Victory for Trump as EU backs down on digital taxes in next budget
Shelving the plan could help EU persuade the U.S. to give it a more favorable trade deal and comes just two months after the Commission suggested it.
Carbon Border Tax
Why a little greenwashing law set off a political explosion in Brussels
Months of chipping away at EU green rules has caused some lawmakers to finally blow their tops.
Fears grow EU will cave on tech rules amid Trump pressure
French MEP Stรฉphanie Yon-Courtin slams any leeway as an ‘unacceptable capitulation’ to the U.S.
How to navigate Denmarkโs EU presidency policyย agenda like a pro
Denmark picks up the Council leadership baton at a moment of geopolitical volatility.
EUโs red tape revenge comes for gas leakage rules
There are fears that new methane emission rules might disadvantage EU firms importing U.S. fuel โ just as Europe seeks to buy more of it.
What we do (and donโt) 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.
UK and India wrap up latest trade talks without a deal
Indiaโs top trade negotiator had returned to the U.K. on Friday for unscheduled negotiations in an attempt to conclude the talks.
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.
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 Leyenโs European Commission is on a mission to do trade deals with everyone else.ย
France likens EU plans to save its industry to paltry โhomeopathic remediesโ
Paris doesn’t think the Clean Industrial Deal is ambitious enough.
Brussels confirms dramatic U-turn on corporate green rules
4 of 5 companies would be exempt from EU corporate sustainability reporting as part of Brussels’ anti-red tape drive.
Big EU countries push expanded carbon border tax to help repay Covid debt
France, Italy and Poland support the move, but others fear it might prompt Donald Trump to retaliate in anger.
Brussels plans sweeping cuts to EUโs green rules, leaked bill reveals
Many businesses would be exempt from complying with sustainability reporting under the hotly anticipated omnibus proposal.
EU pushes โBuy Europeanโ quotas in major plan to revive industry
A draft of the Clean Industrial Deal obtained by POLITICO reveals EU plans to drive climate-friendly manufacturing.
Inside the divided coalition coming for the Green Deal
Intentionally or not, concerned businesses, the ascendant far right and traditional conservatives are coming together to rewrite green rules.
The EUโs ticking debt bomb โ and why it matters for its next budget
Repayment of the EU’s โฌ300 billion joint borrowing hangs like a cloud over the European Commission’s budget brainstorm.
The menace of deindustrialization in the EU โ and what we can do about it
Policymaking is not accountancy: in the medium and long term, the EU will be better off keeping factories within its borders.
Brussels to exempt most EU companies from carbon border tax
Over 80% to be exempted by reforms aimed at cutting red tape and boosting productivity
Whereโs the Competitiveness Compass pointing?
The European Commission’s policy plans point to growth even as it tries to hold on to ambitious climate goals.
EUโs new economic vision is speaking to Green Deal critics
A draft document shows Brussels putting deregulation before decarbonization.
Olaf Scholzโs business pitch to Brussels sparks election mudslinging
German Chancellor appeals to the EU executive to slash regulation and support industry with subsidies โ only to be accused by his conservative opponents of stealing their policies.
EUโs climate chief warns of โgeopolitical winterโ
Wopke Hoekstra vows to keep EU climate targets despite Trump and populist pushback, but admits Europe canโt go it alone.
Hereโs whatโs new in the EU-Mercosur trade deal
POLITICO brings you the new elements of Europeโs trade deal with South America struck last week.
5 things to know about climate chief Wopke Hoekstraโs hearing
The Dutch politician defended green legislation but remained vague on future plans.ย
Weber crows as von der Leyen walks back EU deforestation drive
Ban on products from logged forests is delayed, raising green fears.
Meet the worldโs toughest trade negotiator. Itโs not Donald Trump.
Piyush Goyalโs showmanship and negotiating savvy have made him a weapon for India as it takes up its mantle as a global superpower. But is his aggressive approach at risk of backfiring?
The European Green Deal must go global
Managing emerging international tensions will require much stronger green diplomacy, as well as a more strategic and coherent approach to the blocโs green partnerships.
Former Poland PM: โWeโre living under the illusion of environmentalismโ
We arenโt reducing global emissions, just depriving ourselves of jobs, profits, raw material sovereignty and, therefore, security.
EUโs carbon border tax plans trigger alarm in India
Fast-growing heavy industry fears big hit from Brusselsโ plans to put levies on emission-intensive imports
MEPs to watch in the next EU Parliament (if they get elected)
POLITICOโs guide to key European lawmakers to pay attention to in the run-up to EU election June 6-9.
EUโs pretending to be an honest trade cop
The bloc is overregulating โ and itโs overreaching.
[Opinion] Blackmailing the Global South on EU carbon border tax won’t work
According to the European Commission, CBAM is supposed to prevent “carbon leakage”. In other words, it seeks to prevent European industries relocating to jurisdictions with less stringent environmental policies, while also incentivising carbon pricing …
India and South Africa lead WTO backlash on EU carbon tax
India and South Africa are set to formally protest against the European Union’s new carbon border tax at the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) ministerial conference later this month.
The EUโs carbon border tax and the fragmentation of global trade
A levy on imports of carbon-intensive materials such as steel may help limit emissions, but producers warn it could radically alter trade flows
Brazilโs anger over EU carbon tax infiltrates COP28
A green trade row is spilling into the COP talks in Dubai, and Brazil has China’s support.
How to watch the climate summit like an expert
Interested in the 200-nation effort to save the planet? Get used to squabbles about money and โphasing outโ versus โphasing downโ fossil fuels.
[Analysis] How will the EU’s carbon border tax affect Africa?
Ahead of the COP28 Summit, African leaders challenge CBAM, the EU carbon border tax, which comes into effect in early 2024.
Government scandals reinvigorate opposition ahead of Polish elections
Also in this newsletter: Why the US has decided not to block the EUโs carbon border tax
EU climate chiefs back radical new 90 percent emissions target
Two new climate commissioners pledged to ‘defend’ the goal of 90 percent emission cuts by 2040 this week.
Europe takes climate fight global as carbon border tax goes live
The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism enters a trial phase on Sunday.
Non-European companies need not fear the EUโs new carbon border tax
The measure aims to promote green technologies worldwide
Business braced for red tape from EU carbon border tax
Fears of unpredictable costs and bottlenecks when โadjustment mechanismโ enters trial phase on October 1
Von der Leyen pitches carbon pricing as key climate tool for Africa
It’s ‘one of the most effective tools in our hands,’ says Commission chief.
EU plans to fine importers if they fail to report emissions
Trial phase of worldโs first carbon border tax will feature penalties of up to โฌ50 a tonne
No thanks, Joe: Britain wonโt copy Bidenโs IRA spending splurge
UK to focus on existing strategies in response to Biden “protectionism.โ