Transatlantic relations
Macron to visit Greenland amid Trump’s continued threats
Trump has repeatedly talked about acquiring Greenland for its mineral reserves and strategic position in the Arctic.
EU’s zero-for-zero tariff bid stalls amid US pushback
Germany’s Merz confident after emerging unharmed from Trump ‘show’
Merz has ‘no doubt’ US is committed to NATO after Trump meeting
Neue Bromance Merz und Trump
NATO allies cannot rely on America for their defense, warns US defense chief
EU prepared to counter new Trump tariffs
EU’s Kallas welcomes Trump’s ‘tough love’ on arms spending
“It’s love nonetheless, so it’s better than no love,” EU’s chief diplomat says at a defense forum in Singapore.
A big, beautiful EU trade deal with Trump? Dream on!
European politicians have no appetite to give the White House big concessions and revisit the inflammatory topics that dominated the TTIP talks a decade ago.
Trump claims victory over EU in 50 percent tariff standoff
Donald Trump threatened the EU with a 50 percent tariff last week, on the grounds that talks between the two sides were “going nowhere.”
Das Update zum Merz-Auftritt bei der Republica
Auf der wichtigsten Digitalkonferenz Europas spricht der Kanzler über Krieg und Krisen. Dabei findet er klare Worte zum Vorgehen Israels im Gazastreifen, gibt Einblicke in seine bisherigen …
German finance chief urges ‘serious’ EU-US talks after Trump tariff threat
“The U.S. tariffs endanger the American economy at least as much as the German and European economies,” Germany’s Lars Klingbeil tells Bild.
Arnault rejects Macron’s call to freeze investment in US
LVMH boss says the government should not “meddle” in his business decisions.
Wie Merz in Litauen zum Bundeswehr-Kanzler wird
Der Kanzler wird zusammen mit Boris Pistorius heute die Litauen-Brigade besuchen. In seiner Regierungserklärung hat Merz versprochen, er wolle die Bundeswehr zur konventionell stärksten Armee Europas machen. …
Das Update vor dem Telefonat von Trump und Putin
Die Welt wartet auf das Gespräch zwischen Donald Trump und Wladimir Putin an diesem Nachmittag. Gordon Repinski spricht mit Hans von der Burchard. Er war für POLITICO …
Vance hopeful for US-EU ‘long-term trade advantages’
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni brings together U.S. vice president and European Commission chief at meeting in Rome.
Will the first American pope stand up to Trump?
Support in the papal conclave coalesced around a leader who may challenge the U.S. president’s agenda, particularly around migration.
Von der Leyen: I won’t meet Trump in US until we can have ‘concrete’ trade talks
“If I go to the White House, I want to have a package we can discuss,” the European Commission president said.
Friedrich Merz und der erste Tag als Kanzler
Jetzt beginnt die Arbeit für den neuen Regierungschef, aber auch für die Ministerinnen und Minister und Staatssekretäre. Rasmus Buchsteiner gibt den Überblick, welche Rädchen jetzt ineinander greifen …
UK is ‘compliant servant of communist China,’ Trump’s trade adviser says
“If the Chinese vampire can’t suck the American blood, it’s going to suck the U.K. blood and the EU blood,” Peter Navarro tells the Telegraph.
Romania taken off US visa-free travel list
Romania’s foreign ministry said the decision was political.
Trump team clashes with Berlin over AfD designation as right-wing extremist
The heavy criticism from top American officials comes days before a new coalition government is set to take power in Berlin.
Serbia’s Vučić ends US trip early after falling ill
The Serbian leader had planned to meet several senior Republican Party officials and also hoped to see U.S. President Trump in Florida.
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.
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.
Von der Leyen, Trump to meet after brief chat at pope’s funeral
The two chatted on the margins of the memorial for Pope Francis in Rome on Saturday.
Wagenknecht gegen Wolf: Das BSW vor der Spaltung
– BSW vor Kampfabstimmung: Wie beim Landesparteitag in Thüringen der offene Bruch droht und damit ein Schaden für das Wagenknecht-Bündnis bundesweit. – Im 200-Sekunden-Interview dazu: Katja Wolf, …
US’s Vance pays flash visit to Pope Francis
Brief Easter Sunday meeting follows recent spat over migration between the Trump administration and the Holy See.