Europe is on the brink of another financial crisis, German frontrunner Merz warns
It’s “definitely coming,” he tells POLITICO ahead of the Feb. 23 election.
It’s “definitely coming,” he tells POLITICO ahead of the Feb. 23 election.
British prime minister says force would need protections such as air cover that only US can provide Keir Starmer has urged Donald Trump to provide a US โbackstopโ to a European peacekeeping force in Ukraine, saying it is the only way to deter Russia fr…
Top European leaders could not find common ground on issues including sending peacekeepers in Ukraine.
Ukraine doesn’t have to accept whatever peace plan Russia and the United States present, Scholz added.
Labour MPs โ and opposition lawmakers too โ are asking for a parliamentary say on any British escalation.
Value of imports and exports is now about โฌ32bn, with chemical sector among those hit by Brexit red tapeTrade between Great Britain and Ireland dropped more than โฌ6bn in 2024 as post-Brexit frictions hit shipments across the Irish Sea.The value of impo…
Prime minister heads to Washington to meet with US president as European capitals fret over Ukraine’s future.
A European Commission draft sets out ways for governments to subsidize and boost clean-tech investments.
Only Spain and the Netherlands can export shellfish to the US, despite a White House document claiming the EU can export “all the shellfish it wants to America”.
Pausing hostilities, which U.S. President Trump has vowed to do, would free up Kremlin resources to threaten countries across the alliance, the report says.
End of โde minimisโ policy for Chinese goods also expected to hit bigger fashion retailers such as Asos and BoohooMany UK-based independent sellers on marketplaces such as eBay and Amazon could suffer a significant hit to US sales from planned changes …
Booming tomato imports from Morocco are making EU farmers turn red.
With Germany embroiled in political and economic difficulties, nuclear advocates see an opportunity to score points in Brussels.
Europeโs 47 largest banks have returned over 100 per cent since the start of 2022
After nearly three years of war in Ukraine, protests by Polish farmers are opening up social and political fractures in a once-unshakeable alliance.
The Commission president is pushing a sweeping, rapid and centralized agenda to โsimplifyโ EU rules โ and not everyone in Brussels is thrilled.
The French president’s anti-regulation push has thrown his environmental legacy into doubt and angered many in his own party.
For the first time in a decade, the number of unemployed is closing in on 3 million โ and there’s more to come.
As a result of the Russian threat, the Baltic state has decided to increase its military spending to 6% of its GDP by 2030.
At a time of intensifying great power competition, the EU has to choose between becoming a satrap of the U.S. or breaking free to steer its own course โ and it must decide quickly.
Also in todayโs newsletter, Japanโs $1.5bn bet on ultra-thin solar cells, and soaring gold becomes top โTrump tradeโ
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The Brits, French, and Germans all have their own ideas about how to defend the continent with Americaโs plans in flux.ย
The “main European countries” will discuss the continent’s security, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noรซl Barrot said.
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French Foreign Minister Jean-Noรซl Barrot said the “main European countries” would meet on Monday to discuss European security.
The frugal country’s defence minister told Euractiv he would “need to look at the details” of a proposal to loosen EU fiscal rules to allow more military spending.
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The U.S. vice president attacked Europe’s regulations governing American Big Tech giants and online speech.
Maroลก ล efฤoviฤ will travel to Washington on Monday in an attempt to ward off an impending trade war.
Demand for fuel has pushed gas prices up โ but peace in Ukraine could flood the market and change everythingA scramble to heat homes during a cold winter across Europe has sent gas prices soaring from where they were six months ago. This week, that ext…
It was not immediately clear which European leaders would be invited to the emergency meeting.
The election frontrunner said he would consider a “debate on resources” as Germany and Europe scramble to find more cash for defence.
The European Commission is trying to head off a transatlantic trade conflict.
The chancellor, who is trailing in the polls ahead of the Feb. 23 snap election, expressed confidence that Germany will have a parliamentary majority to loosen the debt brake.
“The U.S. is rightly asking for a rebalancing of that,” said Rutte. “It’s totally logical.”
In this edition, we hear how Putin is waging a shadow war to destabilise the West and attack our way of life, and discuss plans for investment into AI.
What we see before us now is a dysfunctional and paralyzed colossus. And itโs time to reevaluate this institution, which is no longer fit for purpose.
Ulla Neergaard, Professor of EU Law, University of Copenhagen
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Neergaardโs forthcoming work, โโEurarcticโ: Colonialism and EU-Greenland…
The U.S. vice president’s admonition of Europeโs policies splits American lawmakers.
Former prime minister โ who has lobbied Donald Trump to back Ukraine โ says European nations should ‘man up and step up’ by increasing defense spending.
High internal barriers and regulatory hurdles are far more damaging for growth than anything America might impose
With electricity set to play an ever more central role in Europeโs energy system, the trade association Eurelectric has called on Brussels to urgently update a security of supply strategy that dates back to 2014.
But strong opposition from ‘frugal’ countries makes the approval unlikely.
Tech giant hit by total claim worth โฌ3bn amid investigation over sale of goods from non-EU countries including China
Jet engine-maker warns that an increase in arms spending must benefit the regionโs supply chain
“Trade wars and punitive tariffs make no sense,” said von der Leyen, drawing applause from the audience in Munich.
As the likely next chancellor, Merz will need to lead the country toward a new model, not just say the old one has run its course.
