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EU to Trump on tariffs: We’ll retaliate when we’re ready, not when you tweet

EU to Trump on tariffs: We’ll retaliate when we’re ready, not when you tweet

Brussels suspended its countermeasures against the U.S. president’s steel and aluminum tariffs before they even took effect. Now the two sides have 90 days to do a deal.

April 11, 2025 4:44 am CET
Trump tariffs: What just happened ― and what’s Europe’s gameplan?
More than 150 Chinese citizens fighting for Russia, Zelenskyy says
Former French PM considers return to combat ‘neoimperialism’
France’s Fifth Republic is on the ropes
EU can still do deal with Trump to beat tariffs, says Czechia
Tesla lurches as Musk hits the gas for Trump
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Battle over EU green rules shakes von der Leyen’s fragile centrist coalition

The outcome of a key vote on environmental laws in the Parliament this week could set the stage for the next five years.

April 1, 2025 10:01 pm CET

Can Keir Starmer bring down bills before bills bring him down?

Downing Street is worried about rising energy bills. Every option for bringing them under control could bring political pain.

March 31, 2025 9:00 pm CET

Where’s the gold? Germany’s conservatives sound the alarm over reserves in the US

Germany keeps over €100 billion worth of gold reserves in the New York Federal Reserve.

March 31, 2025 4:39 am CET

Myanmar earthquake death toll tops 1,600

The number of people killed by the 7.7-magnitude temblor could go up to 10,000, the U.S. Geological Survey estimates.

March 29, 2025 1:59 pm CET

The Romanian mathematician trying to stop Putin and Trump wrecking the West

Elon Musk and JD Vance don’t know enough to judge the country’s election crisis, and Trump should be tougher on Putin, says Bucharest Mayor and presidential candidate Nicușor Dan.

March 28, 2025 4:00 am CET

EU faces billion-euro dilemma over Turkey crisis

Ankara is too important an ally to alienate, no matter what happens on the streets of Istanbul, politicians and officials tell POLITICO.

March 27, 2025 4:01 am CET

Sinn Féin demands resignation of Ireland’s parliament speaker

Prime Minister Micheál Martin vows to resist Sinn Féin’s campaign of “total opposition” in showdown that has crippled the ability of the Dáil Éireann parliament to function.

March 26, 2025 6:38 pm CET

Turkey scrambles to stop financial rout

Emergency measures as Ankara tries to stave off yet another financial crisis.

March 24, 2025 3:31 pm CET

Israel-Lebanon truce in danger after fresh attacks

A new war “would be devastating for Lebanon,” Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said.

March 22, 2025 5:16 pm CET

Meet the Czech Millennial Who’s Building a Utopia in the California Hayfields

Armed with tech billions, Jan Sramek has dreams of creating a new, affordable, walkable city. If, that is, California lets him.

March 22, 2025 2:57 pm CET

Trump floats sending Americans to foreign prisons. Civil rights groups say that would be illegal.

Trump suggested on Truth Social that people charged with attacking Tesla could serve time in “lovely” prisons in El Salvador.

March 22, 2025 12:06 pm CET

Poland shuts asylum door at Belarus border with EU backing

Warsaw will suspend protection for new asylum seekers crossing into Poland from Belarus, PM Donald Tusk says.

March 21, 2025 2:10 pm CET
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‘People will die’: UN food aid agency warns Trump-led Western donor cuts will see millions starve

With an $8.1 billion shortfall and the U.S. leading other Western countries in pulling support, the World Food Programme is making drastic aid cuts and scrambling to find donors.

March 21, 2025 4:23 am CET

The EU needs more cash. A plan for where to find it is emerging.

The push for a bigger EU private money pot has become a war of attrition. But Trump and Ukraine might be the spark that finally sets it in motion.

March 20, 2025 4:33 am CET

‘You see?’ Russia broke Trump’s hyped partial Ukraine ceasefire after 1 hour

Moscow struck civilian infrastructure Tuesday night, prompting Ukraine to respond with counterattacks.

March 19, 2025 9:39 am CET

As Trump cuts aid, EU leaders make plans to contain ISIS-linked camps

55,000 Islamic State-linked detainees are being held in Al Hol and Roj camps in northeastern Syria.

March 18, 2025 9:41 pm CET
ANALYSIS

Putin plays for time, dazzling Trump with talk of glory days ahead 

Russia is delaying a full ceasefire in Ukraine. But that didn’t stop Trump and Putin planning hockey matches for the future.

March 18, 2025 8:58 pm CET

Kallas and Lammy: This moment of crisis demands closer UK-EU cooperation

Britain may have left the EU, but when it comes to keeping our continent safe, Europe cannot afford to be less than the sum of our parts.

March 18, 2025 4:00 am CET

UN agency warns of ‘unprecedented’ bird flu threat as H5N1 virus jumps to mammals

Food and Agriculture Organization warns of “serious impacts” on food production, rural jobs, local economies and prices to consumers.

March 17, 2025 4:09 pm CET

Canada sounds alarm at G7: ‘Nobody is safe’ from Trump’s tactics

As U.S. joins foreign ministers’ gathering in Quebec, Mélanie Joly warns counterparts that they are next.

March 13, 2025 6:10 am CET

Trump calls Schumer a ‘Palestinian’ while defending GOP spending bill, egg prices and tariff policy

The comment came during a meeting with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin as Republicans try to get a government spending bill enacted before funding runs out on Friday evening.

March 12, 2025 6:57 pm CET

EU lawmakers accuse US of ‘blackmailing’ Zelenskyy into ceasefire

With transatlantic trust in disarray, MEPs call for Europe-led defense.

March 12, 2025 5:13 pm CET

Trump aid freeze decimates UN food agency: ‘It’s catastrophic.’

Rome-based Food and Agriculture Organization suspends projects after U.S. stops $300M a year in funding.

March 12, 2025 6:00 am CET

3 elections in 3 years: Portugal’s political crisis explained

After Luís Montenegro’s center-right government fell, voters will head back to the polls in May.

March 12, 2025 4:01 am CET
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