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Trump tariffs put Europe’s far-right leaders in a bind

MAGA’s biggest cheerleaders struggle to justify “Make America Wealthy Again” measures.

April 3, 2025 2:22 pm CET

Spain unveils €14B aid plan to counteract Trump tariffs

The country’s economy stands to suffer losses of up to €4.3 billion as a result of the levies this year.

April 3, 2025 1:43 pm CET

5 takeaways in the EU’s frothy wine package 

Brussels tries to help an aging sector in terminal decline.

March 28, 2025 9:11 pm CET

EU trade chief flies to Washington again in bid to defuse transatlantic trade fight

Maroš Šefčovič will be joined by Ursula von der Leyen’s top aide after Brussels delayed retaliation against Donald Trump’s steel and aluminium tariffs.

March 25, 2025 4:28 am CET
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Sao Thai

An exotic getaway hidden in a corner of the elegant Châtelain district.

March 6, 2025 3:10 pm CET

Trump wants Europe to buy more US farm goods. It can’t.

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

February 25, 2025 4:28 am CET

France still looking to block EU-Mercosur trade deal, Macron says

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

February 22, 2025 2:33 pm CET

The Mediterranean diet is a lie

Italy’s food is supposed to be the world’s healthiest. So why are so many of its kids obese?

February 3, 2025 4:38 am CET

As Brexit turns 5, Brits celebrate with more expensive booze

A new tax system means higher prices for some of the U.K.’s favorite tipples.

January 31, 2025 4:18 am CET

POLITICO London Playbook awards 2024

From minister of the year to WTF moment, Westminster’s essential newsletter picks the winners of 2024.

December 27, 2024 4:00 am CET
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Turkey’s grapes: A paradise lost

Seyit Karagözoğlu wasn’t there when inspectors came to visit his wine business, Paşaeli, in 2021. Besides running the business, Karagözoğlu spends his time driving through Anatolia, trying …

December 25, 2024 4:00 am CET

Locked and loaded? The EU weapons to fight Trump’s trade war.

Will it be Harleys again? Or is the EU going to hit back at more products when Donald Trump makes good on his tariff threats?

November 18, 2024 1:37 pm CET
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Europe’s farmers should calm down about Mercosur

The EU’s trade deal with South America is small potatoes for agriculture.

November 17, 2024 5:19 pm CET

Britain hugs oil giant BP while preaching climate action

BP is a global force in fossil fuel drilling — and a major player with COP29 summit host Azerbaijan.

November 11, 2024 4:10 am CET

17 wild facts about Kemi Badenoch’s new Tory team

From spilling wine on Queen Elizabeth’s carpets to branding colleagues “lazy,” the new Conservative leader has an eclectic shadow Cabinet.

November 5, 2024 5:37 pm CET

Nigel Farage: I’ll help UK Labour talk to Trump if he wins

Brexiteer says he will ‘do all that I can’ to make sure Britain has a good relationship with Trump White House.

October 25, 2024 1:56 pm CET

Várhelyi ducks commitment to food, booze health labels

Progress on Europe’s mandatory food and booze labels has stalled, and looks unlikely to be prioritized by designated health commissioner.

October 23, 2024 6:03 pm CET

Center right gets its way as golden boy Hansen lands EU farm job

Ursula von der Leyen’s pick for agrifood commissioner is a political animal and skilled mediator — qualities he will need to do a better job than his hapless predecessor.

September 19, 2024 4:33 am CET

China hits back at electric vehicle tariffs with probe into EU dairy

Beijing claims Europe is creaming off fat profits from oversubsidized cheese.

August 21, 2024 1:32 pm CET

Political pork: China probes, Spain scrambles

Madrid is already squealing as Beijing launches anti-dumping investigation of EU pork.

June 17, 2024 6:39 pm CET

China makes last-ditch charm offensive to avert trade war with EU

Brussels is expected to inform Chinese carmakers of new duties on electric vehicles only after Sunday’s election.

June 4, 2024 5:47 pm CET

French cognac makers: Don’t sacrifice us in EU-China trade war

The French cognac industry says it’s being held hostage to an EU trade probe into Chinese electric vehicles.

May 23, 2024 8:04 pm CET

Macron’s cognac — the only thing that went down smoothly with Xi

Xi Jinping handed Emmanuel Macron some wins during his state visit, but offered few meaningful concessions on trade and Ukraine

May 7, 2024 6:29 pm CET

Belgium calls for EU sanctions on imports from Israeli-occupied territories

The call comes after EU countries imposed sanctions on extremist Israeli settlers for the first time last month.

May 6, 2024 5:09 pm CET
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