How Trump could make good on his tariff threats
Trump has threatened to raise tariffs on key trading partners like Canada and Mexico as soon as he enters office.
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Escalate to de-escalate: How the world will deal with Trumpโs trade offensive
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.
Russia releases 25 captive Ukrainians, including Mariupol defenders
Kyiv and Moscow have reportedly agreed to a systematic exchange of prisoners in 2025.
German chancellor hopeful under fire for controversial take on steel industryโs future
Trade union fears the โend of the steel industry in Germany.โ
The post German chancellor hopeful under fire for controversial take on steel industry’s future appeared first on Euractiv.
Trumpโs โ51st stateโ comments a distraction from tariffs, Canadaโs retaliation plans, Trudeau says
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says heโs ready to respond with tariffs on US products.
British Steel blunder forced Scunthorpe blast furnace closure
Shutdown last year blamed on wrong coal and is latest sign of difficulties at Chinese-owned operations
Jean-Marie Le Pen, father of the French far right, is dead at 96
Ultranationalist and anti-immigrant views made him a pariah in 1980s France.
Franceโs man in Brussels touts a strategy to save Europeโs embattled industry
The European Commission’s industry chief is lining up help for energy-hungry industries, aiming to stoke demand for them via public procurement.
Musk or no Musk, Farage has a plan to capture Britain
The Reform UK leader has broken with Musk over a far-right activist. But it’s his plan to win big that’ll keep Keir Starmer up at night.
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.
Biden blocks US Steel sale to Japanese competitor
The president has long opposed the sale to Japanโs Nippon Steel.
Jeff Koons on why he has drawn a red line on AI in art: โI donโt want to be lazyโ
Worldโs most expensive artist, who is exhibiting at the Alhambra in Granada, sees his work as embedded in biology His hands-off approach to the production of his famous balloon dogs and stainless steel rabbits has been criticised in the past but Jeff K…
Ukraine war briefing: US grants $6bn in aid to Ukraine before Trump inauguration
Aid package includes weapons and economic assistance to pay for critical government services; Ukraine foreign minister visits Syria. What we know on day 1,042The US has unveiled almost $6bn in military and budget aid for Ukraine, as the Biden administr…
Toxic slime and gassy trees: 3 ways Christmas is busting the planet
Curious about how this fiesta of consumerism is impacting the environment? We have the festive details. Humbug!
Trump ramps up EU trade war threat unless bloc buys American oil and gas
If the EU doesn’t cough up, “it is TARIFFS all the way!!!” U.S. president-elect roars.
Europeโs economic apocalypse
Stagnation, flagging competitiveness, Donald Trump โ the continent is facing “an existential challenge.”
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.
Sabine Weyand
Doer No. 9 โ Germany
Pressure mounts on new Commission to set up emergency EU steel summit
German S&D MEP Geier described the crisis of the industry as “10 minutes past midnight”.
The post Pressure mounts on new Commission to set up emergency EU steel summit appeared first on Euractiv.
Europe in the line of fire as Trump threatens trade war with China
Trumpโs punitive tariffs would put Brussels under pressure to cut a defensive deal to fend off a glut of Chinese exports.
Europe must make a choice on the steel industry
There is considerable investment into the green transition waiting to be activated, once policy clarity is achieved
ArcelorMittal green steel backtrack raises fears for industrial transition
ArcelorMittal green steel backtrack raises fears for industrial transition
Security guarantees vital if Ukraine is to rebuild economy, says steel CEO
Metinvest boss says there is a high degree of uncertainty over Trumpโs plan to negotiate with RussiaBusiness live โ latest updatesRussia-Ukraine war โ latest news updatesSecurity guarantees will be key to Ukraine healing its shattered economy if Donald…
Steelmakers urge EU to introduce mandatory โgreenโ steel quotas for carmakers
Make green steel mandatory for cars produced for sale in Europe, argues a coalition of steelmakers, hydrogen producers and the think-tank T&E.
Itโs not like EU-US relations can get any worse under Trump, says former Commission chief Juncker
The former European Commission chief is skeptical about the transatlantic relationship’s immediate future.
5 things to know about EU industry chief Stรฉphane Sรฉjournรฉโs hearing
Sรฉjournรฉ will have a busy first few months as VP for industrial policy if his promises in the hearing are anything to go by. Plus, POLITICO unravels the secrets of the mystery bag.
