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The government’s rivals are circling after tax hikes burned the bridges that Rachel Reeves had painstakingly built before the election.

The economy ministry is mulling leveraging the country’s Public Investment Bank to finance the industry, several officials told POLITICO. 

Octopus Energy boss Greg Jackson says he knows how to bring down bills. Others claim his ideas will starve the U.K. of green investment.

As red tape and higher costs hammer British designers, France is ready to pounce.

The new rules mean clothing companies and manufacturers will have to pay a fee to cover the costs of collection and treatment of textile waste. 

After nearly three years of war in Ukraine, protests by Polish farmers are opening up social and political fractures in a once-unshakeable alliance.

President Donald Trump is expected to sign a reciprocal tariff executive order Thursday.

The European Commission plans more customs checks and fees to stem flood of low-value parcels from China.

Slovakia’s right-wing government is spearheading a push to strengthen EU rules on unfair trading practices, saying the current reforms don’t go far enough.

Traders warn that dozens of vehicles and their drivers have been held for up to 24 hours after a UK import ban, costing importers more than £1 million.

Plenty of Western retail and tobacco companies stayed in Russia after its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Expect a rerun of the same old fights — from green rules to defense spending.

5 totally not tongue-in-cheek reasons to be optimistic about the year ahead.

Spencer Livermore took the industry’s temperature on dividing the Financial Conduct Authority.

Călin Georgescu tells POLITICO that foreign investors are too prevalent in key utility sectors thanks to a wave of unjustified privatizations.

Banana exporters from Ecuador describe a recent Lidl offer as the “straw that broke the camel’s back.”

Analysts see a 25 basis point cut as the most likely result tomorrow, but political uncertainty clouds the outlook going forward.

A British tea room in the swing state of Georgia plays host to some unlikely political views.

A top Trump adviser opens up about the effort to court a different set of voters.

A spiked editorial puts the owner’s conflicts in a sharp light. And the uproars are only going to keep coming.

Magnus Brunner was one of the favorites to be economy commissioner. He’ll be dealing with borders instead.

Tens of thousands of Boeing workers went on strike last week, with other strikes looming — including one that could spell economic disaster for the country, and for Kamala Harris’ campaign.

Two advisers to the British Labour Party pushed Kamala Harris allies to focus squarely on immigration and the cost of living.

Two advisers to the British Labour Party pushed Kamala Harris allies to focus squarely on immigration and the cost of living.