracy

Insect producers say EU rules are choking their industry and driving it into financial ruin — with the environment paying the price.

May 23, 2025 4:18 am CET

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

Commission exempts 38,000 companies from 8 EU laws

The EU executive is creating a new category of “small mid-cap” companies as it continues a deregulation push.

May 21, 2025 12:25 pm 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

EU downgrades growth estimates after US trade war

U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs hit prospects.

May 19, 2025 11:09 am CET

China puts anti-dumping duties on plastics from US, EU, Japan and Taiwan

The highest duties of 74.9 percent were levied on imports from the United States, while EU shipments face 34.5 percent duties.

May 18, 2025 10:46 am 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
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