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The transatlantic trade war is increasing pressure on France to back a trade deal with South America’s Mercosur bloc, but Paris isn’t ready to give in just yet.

With the United States throwing up the highest trade barriers in a century, Ursula von der Leyen’s European Commission is on a mission to do trade deals with everyone else. 

In the weeks before his death, Francis repeated a decade-old plea for a break from both Trumpian greed and the left’s economic rationalism.

Paris and Berlin have been at loggerheads for years, but things are at last looking up.

Moscow has invited numerous world leaders to its annual military parade.

Separately, Zelenskyy would like to meet leaders from the so-called coalition of the willing.

Brussels suspended its countermeasures against the U.S. president’s steel and aluminum tariffs before they even took effect. Now the two sides have 90 days to do a deal.

Kyiv summons Chinese envoy to demand an explanation.

“This is a wake-up call on trade agreements,” French Trade Minister Laurent Saint-Martin tells POLITICO.

COP16 talks in Rome yielded agreement on funding nature restoration in poorer countries — but some details remain vague.

There are insuperable market, phytosanitary and political obstacles — and it could get worse.

Farmers should not be “an adjustment tool for purchasing power … nor an adjustment tool for trade agreements,” French president says.

Germany’s likely next chancellor wants to reboot ties with France, do a free-trade deal with Donald Trump and get tougher on China and Russia.

The president tasked top Cabinet officials to study the matter further before deciding on specifics.

President Donald Trump is expected to sign a reciprocal tariff executive order Thursday.

The tariffs build off ones the president imposed during his first term.

“Let’s be pragmatic, we are a small country in a complicated world, we need trade partners,” foreign minister tells POLITICO. 

Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a directive Friday to rejoin a global anti-abortion pact.

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.

The X owner and Donald Trump pick will never, ever stop posting — governments be damned.

The love-in between Keir Starmer and Lula centers on climate and trade. Just don’t mention Ukraine.

A legal fight looms as EU and Mercosur countries don’t see eye to eye on a key clause of their fresh trade deal.

France hopes Italy can tip the scales against the EU-Mercosur trade deal. Giorgia Meloni may have other ideas.

The planned visit comes as the Labour government looks to renew relations with China.