Trade Agreements

“Before aiming for a free trade deal with the U.S., our first demand is that they withdraw their tariffs,” says French official.

The transatlantic trade war is increasing pressure on France to back a trade deal with South America’s Mercosur bloc, but Paris isn’t ready to give in just yet.

The president was cryptic about the deals he says he’s reached but said he would give more details in a few weeks.

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. 

The president, meeting with Norwegian leaders, is pressuring Kyiv and Moscow to make peace, but not equally.

Lombard said he hoped the two sides could avert a trade war with “a win-win” solution.

Even the EU’s most protectionist countries are realizing that they need new friends to trade with as their oldest ally goes rogue.

EU scholars say Canada has the right vibe for Brussels — but there would be some major hurdles blocking a membership bid.

With a relaunch of Britain-EU relations on the horizon, the French leader’s visit will take place months before the U.S. president.

Despite Donald Trump’s lurch into protectionism and coercion, Friedrich Merz believes a transatlantic trade deal can still be done.

U.S. vice president says Washington working “very hard” with the U.K. government.

Germany’s incoming Chancellor wants zero tariffs on transatlantic trade.

The market volatility caused by Trump’s back and forth on tariffs shows the U.S. “is not in a strong position,” the former EU commissioner tells Le Soir.

A POLITICO survey of more than 15 countries, including five key Asian trading partners, suggested confusion about the administration’s approach.

British officials are on a diplomatic charm offensive to shore up trade ties — but securing meaningful deals will take more than just good will from the U.K. side.

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China tariffs will go up to 125 percent while other countries get a 90-day reprieve.

UK prime minister says Britain needs to remain a pioneer on free speech.

“This is a wake-up call on trade agreements,” French Trade Minister Laurent Saint-Martin tells POLITICO.

Emergency regime to expire despite Kyiv’s pleas — with a fallback plan likely to preserve existing safeguards on products like sugar and poultry.

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