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Trump’s tariff deals send Europe to the back of the line

EU looks to ease the path for industrial champions to take on America

US still pushing to scrap UK’s tech tax

EU takes aim at US planes, autos in €100B counterstrike against Trump tariffs

Musk’s X blocks account of jailed ErdoÄŸan rival

Apple to appeal €500M digital fine over EU’s silence in compliance talks
France believes Trump’s movie tariffs will backfire
U.S. president’s tariff threat will be a hot topic at this month’s Cannes film festival.
Israeli spyware giant NSO Group ordered to pay nearly $170M to WhatsApp for hacking accounts
The ruling is a major win for privacy advocates and those pushing back against NSO Group’s controversial Pegasus software.
Breaking up Google: What US move means for EU investigation
Proposal from U.S. Department of Justice could embolden the Commission to wrap its ad tech probe.
Brussels eyes hitting €100B of US goods with tariffs
The European Commission is looking at imposing retaliatory tariffs should talks fail with the Trump administration.Â
Trump’s trade war threatens €549B of EU goods, Brussels warns
U.S. president’s existing and threatened tariffs would hit an estimated 97 percent of total EU exports to America.
EU countries soften push to stop Chinese tech buyouts
Capitals are set to weaken rules that would require them to scrutinize foreign investments in sensitive technologies such as semiconductors and artificial intelligence, a draft document shows.
EU sails past deadline to tame AI models amid vocal US opposition
The latest attempt to curb AI companies is ensnarled in an epic lobbying battle involving the Trump administration.
Trump’s movie tariff threat puzzles Europe
As U.S. productions flock overseas, Trump wants to target foreign moviemakers, opening a new front in the transatlantic trade war.
Von der Leyen, Macron knock Trump’s war on universities as ‘gigantic miscalculation’
The European Commission chief and the French president are trying to woo American researchers with a new program called “Choose Europe for Science.”
Europe needs to up its space game to fend off Musk, Russia and China
The continent needs to focus on cheaper satellites to stay in the space race, NATO’s Admiral Pierre Vandier tells POLITICO.
Why TikTok ruling sparks trouble for EU-China relations
The US has similar concerns over how Chinese authorities can access data from the popular app.
TikTok hit with €530M fine after illegally sending users’ data to China
Video-sharing app had for years claimed it did not store European personal data on servers in China.
France wants EU parcels levy to stem flood of cheap Chinese fast fashion imports
France fears U.S. President Donald Trump’s China tariffs will flood Europe with cheap goods via small parcels.
Elon Musk takes hit as Europeans ditch X in droves
The right-wing billionaire’s platform has recently lost about 10 percent of its European user base.
Microsoft would push back against Trump order to suspend European cloud operations
Company to change contracts amid concerns that services will get tangled in US-EU fight.
EU views break from US as ‘unrealistic’ amid global tech race
A draft strategy obtained by POLITICO points to the difficulty of unwinding years of American technological dominance.
Points for kills: How Ukraine is using video game incentives to slay more Russians
Ukraine has created a macabre points scheme based on video games to boost the effectiveness of its soldiers.
‘This is a hostile and political act’: White House slams Amazon amid tariff standoff
Amazon is reportedly considering listing how much tariffs are adding to the price of items.
Privacy officials’ travel to home countries sets off EU alarm bells
Privacy regulator’s secretary general traveled on the EU’s dime to Spain, his home country, far more often than to other countries.
Why did the lights go out in Spain and Portugal?Â
And what does it mean for Europe, its power grids and its electricity?
Europe has risky reliance on China for low-tech chips, auditors warn
Brussels is far from meeting its targets to reshore microchips manufacturing.
French researchers to Macron: Take care of us before wooing Americans
Plans to attract U.S. researchers to France were quickly criticized by members of the research community.
Merz announces first German Cabinet choices
Germany’s chancellor-in-waiting hands key ministries to CDU veterans and business figures, setting the tone for a more conservative, security-focused government.
EU governments consider appeasing Trump on global minimum tax
Capitals fear retaliation from the U.S. and are considering changing the rules to grant American companies an exemption from a crucial provision of the global tax deal.