UK holds talks with Chinaโs Jingye to avert closure of British Steel plants
Support package drawn from ยฃ2.5bn war chest being prepared to try and keep Scunthorpe site open
Global manufacturers brace for Trumpโs tariffs
Executives in cars, aerospace and steel sectors expect supply chain upheaval
EU car and steel industries call to avoid Trump’s tariffs
EU car and steel industries call to avoid Trump’s tariffs
Who might make up Trumpโs Cabinet
Donald Trump didnโt engage in formal conversations about a potential Cabinet in the run-up to his election. But that didnโt stop him from spitballing potential contenders during his frequent plane rides to campaign events, or when he is impressed by one of his allies on television. โHe would be great at this,โ or โShe would [โฆ]
Trumpโs in. Hereโs what it means for Europe.
From energy and trade to finance and defense, hereโs how Donald Trumpโs second presidency will impact EU policy.
Britain braces for a Trump tariff war
The Republicanโs protectionist trade posture would hit enemies and allies alike. U.K. officials are preparing for every outcome.
Muskโs Tesla backs California electric-car rules opposed by Trump
As Republicans claim Californiaโs program will raise gas prices, the man who is single-handedly going to the mat for the biggest Republican in America is arguing the policy is good for his car company.
The worldโs most feminist city: how Umeรฅ in Sweden became an idyll for women
From snow-clearing to bus stops, civic furniture to football teams, women and men are considered and treated equally in this small city in Scandinavia โ with the aim of making life happier for everyoneThe big red puma is the focal point of Umeรฅ. The wo…
โBitter medicineโ: Why some EU officials quietly yearn for Trump
Europeans may not like Donald Trump, but officials from several countries said his reelection could spur change in the bloc โ namely on defense.
Christian leader sees Lebanonโs moment to defang Hezbollah
Civil war veteran Samir Geagea hopes the Shiite militia will be pressed into a position where it has no choice but to disarm.
EU-China staring match on EV duties will continue โ even after they take effect
China has been unwilling to acknowledge that it heavily subsidizes its industry.
Harmonising EU steel recycling infrastructure remains challenging, says industry report [Advocacy Lab Content]
When countries dispose of steel in landfills, it means they donโt have access to the proper infrastructure to recycle it, Steel for Packaging Europe President Luc Brantjes told Euractiv.
The man who bought a country
Georgiaโs richest man, Bidzina Ivanishvili is tilting his country toward Moscow ahead of an election on Oct. 26.
Who could be in Trumpโs next Cabinet? Here are leading contenders.
Former President Donald Trump, who is in the throes of a tight campaign, has not engaged in formal conversations about a potential Cabinet. But that hasnโt stopped him from spitballing potential contenders during his frequent plane rides to campaign events, or when he is impressed by one of his allies on television. โHe would be [โฆ]
This possible Trump adviser says electric cars, walkable cities and even talking about climate change are harmful
Former Ambassador Carla Sands focuses on energy issues at the America First Policy Institute, a Trump-aligned think tank.
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โHere in Zenica we are all sick, only some donโt know they are sick yet.โ Those were the words of an activist I met on my first trip to Bosnia in 2019.ย Two yearsย later, he died of lung cancer. That was when โ and largely why โ this project started. Zenica, a city of roughly 100,000 [โฆ]
Hereโs what Kamala Harris must do to seal the deal
The vice president can prevail in a tight race if she takes these tough steps to prove to skeptics that sheโs committed to bipartisan government.
Putting steel circularity at the heart of Europe [Advocacy Lab Content]
Europe needs to focus on the lifecycle of steel packaging, ideally leading to improved recycling rates. Steel for Packaging Europe wants to convince people not to throw their steel packaging away with their general waste, but to recycle it.
Steel packaging industry wants landfill tax increase, separate collections [Advocacy Lab Content]
Steel for Packaging Europe has outlined its industry priorities for the 2024-2029 term. The industry association aims to put circularity at the heart of Europeโs economy while promoting recycling rates for steel.
Tesla Cybertruck โtoo big and sharpโ for European roads, say campaigners
Questions raised about registration in Czech Republic of one of first models to reach continentTeslaโs Cybertruck is too big and sharp for European roads, transport campaigners have warned, as questions are raised about the registration of one of the f…
Hydrogenโs toxic secret worries a town in northern France
Green hydrogen is central to Europe’s energy transition, but it relies on potentially dangerous forever chemicals.
Trump moves past the assassination attempt. His supporters have too.
โYou cannot let it outweigh the things that we need to do for the country to get us back on track,โ said one supporter.
Trumpโs return to Butler marks a dramatically changed US race
โThereโs a message here, right? To come back to the scene,โ said one Republican.
