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There was no breakthrough on trade at the G7. Trump’s OK with that.

There was no breakthrough on trade at the G7. Trump’s OK with that.

The lack of movement has left foreign leaders and domestic businesses on edge with a little less than three weeks until Trump’s July 8 deadline for striking trade accords.

June 18, 2025 10:45 pm CET
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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

Travelers heading to London are being encouraged to load up on pork products at Brussels duty free despite U.K. foot-and-mouth rules.

June 12, 2025 5:25 pm CET

Brussels cooks up side deal to melt French Mercosur resistance

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

June 12, 2025 6:00 am CET

EU faces uphill battle to pass new Russia sanctions

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

June 11, 2025 12:12 pm CET

EU announces punishing sanctions targeting Russian energy and banks

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

June 10, 2025 4:32 pm CET

Trump promised Britain a trade deal. So where is it?

A month after the “historic” trade deal between the two sides was announced, duties remain in place with no clear timeline for when they’ll lift.

June 9, 2025 4:20 am CET

EU’s zero-for-zero tariff bid stalls amid US pushback 

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

June 6, 2025 6:57 pm CET

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
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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

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
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