U.S. and Russian representatives will meet for a second time at some point in the next two weeks, according to Russian state news agency RIA. Citing Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, the news agency reported that the meeting is expected to take place in a third country not yet specified. “A dialogue on strategic […]
Read MoreCategory: politicoeu
Category Added in a WPeMatico Campaign
Trump exempting us from tariffs won’t prevent economic damage, says UK’s Reeves
LONDON — Britain’s economy will be hit by President Donald Trump’s trade war with its allies even if the U.K. strikes a trade deal with the White House, Chancellor Rachel Reeves said Tuesday. “It’s absolutely the case that even if tariffs aren’t applied to the U.K. we will be affected by slowing global trade, by […]
Read MoreAnti-EU protesters storm EU mission in Bulgaria
Thousands of supporters of Bulgaria’s far-right Revival party tried to break into the headquarters of the European Union mission in Sofia during a protest against the country’s plans to adopt the euro in 2026. Around 10 police officers sustained minor injuries and about six people were detained, a senior police official told international media after […]
Read More
Germany moves to rewrite debt rules to unleash defense spending
BERLIN — Europe’s most powerful economy is poised to take a major step to bolster its defense capabilities, with Germany’s chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz announcing a plan to partly exempt defense spending from the country’s constitutional fiscal restraints. “In view of the threats to our freedom and peace on our continent,” Merz said Tuesday evening in […]
Read MoreŠefčovič to visit Washington as trade war looms
MUNICH — EU trade boss Maroš Šefčovič will travel to Washington next week for high-level meetings as Europe braces for a potential trade war with the United States, three officials confirmed to POLITICO. The European Commission executive vice president is poised to hold meetings with senior members of Donald Trump’s administration including Commerce Secretary Howard […]
Read MoreGerman election 2025: Conservative CDU favorite to win as far right eyes historic result — live updates
Welcome, Willkommen, to POLITICO’s German election liveblog, where we’ll be bringing you real-time updates as Germans head to the polls. Sunday’s election comes after the three-party governing coalition between Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats, the Greens and the liberal Free Democrats collapsed in November. The campaign has been dominated by the issue of migration after a series of deadly attacks perpetrated by […]
Read More
He wasn’t bluffing: Trump’s trade war sparks broad backlash
It’s dawning on the world — and some Republicans on Capitol Hill — that sometimes President Donald Trump should be taken literally after all. Trump levied sweeping tariffs on key trading partners Mexico, Canada and China early Tuesday morning, sparking retaliation from Beijing and Ottawa, sending the stock market into a tailspin, and alarming government […]
Read MoreMacron calls emergency European summit on Trump, Polish minister says
MUNICH — French President Emmanuel Macron is convening European leaders for an emergency summit in Paris on Monday, according to Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday. “I’m very glad that President Macron has called our leaders to Paris,” Sikorski said, adding that he expects the European leaders to discuss […]
Read MoreBrussels plans sweeping cuts to EU’s green rules, leaked bill reveals
BRUSSELS — The European Commission will propose deep cuts to the European Union’s environmental reporting rule book in its bid to slash red tape and boost the bloc’s struggling economy, according to a section of a draft of the upcoming omnibus legislation obtained by POLITICO. In one of the first major pieces of legislation from […]
Read More
Trump’s speech off to combative start
Follow along with POLITICO’s live blog.
Read More