โThere is a sense of safety hereโ: the artists keeping culture alive in Kharkiv
War has created a โnew era of collaborationโ among the Ukrainian cityโs creatives, with artists, poets and curators working togetherPeople living in the frontline Ukrainian city of Kharkiv have been close enough to death to look it in the eye โ and mak…
Italyโs largest lobby group to push for EU policy U-turn on CO2 emission trading system
Experts warn that recent and hefty investments risk becoming almost worthless because stringent ETS rules will swallow all the profits.
Weber crows as von der Leyen walks back EU deforestation drive
Ban on products from logged forests is delayed, raising green fears.
Signs of War review โ gripping testimony of harrowing march to conflict in Ukraine
Reports and pictures by photojournalist Pierre Crom provide a look back at how events escalated towards the Russian invasion Co-directed by photojournalist Pierre Crom and film-maker Juri Rechinsky, this gripping documentary revisits the harrowing even…
โAll must be beheadedโ: Revelations of atrocities at French energy giantโs African stronghold
Mozambican soldiers operating out of TotalEnergies’ natural gas plant abducted, raped and killed dozens of civilians.
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?
Trade policy: 20 people to meet at Labour conference
We break down the 20 figures inside and outside government shaping Labourโs trade policy.
Germanyโs rude economic awakeningย
After a spate of bad news involving giants like Volkswagen and Intel, the mood in Germany has turned gloomy.
EU Vision Paper โ our industry priorities for the EU term 2024-2029 [Promoted content]
A more circular, resource-efficient economy is a top EU policy priority.
Explore the EU Vision Paper for the European steel packaging industry, learn how we are turning this vision into reality, and discover our key priorities for the 2024-2029 term.
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.
Labor unrest threatens to upend Harrisโ economic pitch
Tens of thousands of Boeing workers went on strike last week, with other strikes looming โ including one that could spell economic disaster for the country, and for Kamala Harrisโ campaign.
Trumpโs golf habit has raised alarms about security for years
The open expanses of golf courses pose special security concerns for the Secret Service.
New California law will help Holocaust survivors recover art stolen by Nazis
The law, signed Monday by Gov. Gavin Newsom, aims to resolve a Jewish familyโs decades-long fight to recover a famous impressionist painting forcibly sold to Nazis during the Holocaust.
Vance and Walz to speak at gathering of CEOs this week
The two vice presidential nominees have previously bashed elite corporate interests.
UKโs Starmer heaps praise on โremarkableโ Meloni
Britainโs new center-left prime minister touts far-right Italian leader’s progress on irregular migration.
We donโt want your EVs, Brazil tells EU as trade talks hit crunch time
Attempt to fend off influx of Chinese electric vehicles puts chances of EU-Mercosur trade accord at the November G20 summit in doubt.
ย โWeโre the only plane in the sky:โ 9/11 on board Air Force One
Where was the president in the eight hours after the Sept. 11 attacks? The strange, harrowing journey of Air Force One, as told by the people who were on board.
Europeโs new normal: High energy bills, fading industry and one chance to fix it
German manufacturers are being strangled. The EU is feeling the pinch. Mario Draghi on Monday warned the EU may be staring at โslow agony.โ
โSalty and soft, like a pralineโ: will Belgiumโs national dish finally feature homegrown mussels?
Moules frites are a staple, but the majority of the shellfish eaten in the country are imported. Previous attempts to farm them have foundered โ but a bumper harvest this year suggests the โdelicateโ Belgian mussel is here to stayIt is harvest day at t…
Secretive Draghi is echoing Soviet Union restructuring
Like Gorbachev’s Perestroika, the report from the former ECB chief could herald a change of historic proportions. It’s far less innocuous than it sounds.
Fate of Eiffel Towerโs Olympic rings turns into political fightย
Proposal to leave iconic logo on Franceโs most famous monument sparks row.
Trump gegen Green Deal
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Car industry pours cold water on von der Leyenโs โlead marketsโ plans
Increasing demand for green steel through minimum quotas for carmakers is not the right way to decarbonise steel production, carmakers said, while environmentalists consider the car industry to be โuniquely placedโ to work as a lead market for green st…
How Europe should react to the US presidential elections
Regardless of the raceโs outcome, the blocโs interests donโt fully align with those of Washington, and itโs time to finally recognize this.
US-Wahlkampf geht in die heiรe Phase
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What Kamala Harris Should Learn From Richard Nixon
Try not to wreck the economy.
How Trump could make good on his universal tariff threat
The International Emergency Economic Powers Act gives the president sweeping authority to control economic transactions.
