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‘Donald is right’ and China is the problem, EU chief says

‘Donald is right’ and China is the problem, EU chief says

Beijing’s subsidies should be a reason to work together, not tariff each other, Ursula von der Leyen argues.

June 17, 2025 2:03 am CET
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Canada opens market to Britain under Pacific trade pact

Talks between Ottawa and London had snagged on clashes over hormone-fed beef.

June 15, 2025 9:42 pm CET

Starmer and Carney look to cut UK-Canada trade barriers

U.K. prime minister’s comments will fuel speculation that U.K. and Canada will restart trade talks that broke down in 2024.

June 14, 2025 11:31 pm CET

Forget the G7. Now it’s the G6 vs. Trump.

Western leaders want to jointly pressure Donald Trump to cease his economic war against them, so that they can (finally) cooperate on pressing issues like Russia.

June 13, 2025 6:00 am CET

Die Trump-Story

79 Jahre Donald Trump – und kein Zeichen von Mäßigung. In dieser Sonderfolge analysiert Gordon Repinski, wie der 47. US-Präsident in seiner zweiten Amtszeit systematisch demokratische Institutionen …

June 13, 2025 5:55 am CET

EU and China eye July 24-25 for summit

The meeting in China would mark 50 years of diplomatic relations, and comes amid rising global trade tensions.

June 12, 2025 12:13 pm CET

Brussels cooks up side deal to melt French Mercosur resistance

A last-minute push is on to add an ‘annex’ to the trade pact with South America to reassure France — and its farmers.

June 12, 2025 6:00 am CET

Trump ‘likely’ to push back July tariff deadline, Bessent says

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told lawmakers the administration is looking to “roll the date forward” to allow more time for trade negotiations with other countries.

June 11, 2025 10:30 pm CET

Trump’s latest trade ‘deal’ with China underscores key US disadvantage

After two days of talks in London, China and the U.S. announced the outlines of an agreement to honor a deal they agreed to last month in Geneva.

June 11, 2025 7:57 pm CET

Trump touts trade ‘deal’ with China

The agreement puts trade talks back on track and implements an accord reached in Geneva last month.

June 11, 2025 3:16 pm CET

EU faces uphill battle to pass new Russia sanctions

Brussels wants to cut the flow of cash to Moscow — but Hungary and Slovakia are poised to hold up the proposals.

June 11, 2025 12:12 pm CET

ECB’s Lagarde gently urges China to change its ways

Central bank president used a speech in Beijing to stress China and the U.S. must share the burden of closing the massive trade gap threatening the global economy.

June 11, 2025 5:15 am CET

EU announces punishing sanctions targeting Russian energy and banks

“Our message is clear: This war must end,” Ursula von der Leyen says.

June 10, 2025 4:32 pm CET
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European Commission to unveil new Russia sanctions on energy, banks

The measures are designed to target the Nord Stream pipelines and drain the Kremlin’s war chest.

June 10, 2025 12:10 pm CET

US-China trade war sideswipes Europe’s carmakers

Beijing’s block on rare earth magnets means “supply chains are running empty,” a German auto supplier complains.

June 10, 2025 4:30 am CET

Trump promised Britain a trade deal. So where is it?

A month after the “historic” trade deal between the two sides was announced, duties remain in place with no clear timeline for when they’ll lift.

June 9, 2025 4:20 am CET

US Senator Graham wants ‘bone crushing’ sanctions on Russia. It could backfire.

The proposed 500 percent tariffs on countries that buy Russian energy could cut the US off from major trade partners.

June 7, 2025 4:32 pm CET

Zelenskyy seeks Trump meeting at G7 in Canada

Ukrainian president hopes for another chat with Trump at G7 summit set for June 15-17, Zelenskyy’s Chief of Staff Andriy Yermak said.

June 7, 2025 12:12 pm CET

Top trade negotiators from US and China set to meet Monday

President Donald Trump announced the meeting in a social media post on Friday.

June 7, 2025 11:46 am CET

EU’s zero-for-zero tariff bid stalls amid US pushback 

A renewed offer to scrap tariffs on industrial goods “won’t fly” with Washington, says an official from one EU country.

June 6, 2025 6:57 pm CET

Germany’s Merz confident after emerging unharmed from Trump ‘show’

Chancellor Merz was largely praised for his handling of the US president, but returned with few concrete outcomes.

June 6, 2025 2:29 pm CET

The Trump-Musk bromance devolves into a chaotic public breakup

The president and the world’s richest man, once close friends, sparred with increasingly explosive insults and threats.

June 6, 2025 1:40 am CET

Lula calls on Macron to ‘open your heart’ on Mercosur

There’s bromance in the air, but tensions at the heart of the relationship between the two leaders.  

June 5, 2025 4:02 pm CET

EU looks to impose sanctions on Putin simultaneously with US, says von der Leyen

“We have discussed how we can implement European sanctions and American sanctions at the same time,” European Commission chief tells POLITICO.

June 4, 2025 4:52 pm CET
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