US President Donald Trump threatened Thursday to slap a 200 percent tariff on all wine and other alcoholic beverage imports from the European Union after the bloc responded to blanket US tariffs on steel and aluminium with its own retaliatory duties.
In Britain, “we’re not going to have a kneejerk reaction,” government official says.
The White House said it would not double tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum after Ontario agreed to pause new duties on electricity exports to the U.S.
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“Tension is a good thing. … It makes it much more exciting,” the U.S. president says.
Tariffs from any side could create a fresh Brexit headache for traders in the sensitive region.
Lutnick said he did not expect immediate tariff relief for China since it continues to subsidize fentanyl production that is killing Americans.
Trump imposed a flat 25 percent tariff on goods from Mexico and Canada, and increased duties on Chinese goods from 10 to 20 percent.
Canada and China have retaliated with tariffs on a wide range of US agricultural products worth billions of dollars.
The Commission’s response follows the US imposition of blanket 25% duties on Mexico and Canada and an additional 10% duty on China on Tuesday.
“This move risks disrupting global trade, harming key economic partners, and creating unnecessary uncertainty,” says EU executive, expressing solidarity with “close allies” Canada and Mexico.
The executive will put forward an amendment that calculates the target over three years, making it easier to reach.
Decision reinstating special counsel sets up executive power fight that Supreme Court is likely to resolve
Mateusz Morawiecki, who led Poland’s Law and Justice (PiS) government, was charged with “abuse of power and failure to perform official duties,” which could lead to up to three years in prison.
The European Union hit back on Thursday at accusations by President Donald Trump that the bloc was formed to “screw” the US, warning that it would retaliate if Washington levies 25 percent duties against the bloc. Since taking over the White House, Tr…
US president has threatened 25% duties on EU imports as well as levies on other major trading partners
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President Donald Trump indicated on Monday that he intends to go ahead with plans to impose a 25 percent tariff on all Canadian and Mexican goods beginning early next week. “The tariffs are going forward on time, on schedule,” Trump said at a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron, who is in Washington […]
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Federal employees received an email Saturday afternoon, and gave them a deadline of Monday night.
Many businesses would be exempt from complying with sustainability reporting under the hotly anticipated omnibus proposal.
The staff reps have been vocal about issues including poor mental health and alleged favoritism at the central bank.
The incoming chancellor will inherit a host of problems buffeting carmaking, including high energy and labor costs along with a looming trade war.
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Brussels has strengthened its trade defense arsenal since a skirmish in U.S. President Donald Trump’s first term.
Brussels has strengthened its trade toolkit since Donald Trump’s first term. But it would need the broad support of EU countries to strike back hard.
The president tasked top Cabinet officials to study the matter further before deciding on specifics.
British ministers are scrambling to avoid Trump’s tariffs.
Madrid wants governments to be jointly liable for borrowing huge amounts of money to boost the bloc’s coffers.
German automakers would face increased costs while already under pressure from heightened competition.
The tariffs build off ones the president imposed during his first term.
Announcements on steel and reciprocal tariffs contradict the U.S. president’s suggestion the U.K. could be spared from his trade war.
The duties would “heighten economic uncertainty and disrupt the efficiency and integration of global markets”, the Commission said.
The Fatherland Union of Brigitte Haas won over 38 percent of votes in the constitutional hereditary monarchy.
It represents another major effort to expand presidential authority.
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President Donald Trump shifts from his previous threat to impose an across-the-board tariff on all imports from across the world.
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European Commission also urges EU lawmakers to phase out exemption on customs duties for parcels under €150Parcels sent from China by online retailers such as Shein and Temu will face strict new customs controls as part of a crackdown by the European C…
“We’ll speak to him at the appropriate time. I’m in no rush,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.
Former party deputy chair Jack Lopresti said to be carrying out support work to help the country’s fight against RussiaA former Conservative MP ousted in the 2024 election has reportedly joined the International Legion in Ukraine in a non-combat role t…
Leaders are negotiating their response to the U.S. president’s tariff threats.
Investigation finds “series of serious and reprehensible omissions” in search and rescue duties.
The U.S. president sees tariffs not just as a way to reverse trade deficits, but also as a means of reducing domestic income tax. He may find neither are likely to work according to plan.
Sheinbaum says Mexico reached a series of agreements with Trump to strengthen border security.
Markets recover some losses after Trump agreed to delay new duties on Mexico goods, sparking hopes of a reprieveGlobal stock markets came under pressure after Donald Trump signed off on new US tariffs on China, Canada and Mexico, prompting fears of a t…
The tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods will be 25 percent.
Britain’s prime minister is seemingly always overseas, and some allies wish he’d delegate more of the diplomatic grind — just as his predecessor did.
Tariffs on Russian fertilizers aim to hit Moscow’s war machine. Europe’s growers are still angry.
A new tax system means higher prices for some of the U.K.’s favorite tipples.
The EU, the U.S. and Japan already teamed up in Trump’s first term to counter the competitive threat posed by China.
Incoming British ambassador to the U.S. says his comments were “ill-judged” and Trump has won “fresh respect.”
The European Union has clinched a string of pacts after the United States, its top trading partner, flipped into full protectionist mode.
Trump says he’ll slap tariffs on Colombia after it turned around US deportation flights
The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Thursday that French courts had violated a woman’s rights by citing her refusal to have sex as grounds for divorce. The landmark case condemned outdated notions of marital duties, sparking debates on consent…
The president likely hasn’t made up his mind on which tariffs to enact.
Tesla joins BYD, SAIC and Geely in suing the EU in Luxembourg.
The move by billionaire Mike Bloomberg comes in response to President Donald Trump’s move to pull funding for U.N. climate programs.
The White House trade adviser also urged Canada and Mexico to address Trump’s border concerns.
The incoming president is trying to deliver on a long list of Day One promises.
Trump has threatened to raise tariffs on key trading partners like Canada and Mexico as soon as he enters office.
Josip Dabro apologized for his actions which he called “the result of a moment of thoughtlessness.”
The Americas, China and Europe have developed playbooks to react to the aggressive tariffs that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is threatening. Retaliation is inevitable.
“How is this not a lobbying gig?” asks a Greens MEP.
Former adviser Steve Bannon called on the president-elect to issue an executive order to set up the agency during an event hosted by POLITICO Tuesday morning.
The proposed meeting signals to Washington, days before Trump’s inauguration, that Brussels wants to keep its options open toward Beijing.
Trump has said he wants to use active duty U.S. troops to quell protests and round up immigrants. Will the military comply?
The party says the failure to pay its electoral subsidies could land the finance minister in jail.
Russia depends more on the US than on the EU for fertiliser exports.
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