Activation of โescape clauseโ will help countries โsubstantially increaseโ military spending, Ursula von der Leyen says
And despite having ample time to prepare for this moment, why do Europe and Britainโs leaders seem so surprised?In the wake of Donald Trumpโs decision to instigate his Ukraine โpeace planโ, itโs great to hear from US defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, th…
The EU Commission will propose to activate the escape clause for defence investments, Ursula von der Leyen announced in Munich. “This will allow Member states to substantially increase their defence expenditure,” she said.
European Commission president announces plan at Munich Security Conference.
Gabriele Tilmann says suspectโs online communications point to extremism but investigators have found no links to jihadist groupsGerman police and prosecutors have said the Afghan suspect in a car ramming in central Munich that injured at least 36 peop…
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has a “stark” message for European allies.
After the U.S. VP blasted โhand-wringing about safety,โ Britainโs safety institute gets a new look. References to AI creating โunequal outcomesโ are out.
Police say that at least 36 people, two critically, were injured after a car ploughed into a trade union demonstration.
Police say that at least 36 people, two critically, were injured after a car ploughed into a trade union demonstration.
Sources place Johannes Leijdekkers in west African country since at least December 2022One of Europeโs most-wanted drug lords has been living in Sierra Leone for at least two years, spending time at nightclubs and house parties, sources have told the G…
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The current business-as-usual approach to renewable deployment overlooks environmental, social, and institutional factors, causing permitting bottlenecks and project delays. A new toolkit by the Energy Community Secretariat and The Nature Conservancy a…
The line from Brussels appears to have hardened since its response to Trump’s steel and aluminium tariffs earlier this week.
Brussels has strengthened its trade defense arsenal since a skirmish in U.S. President Donald Trumpโs first term.
Europe needs a change of mindset on the economy and defense, Macron tells the Financial Times.
Relations between the US and Europe entered uncharted territory after a week of diplomatic shocks that saw the Trump administration cutting Kyiv and Brussels out of bilateral US-Russia talks to end the Ukraine war and setting a hard line on NATO defen…
Reforming special needs provision will not make huge savings but it offers lessons for trimming welfare spending
US president orders options to retaliate with tariffs against host of perceived trade barriers
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Henna Virkkunen says efforts to cut red tape are not prompted by US pressure
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Brussels has strengthened its trade toolkit since Donald Trumpโs first term. But it would need the broad support of EU countries to strike back hard.
Brazil, India, Japan, Canada and the EU at risk, White House officials warn
Pair meet in Oval Office, while US president says new tariffs may cause โshort-termโ price risesTrump threatens new tariffs on USโs trade partners in latest warningWhat are reciprocal tariffs and how will they affect US consumers?Donald Trump said he p…
“The EU’s been very nasty and… they haven’t treated us properly,” Trump told reporters on Thursday.
The president tasked top Cabinet officials to study the matter further before deciding on specifics.
There is a “mix of fear and denial,” according to one European official who spoke to POLITICO.
Nasser al-Khelaรฏfi is under formal investigation again, but Paris denies that has affected Doha’s plans in France.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer promised to be a โsteadfastโ backer of Ukraine. But Britain is cash-strapped and struggling to build links.
Berlin wants more robust military spending following a bombshell move by the Trump administration to negotiate a peace deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Two experts have told Euronews that Trump’s bellicose rhetoric towards America’s allies is playing to Russia’s advantage. Aiming to do deals on trade deficits and raw materials in exchange for continued military support is the best policy given the cir…
โI think the defining feature of the present situation [is] we don’t know what is going to come,” said one senior EU official.
It is a fallacy to believe there is a trade-off between regulation and innovation
Specialized investment in telecoms is needed to meet the EU ambitious political targets for connectivity currently at risk due to a sector grappling with an unsustainable mismatch between investment needs and returns.
Bjoern Seibert visited Washington ahead of high-level contacts between the Commission president and J.D. Vance.
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โBig brands can negotiate prices even two years in advance,โ said Grimonpon. โWe canโt do that – we donโt have the volume or the market power to secure better deals.โ
There is broad agreement to boost defense spending โ but the U.S. president’s call for 5 percent of GDP is too much for most European countries.
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The vice president faces a perennially difficult task as he attempts to take the MAGA mantle.
U.S. and Russian leaders spoke on the phone Wednesday about ending the war โ and agreed to start negotiations โimmediately.โ
The Defense secretaryโs comments at NATO headquarters signal the Trump administration will support stopping Russian efforts in Ukraine โ with caveats.
The head of Austriaโs chamber of commerce, leading conservative politician Wolfgang Hattmannsdorfer, has called on the EU executive to roll back a swathe of Green Deal regulations in its ongoing war on red tape, while the European insurance industry l…
NATO allies are currently negotiating an upward revision to the defence spending target, despite several countries failing to reach the current 2% of GDP threshold.
The US’s decision to to resume 25% tariffs on steel and aluminium imports will fuel inflation and create a ‘lose-lose scenario’, the EU trade commissioner, Maroลก ล efฤoviฤ, told the European parliament on Tuesday. He added that the EU ‘will be respondin…
Friedrich Merz has pledged to take a leading role in uniting the continent in its response to U.S. President Donald Trump.
โSolidarity taxโ to go up in move criticised as โirresponsibleโ by Air France, as Ryanair threatens to cut flights in countryThe cost of flights from France will rise next month when the government more than doubles its โsolidarity taxโ on tickets.The …