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Ukrainian drones disrupt Moscow airports as Putin’s allies converge on Russia

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.

May 7, 2025 5:50 pm CET
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
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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.

April 30, 2025 7:55 pm CET

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.

April 30, 2025 3:32 pm CET

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.

April 28, 2025 10:06 am CET

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. 

April 25, 2025 4:31 am CET

​​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.

April 23, 2025 3:20 pm CET

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.

April 23, 2025 4:50 am CET

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.

April 23, 2025 4:16 am CET

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.

April 22, 2025 6:00 am CET

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.

April 18, 2025 4:42 am CET

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.

April 18, 2025 4:41 am CET

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.

April 18, 2025 4:41 am CET

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.

April 17, 2025 6:00 am CET
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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.

April 16, 2025 4:32 am CET

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.

April 15, 2025 12:17 pm CET

Estonia seizes Russian shadow tanker in Baltic Sea

The ghost vessel was “quite clearly” part of Moscow’s dark fleet, says one official.

April 11, 2025 4:19 pm CET

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

EU delays metal tariffs retaliation as Trump targets China

Pause buys time for Brussels to negotiate a deal with the US.

April 10, 2025 12:29 pm CET

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.

April 9, 2025 3:04 pm CET

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.

April 9, 2025 10:50 am CET

EU targets Trump’s red states with tariffs on US trucks, cigarettes and ice cream

European trade officials sure know how to have fun.

April 9, 2025 4:15 am CET

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.

April 8, 2025 1:24 pm CET

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.

April 8, 2025 12:10 pm CET

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.

April 8, 2025 3:21 am CET

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.

April 7, 2025 9:22 pm CET
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