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No industry, no tanks: EU bets on more clean steel to secure its future
BRUSSELS — The EU needs to build more tanks — and there’s no reason why those tanks can’t be green. In a bid to save its decaying steel and metal industries, the EU has formulated a plan to protect...
View ArticleUS announces Black Sea deal with Russia and Ukraine
The White House announced Tuesday that it had reached separate agreements with Russia and Ukraine to allow for “safe navigation” in the Black Sea, eliminating a major roadblock for peace talks between...
View ArticleTrump announces additional 25 percent tariff on auto imports
U.S. President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he plans to impose an additional 25 percent tariff on hundreds of billions of dollars worth of imported cars and auto parts, hitting key trading...
View ArticleCarney says tariffs force new era for Canada-US ties
OTTAWA — Canada’s traditional relationship with the United States is over, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday in response to President Donald Trump’s potentially crippling auto tariffs. Carney...
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Battle over EU green rules shakes von der Leyen’s fragile centrist coalition
STRASBOURG — The two largest forces in the European Parliament are locked in a game of chicken over green rules that threatens to destabilize Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen’s centrist...
View ArticleTrump’s tariffs threaten US weapons production
President Donald Trump’s tariffs aren’t just an economic disruption. They’re a security one. His program, if implemented as planned, could muddle global supply chains the Pentagon has spent decades...
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India could help save an aging Europe
Anchal Vohra is a Brussels-based international affairs commentator. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen beamed as she stood next to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The two leaders...
View ArticleNorthern Ireland’s firms fear they’ll lose millions in Trump’s trade war
LONDON — Northern Irish businesses will be on the hook for millions if the European Union retaliates against U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war. While the EU is finalizing its battle plan, Keir...
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From seed to shelf: AI’s transformative potential for Europe’s growth —...
The first 100 days of the new European Commission are behind us and we are seeing that the drive toward competitiveness, resilience, sustainability and growth is real. It will be pivotal that every...
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Facing Trump tariff threat, Germany’s new government bets big on boosting...
BERLIN — U.S. President Donald Trump’s on-again-off-again moves to impose huge tariffs — looming over €161 billion of annual German exports to America — could hardly have come at a worse time for...
View ArticleTrump’s tariffs war set to hit UK growth, warns Bank of England
LONDON — Britain’s economic growth is likely to take a hit from U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs, which represent the “most significant change” in trade policy in 100 years even after Wednesday...
View ArticleUS to launch probe that could trigger semiconductor tariffs
President Donald Trump is preparing to instruct the Commerce Department to launch an investigation that could lead to new tariffs on semiconductor technology in order to protect national security, a...
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Spring drought threatens Europe’s farms and rivers
BRUSSELS — From the front lines in Ukraine to ordinarily damp Belgium, a shortage of rainfall has left much of Europe parched halfway through spring. The early drought spells trouble for supply...
View ArticleEU calls on Trump to engage in ‘two-way street’ on tariffs
BRUSSELS — The EU is pushing the Donald Trump administration to take the bloc’s offer to negotiate seriously on tariffs, after Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič met top U.S. trade officials in...
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Britain braces for a Trump hand grenade at London energy summit
LONDON — Donald Trump won’t be in London for the U.K.’s big energy security summit this month — but he’ll cast a long shadow over the proceedings. When U.K. Energy Secretary Ed Miliband hosts energy...
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The big unanswered questions from Keir Starmer’s British Steel takeover
LONDON — Keir Starmer rescued Britain’s ailing steel industry to show voters he’s serious about fixing the country’s problems. Now for the hard part. Britain’s center-left prime minister this weekend...
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