Manufacturing

Seven reality checks on Britain’s sunshine spending review
Rachel Reeves, Britain’s finance minister, laid out four years of government spending with a smile. Will it last?

Macron to visit Greenland amid Trump’s continued threats

Das Update zum Israel-Streit in der Union

Trump says he will double steel tariff to 50 percent

UK presses Team Trump to make trade deal real

Trump turns the screws on big companies amid tariff fight
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.
Europe’s pharmaceutical industry is at a crossroads
As discussions on the General Pharmaceutical Legislation come to a head, Europe faces two choices: becoming a leader in innovative research, development and manufacturing, or losing its global standing.
Can defense become Europe’s economic growth machine?
If the continent plays its cards right, the necessity of defense could turn out to be the mother of invention.
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.
Starmer urged to back EU mobility as Brexit summit looms
“I think it would be a mistake to rule out anything,” Trades Union Congress chief Paul Nowak tells POLITICO ahead of UK-hosted ‘reset’ summit.
Trump’s tariff deals send Europe to the back of the line
Trump calls the European Union “nastier” than China. The EU is taking a deep breath.
UK orders its top diplomats to sell Brand Britain
Foreign Secretary David Lammy wants senior diplomats fanning out across the country to get ideas on being a global “salesforce for the U.K. economy.”
How the Fuels Sector Supports Aviation’s Green Goals
Europe’s refiners are already delivering the sustainable aviation fuels needed to meet EU climate goals, and we are ready to do more. What we need now is collaboration over confrontation.
Why the EU pellet loss compromise is smart policymaking
Proposed plastics policy demonstrates a pragmatic, measured approach. Risk-based policy measures can deliver regulation that works in the real world, providing environmental protection without hindering industrial competitiveness.
Merz is weakened from Day 1. Europe will pay the price.
The EU’s center looks flaky, with France a mess and Germany’s Friedrich Merz having to battle to be confirmed as chancellor.
What we do (and don’t) know about the UK-India trade deal
From tariffs to visas and services, we talk through the key concessions in the long-awaited agreement, as well as the big unanswered questions.
EU countries soften push to stop Chinese tech buyouts
Capitals are set to weaken rules that would require them to scrutinize foreign investments in sensitive technologies such as semiconductors and artificial intelligence, a draft document shows.
UK is ‘compliant servant of communist China,’ Trump’s trade adviser says
“If the Chinese vampire can’t suck the American blood, it’s going to suck the U.K. blood and the EU blood,” Peter Navarro tells the Telegraph.
Eurozone inflation stuck at 2.2 percent in April
The numbers are unlikely to cause any dramatic change in thinking at the European Central Bank.
US and Ukraine sign agreement creating investment fund
Kyiv and Washington have signed a deal to develop mineral resources after months of negotiations.
Trump-Ukraine minerals deal hits yet another late snag
U.S. president has previously described such a pact as reimbursement for billions in American aid sent to help Kyiv against Russia’s full-scale invasion.
Europe has risky reliance on China for low-tech chips, auditors warn
Brussels is far from meeting its targets to reshore microchips manufacturing.
Power cut leaves card users in the lurch in Spain, Portugal
Despite the dash for cash, Spain’s core settlement infrastructure continues to operate normally, says the Bank of Spain.
Berlin gears up for Trump era as Merz picks new foreign minister
Berlin’s new foreign ministry leadership signals tougher stance toward China and Russia.
India blinks on visas to pave way for UK trade deal
The new rules will lead to around 100 new visas for Indian workers each year, a U.K. official told POLITICO.
Why US and China economic own goals give Europe an unlikely chance of glory
Washington and Beijing are trading tariff blows. The EU could come out on top ― if it can rise to the challenge.
Trump’s efforts to split Europe and China on clean energy fall flat
The U.S. argument against the green transition felt “quiet and out of place,” said one official.
Trump talks tariffs. The EU talks free trade with the rest of the world.
With the United States throwing up the highest trade barriers in a century, Ursula von der Leyen’s European Commission is on a mission to do trade deals with everyone else.
Ed Miliband buys off his critics on Chinese forced labor … for now
The U.K. energy secretary has U-turned on government rules for buying solar supplies — but politicians and human rights campaigners want him to go further.