Steelmakers want von der Leyen to force public authorities, industry to buy green steel
EU steelmakers are pinning their hopes on Ursula von der Leyenโs plans to force public authorities and steel-using sectors to buy ‘clean’ as a key way to decarbonise European industries – an idea already endorsed by German politicians and seen by many …
Thyssenkrupp Steel executives quit amid tension over Kลetรญnskรฝ approach
Chief executive Bernhard Osburg, chair Sigmar Gabriel and five directors go in row with group head Lopez
โWe donโt want to sabotage herโ: Why green groups are going easy on Kamala Harris
Environmental groups that put Joe Bidenโs climate initiatives under a microscope arenโt giving the Democratic nomineeโs positions the same scrutiny.
German steelmaker ThyssenKrupp holding major restructuring talks
The firm’s supervisory board will discuss the independence of its steel division in the face of fierce competition from Asia and climate demands.
Northern Ireland gets police reinforcements from Scotland to combat anti-Muslim mobs
Emergency recall of Stormont denounces wave of racist attacks โ and rejects DUP bid to defend anti-immigrant protesters.
Your Tim Walz policy guide: Where he stands on abortion, unions, energy and more
The Minnesota governor may bring rural appeal but his policies reflect a progressive agenda.
Vitaly Klitschkoโs critics come out swinging over boxing champโs record as Kyiv mayor
Klitschko sees a political vendetta in complaints his administration failed to stop destruction of the city’s heritage and to improve infrastructure.
Trump vs. Bidenโs historic climate agenda
President Joe Biden may no longer be on the 2024 ballot โ but his legacy is. And former President Donald Trump would have multiple tools to thwart his ambitions on energy, infrastructure and climate change.
The best and worst dressed at the GOP convention
A sartorial survey of RNC wins and fails.
Harnessing the power of digital product identification
A triple win for sustainability, circularity and business
China accelerates green steel shift as EU levies loom, researchers say
SINGAPORE, July 11 (Reuters) – China approved no new coal-based steel projects in the first half of 2024, researchers said on Thursday, accelerating its shift towards green production as it prepares for the impact of a new carbon levy on exports to Eur…
Orbรกn: From dissident to Putinโs Hungarian boyar
The prime ministerโs self-proclaimed โpeace mission 3.0โ resembles Mussoliniโs generous offers to arbitrate peace negotiations between Hitler โ his partner in the Pact of Steel โ and Britain and France.
โGood IED !โ – The CJEU Grand Chamber โIlvaโ judgment : a Kirchberg view of conciliating environmental law and human rights
Jacques Bellezit, University of Strasbourg
(France)
Photo credit: mafe de baggis, via Wikimedia Commons
If one wants to trace back the history of European construction, it
would necessarily have to mention the European…
Labourโs top policy priorities
A deep dive into what Keir Starmer’s government will tackle in their first 100 days and then in their first year.
Strike called off at Tata Steelโs Port Talbot site after talks offer
Move by union Unite paves way for negotiations with Indian-owned company over future of UK operations
Port Talbot steel union suspends strike; French share prices jump after elections โ business live
Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as Unite suspends Tata Steel strike and Marine Le Penโs National Rally set to be largest party in FranceUK mortgage approvals dipped slightly in May, but were right in line with expect…
Union in talks with Tata Steel in push to avert early Port Talbot closure
Unite considers exempting some workers from strike action after discussions with Labour leadership
EU pushes back on IMF criticism of โinward-lookingโ industrial policies
A senior EU official pushed back on the IMF’s recommendation that countries should pursue policies that encourage the diffusion of new technologies, arguing that the EU must sometimes introduce โprotectingโ measures to ensure its own economic security….
Tata Steel threatens to shut Port Talbot blast furnaces early over strikes
Britainโs biggest steelmaker also challenges validity of Unite ballot on industrial action
Tata Steel threatens to shut Port Talbot blast furnaces early over strikes
Britainโs biggest steelmaker also challenges validity of Unite ballot on industrial action
China wants EU tariffs on EVs gone by July 4 as talks resume
(Adds background, quotes from analysts) By Joe Cash and Ryan Woo BEIJING, June 24 (Reuters) – Beijing wants the European Union to scrap its preliminary tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles by July 4, China’s state-controlled Global Times reported, afte…
Ukraine’s women replace men at work
To cope with its labor shortage, Ukrainian women have begun working in typically male-dominated fields, like in steel factories, supermarkets, and for public transport, to try and make up for the absence of their male employees on the frontlines.
Latin America is the victim of protectionist contagion
โSteel warsโ with China show how difficult it is to contain global tariffs