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Farmers should not be “an adjustment tool for purchasing power … nor an adjustment tool for trade agreements,” French president says.

But Donohoe acknowledged that it is “inevitable that in the years ahead, Europe will have to increase its defense expenditure.”

A European Commission draft sets out ways for governments to subsidize and boost clean-tech investments.

Kremlin forces also shelled residential buildings in Kherson.

Repayment of the EU’s €300 billion joint borrowing hangs like a cloud over the European Commission’s budget brainstorm.

German automakers would face increased costs while already under pressure from heightened competition.

Despite a U.S. waiver, food shipments are stalled, funding is uncertain and Europe may have to fill the gap.

POLITICO has processed 35 years’ worth of election data to find out why this month’s vote is messier than ever ― and what will happen next.

EU countries are using green farm subsidies to reward status quo practices instead of driving real environmental action, NGOs say.

The U.S. president’s relentless pursuit of raw materials is storing up trouble for Greenland, but could well be good news for Ukraine.

After repeated false starts and breakdowns in talks, the country gets a Flemish-nationalist led coalition.

The aim is to accelerate spending to boost strategic investments across the bloc.

Brussels hopes simplifying green compliance rules will boost Europe’s flagging economy. Green groups fear something more sinister.

François Bayrou sparked a wave of indignation with comment that France is suffering from “flooding” by immigrants.

The Belgian capital still doesn’t have a regional government more than six months after an election.

And Catalonia’s new President wants to shoot it dead.

The Americas, China and Europe have developed playbooks to react to the aggressive tariffs that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is threatening. Retaliation is inevitable.

Traders warn that dozens of vehicles and their drivers have been held for up to 24 hours after a UK import ban, costing importers more than £1 million.

The X owner and Donald Trump pick will never, ever stop posting — governments be damned.

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