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Nigel Farage surges with Gen Z women
Reform UK has found an unlikely demographic to woo as it seeks power.

How Trump’s trade war could end by June

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

European wines face alarming ‘forever chemical’ contamination, new study finds

Trump pushes France to reassess trade alternatives — even the Mercosur deal?

EU agonizes over using its trade ‘bazooka’ to hit back at Trump’s mega tariff

Trump made all beer more expensive — and no one knows why
Trump tariffs put Europe’s far-right leaders in a bind
MAGA’s biggest cheerleaders struggle to justify “Make America Wealthy Again” measures.
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.
5 takeaways in the EU’s frothy wine package
Brussels tries to help an aging sector in terminal decline.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
POLITICO London Playbook awards 2024
From minister of the year to WTF moment, Westminster’s essential newsletter picks the winners of 2024.
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?
Europe’s farmers should calm down about Mercosur
The EU’s trade deal with South America is small potatoes for agriculture.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
China hits back at electric vehicle tariffs with probe into EU dairy
Beijing claims Europe is creaming off fat profits from oversubsidized cheese.
Political pork: China probes, Spain scrambles
Madrid is already squealing as Beijing launches anti-dumping investigation of EU pork.
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.
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.
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
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.