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Trump tariffs: What just happened ― and what’s Europe’s gameplan?

Trump tariffs: What just happened ― and what’s Europe’s gameplan?

It was a week when penguins, bonds, the new German coalition, Louisiana soybeans, fossil fuels, the EU’s Digital Markets Act, France’s creaking politics and American bourbon all became one news story. POLITICO explains what got us all yippy.

April 11, 2025 4:42 am CET
Facing Trump tariff threat, Germany’s new government bets big on boosting economy
EU takes revenge on Trump’s tariffs as countries approve €20B+ retaliation
Trump wants Europe to pay more for gas. The EU wants to spend less.
‘We are all waiting for a reply.’ Countries say White House hasn’t responded on tariff talks.
EU can still do deal with Trump to beat tariffs, says Czechia
Trump administration will head to London energy summit … and into a row
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UK looks to shore up safety of undersea pipelines amid Russia threat

There is “a real fragility” in energy infrastructure security, one expert warned.

April 3, 2025 8:30 pm CET

Europe thought it had a way past Trump’s tariffs. He didn’t care.

EU officials had hoped to catch Trump’s interest with offers to buy more American gas. Here’s how they hit a wall of bureaucracy and disinterest.

April 1, 2025 7:50 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

Trump promises ‘big, big problems’ if Zelenskyy backs out of minerals deal

U.S. president accuses Kyiv of wanting to renegotiate the proposed agreement on Ukraine’s “rare earths.”

March 31, 2025 10:21 am CET

Germany’s Greens forced to return to their activist roots

Once the great hope of the European climate movement, Germany’s Greens are now confronting their relative powerlessness.

March 31, 2025 4:00 am CET

Zelenskyy says no to any US minerals deal that might risk Ukraine’s EU bid

‘Nothing that could endanger … Ukraine’s accession to the EU can be accepted,” Ukrainian leader says.

March 29, 2025 12:01 pm CET

EU prosecutor’s office suspends Bulgarian prosecutor amid probe

It’s EPPO’s first suspension and internal investigation into allegations of prosecutor misconduct.

March 28, 2025 7:29 pm CET

Just Stop Oil calls it quits — but warns of a revolution

‘Group became a bête noire of U.K.’s right-wing media and was criticized as being “zealots” by the Conservative and Labour governments.’

March 27, 2025 1:34 pm CET

Wo Union und SPD sparen müssen, aber nicht wollen

– Die Einsicht ist da, aber die Einigung fehlt: Wo Union und SPD teils ihre Wahlversprechen kassieren müssen, um trotz Milliarden-Sondervermögen die Finanzen in den Griff zu …

March 27, 2025 5:30 am CET

Senior German lawmaker blasts US for switching sides on Ukraine

A close ally of Germany’s incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz warns that U.S. policy on Ukraine is drifting dangerously.

March 27, 2025 4:00 am CET

EU expects Trump to set flat, double-digit tariff on April 2

The European Union’s trade chief met with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer Tuesday in Washington.

March 26, 2025 8:06 pm CET

Trump’s deal with Putin faces European reality check

Top leaders meeting in Paris want to show the U.S. and Russia can’t carve up the continent by cutting out the EU and Ukraine.

March 26, 2025 7:31 pm CET
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Trump threatens a 25 percent tariff on countries that buy oil and gas from Venezuela

The tariff is expected to take effect April 2.

March 24, 2025 5:13 pm CET

Record online shopping fueling Europe’s textile waste problem, watchdog warns

Cheap clothes and online retailing means people are buying — and discarding — more garments than ever before.

March 24, 2025 4:09 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

EU eyes Ukrainian storage fix to Slovakia gas spat

The proposal would allow Bratislava to rake in lost gas transit fees — but experts are doubtful it would work without subsidies.

March 21, 2025 4:23 am CET

Germany should keep Nord Stream options open, conservative politician says

As Germany’s next government takes shape, conservative negotiators are weighing whether Russian gas could still have a role in the country’s energy future.

March 18, 2025 6:07 pm CET

EU’s front-line states rally against Russian energy return

A return to buying more of Moscow’s fossil fuels would be a mistake, EU countries bordering Russia told POLITICO.

March 18, 2025 1:24 pm CET

Ukraine open to Russia sanctions relaxation as part of lasting peace deal

Hard-hitting economic measures can be used as leverage to secure justice from Moscow, Ukraine’s sanctions chief tells POLITICO.

March 17, 2025 4:29 am CET

Trump will make — or break — Europe’s Russia sanctions

Western allies are worried the U.S. president could go either way on decisions that will ripple across the Atlantic.

March 17, 2025 4:29 am CET

How Britain’s slickest energy lobbyist wooed Labour

Octopus Energy boss Greg Jackson says he knows how to bring down bills. Others claim his ideas will starve the U.K. of green investment.

March 10, 2025 4:15 am CET

Von der Leyen insists US still EU ‘ally’ despite Ukraine aid cutoff

Europe is sticking with Washington despite more “transactional” relations, European Commission chief says.

March 9, 2025 4:11 pm CET

Ukraine uses French Mirage jets for first time in repelling massive Russian attack

It was the first large combined airstrike by Moscow since Washington halted aid and intel-sharing to Kyiv.

March 7, 2025 12:34 pm CET

Major division in EU as leaders get deal on arming Ukraine — without Hungary

Summit shows backing for Kyiv, but Orbán veto exposes disunity.

March 6, 2025 8:30 pm CET
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