Mobility

Ukrainian drones disrupt Moscow airports as Putin’s allies converge on Russia
Aeroflot said “temporary restrictions” were introduced at Moscow Sheremetyevo, while reports suggest flights at other Russian airports have been diverted.

Brussels eyes hitting €100B of US goods with tariffs

Ukrainian drone attacks close Moscow airports

Trump’s trade war threatens €549B of EU goods, Brussels warns

EU countries soften push to stop Chinese tech buyouts

Save our Steel: Trump’s tariffs and Chinese overcapacity force governments to act

Ryanair could stop buying Boeing if Trump tariffs bite, CEO warns
Brussels unveils Trump trade retaliation tactics to EU countries
EU executive is planning a two-track approach of incentives and retaliatory measures to convince the White House to strike a deal.
Dutch government unveils transport restrictions during NATO summit
Dozens of foreign leaders and ministers, headlined by U.S. President Donald Trump, are set to be in The Hague in June.
Merz announces first German Cabinet choices
Germany’s chancellor-in-waiting hands key ministries to CDU veterans and business figures, setting the tone for a more conservative, security-focused government.
Trump talks tariffs. The EU talks free trade with the rest of the world.
With the United States throwing up the highest trade barriers in a century, Ursula von der Leyen’s European Commission is on a mission to do trade deals with everyone else.
UK open to cutting tariffs to land a Trump trade deal
U.K. Chancellor Rachel Reeves is meeting her counterpart Scott Bessent in Washington this week.
Musk stepping back from government work amid plummeting Tesla sales
Elon Musk said in an earnings call Tuesday that he will turn more of his attention to Tesla starting next month.
The US cavalry isn’t coming: How Europe moves its armies without American assistance
Europe has built its war-fighting plans on speeding American reinforcements to the front lines. The prospect of that not happening is throwing military mobility plans into disarray.
Ranked: The 10 most intensely lobbied EU laws
Brussels is chockablock with people trying to influence new rules on everything from Big Tech to pesticide use. Here’s where they’ve put most of their efforts.
Lithuania aims to deter Russia by upgrading ‘critical’ road and anti-border defenses
The project aims to make it easier to move troops and equipment between Poland and the Baltic countries.
Russia’s effort to get US to drop aviation sanctions hits EU resistance
Brussels is also worried about the risks to air safety posed by fake and uncertified parts installed in Russian planes.
Is Serbia turning into an EU mining colony?
A Brussels-backed project to develop the lithium reserves needed to power electric vehicles is fueling political instability on the European Union’s doorstep.
Amid Trump’s tariff war, Germany’s next leader keeps faith in free trade
Despite Donald Trump’s lurch into protectionism and coercion, Friedrich Merz believes a transatlantic trade deal can still be done.
Inside Meloni’s plan to sweet-talk Trump on tariffs
EU leaders hope the Italian PM can convey their trade concerns to the U.S. president when she visits Washington.
EU calls on Trump to engage in ‘two-way street’ on tariffs
“Now, it is necessary for the U.S. to define its position,” says EU trade negotiator after talks in Washington.
Estonia seizes Russian shadow tanker in Baltic Sea
The ghost vessel was “quite clearly” part of Moscow’s dark fleet, says one official.
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.
EU delays metal tariffs retaliation as Trump targets China
Pause buys time for Brussels to negotiate a deal with the US.
EU takes revenge on Trump’s tariffs as countries approve €20B+ retaliation
Brussels is now set to strike back against U.S. president’s steel and aluminum measures.
Trump tells countries to ax talks on shipping carbon tax, or else
The attack on the shipping deal is part of a wider U.S. rejection of policies to fight climate change.
EU targets Trump’s red states with tariffs on US trucks, cigarettes and ice cream
European trade officials sure know how to have fun.
EU seeks China’s help to contain Trump’s trade war
Ursula von der Leyen spoke to Chinese Premier Li Qiang in an attempt to stop goods hit by Donald Trump’s tariffs flooding into Europe.
Germany’s finance minister warns of recession risk due to Trump tariffs
Jörg Kukies says German exports to the U.S. will decline by 15 percent if tariffs remain in place.
Trump says EU must buy $350B of US energy to get tariff relief
Brussels’ zero-for-zero tariff offer not enough, U.S. president says, but indicates he’s open to a deal if the bloc commits to closing the trade deficit in goods.
EU agonizes over using its trade ‘bazooka’ to hit back at Trump’s mega tariff
As the European Commission plans levies of up to 25 percent on many exports from the U.S., it holds an olive branch in one hand and its Anti-Coercion Instrument in the other.