Merz, Macron vow quick work on EU priorities ahead of potential Le Pen presidency – POLITICO
“The implementation plan has to move as quickly as possible and as vigorously as possible,” Macron said. “This…
Five EU countries call for tougher trade weapons to tackle China – POLITICO
While the document didn’t explicitly name China, it implicitly refered to Beijing by stressing that “some of the…
US ambassador: EU must honor its trade deal with Trump – POLITICO
Adding insult to injury, instead of approving the deal as negotiated, the European Parliament is now trying to…
Top EU diplomatic official to leave Brussels – POLITICO
The Spanish official, who has worked in the EEAS since 2010, took over as secretary general in February…
EU trade chief to meet with Trump’s top trade official as tensions spike – POLITICO
Should Trump make good on his pledge, the car tariffs would mostly affect Germany’s struggling car industry — and…
EU-Mercosur deal takes effect — but the fight over it goes on – POLITICO
What’s changing? The agreement will gradually eliminate duties on more than 90 percent of EU exports, including on…
EU effort to push back on China fractures – POLITICO
A POLITICO European Pulse survey of six major EU countries found that 29 percent of those surveyed saw…
Rival teams of vote observers spell trouble in Hungarian election – POLITICO
But Parry expressed concerns that the controversy regarding Boyarsakaya’s role in the OSCE could undermine the work done…
Europe’s coming energy crunch – POLITICO
“Markets are now grappling with a scenario long discussed in theory but rarely thought of as a legitimate…
UK to raise steel tariffs to 50 percent in new sector strategy this week – POLITICO
British officials have told both U.K. steel producers and downstream importers, who use steel in everything from construction…
EU to respond ‘firmly and proportionately’ to any breach of US trade deal – POLITICO
BRUSSELS — The EU will respond “firmly and proportionately” to any breach of its trade deal with the…
Merz calls for rebalancing of Germany’s ‘unhealthy’ trade ties with China – POLITICO
In advance of Merz’s trip, some German business leaders called on the chancellor to take a harder line…