Trade

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.

EU and China eye July 24-25 for summit

Trump to review US participation in AUKUS deal

Trump ‘likely’ to push back July tariff deadline, Bessent says

Trump’s latest trade ‘deal’ with China underscores key US disadvantage

Brexit pushes Gibraltar to open borders with EU for the first time

Trump touts trade ‘deal’ with China
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.
ECB’s Lagarde gently urges China to change its ways
Central bank president used a speech in Beijing to stress China and the U.S. must share the burden of closing the massive trade gap threatening the global economy.
Puzder gets a softer treatment in second Senate confirmation process
Various misconduct allegations against the former fast food executive sank his bid to be Labor secretary in the first Trump administration.
EU puts Monaco on money laundering blacklist
Venezuela was also added, while the UAE and Gibraltar were removed. Russia was again left off.
EU announces punishing sanctions targeting Russian energy and banks
“Our message is clear: This war must end,” Ursula von der Leyen says.
European Commission to unveil new Russia sanctions on energy, banks
The measures are designed to target the Nord Stream pipelines and drain the Kremlin’s war chest.
US-China trade war sideswipes Europe’s carmakers
Beijing’s block on rare earth magnets means “supply chains are running empty,” a German auto supplier complains.
Macron: Greenland is not up for grabs (nor is Antarctica)
The French president heads to the Arctic island on Sunday.
Slovakia will block EU sanctions on Russia that hurt Bratislava’s interests, Fico says
“I am interested in being a constructive player in the European Union, but not at the expense of the Slovak Republic,” Prime Minister Fico said.
Top trade negotiators from US and China set to meet Monday
President Donald Trump announced the meeting in a social media post on Friday.
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.
Germany’s Merz confident after emerging unharmed from Trump ‘show’
Chancellor Merz was largely praised for his handling of the US president, but returned with few concrete outcomes.
Lula calls on Macron to ‘open your heart’ on Mercosur
There’s bromance in the air, but tensions at the heart of the relationship between the two leaders.
ECB cuts again as it heads into an uncertain future
The central bank expects big spending programs at home to offset weaker demand for eurozone exports.
Europe’s dream to wean off US tech gets reality check
As the Trump administration plays hardball, a new EU strategy puts collaboration front and center.
EU looks to impose sanctions on Putin simultaneously with US, says von der Leyen
“We have discussed how we can implement European sanctions and American sanctions at the same time,” European Commission chief tells POLITICO.
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.
EU proposes junking strict self-driving car rules in Trump trade talk gambit
The concession is the latest offering from the bloc and marks a dramatic policy shift to end the trade war kicked off by U.S. President Donald Trump.
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.
Von der Leyen welcomes US senators’ bid to pile sanctions pressure on Putin
European Commission chief meets key Republican foreign policy hawk Lindsey Graham.
UK puts new Brexit checks on hold while it negotiates agri-food deal
Problematic checks on fresh produce effectively delayed indefinitely.
Tariff court battles won’t undermine White House’s leverage in trade talks, says US commerce secretary
“Rest assured, tariffs are not going away,” he said.
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.
EU prepared to counter new Trump tariffs
“If no mutually acceptable solution is reached, both existing and additional EU measures will automatically take effect on July 14 — or earlier, if circumstances require,” the European Commission said.