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EU accepts Trump tariff pact with conditions and dodges latest threat
The compromise covers two regulations applying the EU tariff reductions set out in the EU-US Joint Statement.
Trump sets July 4 deadline for EU to deliver on trade deal or face higher tariffs
The announcement followed what Trump described as a "great call" with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on May 7.
Brussels urges Washington to restore 15 per cent tariff cap before summer
European Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič has urged the United States to return swiftly to the terms of the trade pact agreed by both sides in July 2025.
Trump administration have a vision of Hamilton’s ‘American System’ economics
The Supreme Court decision striking down Donald Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose tariffs at will has important implications…
Cost of European goods for US consumers up 30% in a year
European goods have become around 30 per cent more expensive for US consumers over the past year.
EU vows to stand firm on US tech regulations despite Trump’s ‘alcoholic’s personality’
The European Union insisted it will keep enforcing its tech regulations "without discrimination", after the US threatened retaliation over the bloc's actions against…
ECB says EU has ‘adapted faster’ than expected to US tariffs
The European Union has “adapted quicker” than expected to the US tariffs shock, according to European Central Bank (ECB) executive board member Isabel Schnabel.
Canada with Belgium follows US investing in new nuclear reactors in EU
Canada is following the US in promoting a new generation of nuclear reactors in Europe.
EU risks ‘reigniting US trade tensions’ to save a steel industry ‘on verge of collapse’
The European Union is doubling tariffs on steel imports that exceed its new proposed lower quota.
Drug tariffs would create ‘worst of all worlds’: Europe pharma group
A European pharmaceutical industry group warned Friday that tariffs on medicines "would create the worst of all worlds", after US President Donald Trump announced…
Volkswagen has ‘lost billions’ due to US tariffs
Volkswagen's chief executive Oliver Blume has said that US tariffs were hurting his company, calling the deal between the European Union and US "asymmetric".
What negotiations? Top EU trade official admits caving in to Trump
The European Union’s Director-General for Trade has admitted the US steamrollered the bloc during this summer's controversial trans-Atlantic trade negotiations.
US trade deal updated, but unhappy EU distillers want zero-for-zero restored
European distillers and winemakers emerged empty-handed from the new European Union-US trade agreement, with both sectors still facing a 15 per cent tariff in the…
German investor morale falls amid continuing US trade tensions
German investor morale fell sharply in August, a drop that exceeded expectations and underscored how tensions over US–European Union trade have been shaping Europe’s…
Car-export reliant Italy caught between Washington and Beijing
Italy’s car industry, central to its exports and manufacturing base, has been caught between two rival powers whose trade decisions could shape its future.
EU consumer sales rebound defies tariff tensions
European consumers are quietly rescuing EU growth — even while boycotting US brands.
US exports more gas globally amid trade negotiations and sanctions on Russia
The US has expanded natural gas exports through trade negotiations while applying parallel pressure on Russian energy flows — a dual strategy that has shifted…
EC retaliation on hold until Trump reveals details of trade deal
Brussels is delaying its €93 billion retaliation package against the United States, saying it must first see how US President Donald Trump implemented the terms…
In trade as in defence, the US is strong and the EU is weak
The new US-EU trade deal has spawned a legion of critics who allege European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen cravenly capitulated in the face of American…
Who will pay for US tariffs?
Despite US President Donald Trump’s claim that “Europe will pay,” evidence suggests US businesses and consumers will be footing the bill for the newly agreed…
Tariff in EU-US deal ‘burdens’ German carmakers: industry group
The 15-per cent tariff that the United States will apply to exports of cars from the European Union as part of a new deal "burdens" Germany's carmakers, an industry…
Is an ‘uneven’ EC-US tariffs deal better than no deal?
After tense negotiations with the US, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen emerged from a last-minute meeting in Scotland with a preliminary trade…
Investors hope for EU-US deal after Japan secures concessions
Markets have rallied because investors said they believed the European Union may now get a Japan-style deal with the US — after Tokyo secured major concessions…
EU scoffed at UK-US tariffs deal but may end up with worse
European Union officials had dismissed the UK’s 10 per cent tariff deal with the US as second-rate — yet the bloc now faces a 30 per cent tariff threat of its…
European Parliament official: ‘EU in the dark’ on US trade requirements
The European Union still did not understand what the US wants on trade, European Parliament trade committee chair Bernd Lange told journalists.
German exports to US tumble as Berlin urges quick trade deal
German exports to the United States plummeted in May, official data showed on July 8, as Berlin pressed the European Union to strike a quick tariff deal with US…
EU under pressure as end of the pause on US tariffs looms
With just days to go before July 9, when the three-month pause on 50 per cent “reciprocal” tariffs imposed on April 2 ends, pressure has mounted for a US-European…
‘Big beautiful bill’ makes European renewable energy companies’ shares tank
US President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” (BBB) is causing shares to slide in Europe's renewable energy sector.
Steel sacrificed to save EU-US relationship, experts say
Europe’s steel sector says it is being sacrificed to preserve broader trade relations with Washington.