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 […]
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German 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 […]
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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 […]
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Trump’s speech off to combative start
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Read MoreGerman election 2025: Who is winning across the country
BERLIN ― Olaf Scholz and his Social Democratic Party (SPD) are braced for a crushing defeat in Sunday’s German election. The vote looks set to return a center-right chancellor and show record postwar support for the far right. This page will be updated throughout the night as the results come in. We are also following […]
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Poland seeks access to nuclear arms and looks to build half-million-man army
WARSAW — Poland will look at gaining access to nuclear weapons and also ensure that every man undergoes military training as part of an effort to build a 500,000-strong army to face off the threat from Russia, Prime Minister Donald Tusk told the parliament on Friday. Poland’s dramatic military expansion comes as fears grow across […]
Read MoreUkraine : l’Europe a une arme secrète de 200 milliards d’euros pour peser face à Trump dans les négociations de paix
BRUXELLES — Le président américain Donald Trump agit comme s’il avait toutes les cartes en main dans les négociations pour mettre fin à la guerre en Ukraine. Mais Bruxelles a une arme secrète de 200 milliards d’euros dans sa manche. Après avoir été exclus des discussions entre les Etats-Unis et la Russie le 18 février […]
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Trump issues threat of sanctions, tariffs on Russia in push for cease-fire
President Donald Trump said he is “strongly considering” issuing large-scale sanctions and tariffs on Russia to get a cease-fire and settlement deal on the table to end the war in Ukraine. In a Friday post on Truth Social, Trump put pressure on the country that so far has faced little public pushback from his administration. […]
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