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Trump tariff war would hurt Boeing more than Airbus
The U.S. plane-maker could be the “biggest victim” of a tariff war.

Parliament to probe EU grants to Shell, VW and migrant NGOs

Trump delays tariffs on many Canadian, Mexican imports for one month

Europe’s automakers caught up in Trump’s trade war

Sustainable aviation fuel boss wants more EU regulations

EU slams US tariffs on Canada, Mexico as threat to global trade
Commission agrees to water down automotive emission targets
The executive will put forward an amendment that calculates the target over three years, making it easier to reach.
Tesla’s plummeting sales risk its lucrative emissions credit earnings
CEO Elon Musk has angered European customers and governments, undercutting his EV brand.
EU eyes tougher deportation rules with ‘harsh consequences’ for noncompliance
EU Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner warns that most rejected asylum seekers never leave the bloc.
EU to Trump on tariffs: Go ahead, make our day.
Brussels threatens to use its trade bazooka after President Donald Trump says the European Union was created to “screw” America.
Brussels pitches €100B for grand plan to boost made-in-EU clean manufacturing
The strategy is a response to mounting competition from China and the U.S. and argues Europe can win on green technology.
Macron to Trump: Make trade war with China, not with us
“Come on, you cannot have a trade war with China and Europe at the same time,” Macron tells Fox News in an interview.
Commission pushes EU’s 2040 climate law into spring
The 2040 target “will be presented soon,” said European Commission spokesperson.
EU eases sanctions on Syria
The relief aims to support “an inclusive political transition in Syria,” says Council of the European Union.
EU’s 2040 climate target to come this week, Commission official says
Formal proposal to amend overarching climate law will accompany Clean Industrial Deal.
EU should force big polluters to clean up the atmosphere, top advisers say
The bloc’s scientific advisory board on climate change wants the EU to scale up carbon removals.
EU and India to inch closer on trade, EVs and chips at upcoming meet
Ursula von der Leyen is leading her new College of Commissioners on their first visit to India.
EU ready to negotiate on car tariffs with Trump, trade commissioner says
EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič said the bloc is “ready to discuss” reducing its 10 percent tariff as part of broader negotiations.
Friedrich Merz wants to lead Europe on the economy. Can he?
Germany’s likely next chancellor wants to reboot ties with France, do a free-trade deal with Donald Trump and get tougher on China and Russia.
Germany’s economy is driving off a cliff. The car industry is behind the wheel.
The incoming chancellor will inherit a host of problems buffeting carmaking, including high energy and labor costs along with a looming trade war.
European aviation ‘dumbstruck’ by Musk’s takeover of US air traffic control
The billionaire’s people have marched into the Federal Aviation Administration, and Europeans are “freaking out.”
Europe’s peace offerings to Trump: Gas, cars and guns.
The European Union’s top trade official brings a suitcase full of proposals to persuade President Donald Trump to call off his trade war threats.
UK’s Starmer to attend emergency European summit in Paris
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said the “main European countries” would meet on Monday to discuss European security.
Macron calls emergency European summit on Trump, Polish minister says
It was not immediately clear which European leaders would be invited to the emergency meeting.
Šefčovič to visit Washington as trade war looms
The European Commission is trying to head off a transatlantic trade conflict.
Trump suggests he might impose auto tariffs on April 2
The move would further strain trade relations with Europe and the rest of the world.
EU warns of ‘immediate’ retaliation against Trump’s reciprocal tariffs
Brussels has strengthened its trade defense arsenal since a skirmish in U.S. President Donald Trump’s first term.
The EU’s strategy to counter Trump’s tariffs: An iron fist in a velvet glove
Brussels has strengthened its trade toolkit since Donald Trump’s first term. But it would need the broad support of EU countries to strike back hard.
Trump sets out process for imposing global reciprocal tariffs
The president tasked top Cabinet officials to study the matter further before deciding on specifics.
Von der Leyen aide held secret talks with Trump team amid trade war
Bjoern Seibert visited Washington ahead of high-level contacts between the Commission president and JD Vance.