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Trump’s movie tariff threat puzzles Europe

Trump’s movie tariff threat puzzles Europe

As U.S. productions flock overseas, Trump wants to target foreign moviemakers, opening a new front in the transatlantic trade war.

May 5, 2025 8:25 pm CET
It’s crunch time for the Brexit reset
UK is ‘compliant servant of communist China,’ Trump’s trade adviser says
UK, India wrap up latest trade talks without a deal
Trump’s tariffs come for fast fashion, and the blowback could be fierce
India’s trade chief returns to London as Delhi closes in on UK deal
Brexit Britain to remain safe haven for sand eels
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Eurozone inflation stuck at 2.2 percent in April

The numbers are unlikely to cause any dramatic change in thinking at the European Central Bank.

May 2, 2025 11:37 am CET

Save our Steel: Trump’s tariffs and Chinese overcapacity force governments to act

Governments the world over are racing to keep their steel industries alive. From the U.K. to France, the EU and Australia: Billions are reserved to counter global overcapacity and Donald Trump’s steep tariffs.

May 2, 2025 4:44 am CET

France wants EU parcels levy to stem flood of cheap Chinese fast fashion imports

France fears U.S. President Donald Trump’s China tariffs will flood Europe with cheap goods via small parcels.

May 1, 2025 4:00 am CET

US and Ukraine sign agreement creating investment fund

Kyiv and Washington have signed a deal to develop mineral resources after months of negotiations.

May 1, 2025 12:17 am CET

Brits’ distaste for hormone-fed beef is ‘unscientific,’ says Canadian ambassador

High Commissioner Ralph Goodale also said the 245 percent tariffs U.K. cheesemakers face in Canada is due to a “Brexit screw up.”

April 30, 2025 11:00 pm CET

Brussels unveils Trump trade retaliation tactics to EU countries

EU executive is planning a two-track approach of incentives and retaliatory measures to convince the White House to strike a deal.

April 30, 2025 7:55 pm CET

Who handles trade in the EU? The US isn’t sure.

Even after several visits by EU officials to Washington to discuss trade, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says he doesn’t know who to talk to on the Brussels side to hash out a deal.

April 30, 2025 6:03 pm CET

China to lift sanctions on EU lawmakers to unlock trade talks

Donald Trump’s trade war is pushing China and the EU closer together despite their differences.

April 30, 2025 5:07 am CET

Trump’s tariffs could sink gas deal with Europe, top energy boss warns

EU firms want to buy more American energy — but not if it becomes pricier.

April 30, 2025 4:01 am CET

Von der Leyen slams Trump: We don’t punish neighbors

Commission president criticizes the American leader’s trade war, approach to other countries and targeting of universities.

April 29, 2025 7:27 pm CET

Britain suddenly gets tough on China as it craves a Trump deal

As No. 10 tries to prove to the U.S. that it’s on the same page, a string of recent policy moves send a signal to Washington.

April 29, 2025 6:57 pm CET

‘This is a hostile and political act’: White House slams Amazon amid tariff standoff

Amazon is reportedly considering listing how much tariffs are adding to the price of items.

April 29, 2025 3:45 pm CET
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UK and India on cusp of striking trade deal

The two sides have completed an intensive two-day negotiating sprint in London.

April 29, 2025 3:19 pm CET

Europe has risky reliance on China for low-tech chips, auditors warn

Brussels is far from meeting its targets to reshore microchips manufacturing.

April 28, 2025 6:32 pm CET

UK and EU to defy Trump with ‘free and open trade’ declaration

The draft U.K.-EU agreement is one of several being drawn up ahead of a May 19 summit.

April 28, 2025 2:51 pm CET

Macron’s office rules out reviving EU-US free trade deal for now

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

April 28, 2025 12:34 pm CET

Merz can’t count on Macron to save the EU’s Latin American trade deal

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.

April 28, 2025 6:00 am CET

EU governments consider appeasing Trump on global minimum tax

Capitals fear retaliation from the U.S. and are considering changing the rules to grant American companies an exemption from a crucial provision of the global tax deal.

April 28, 2025 4:00 am CET

Trump’s team brushes off economic concerns ahead of 100-day mark

Facing troubling polling, the White House insists tariffs and trade talks will pay off for Americans.

April 27, 2025 10:58 pm CET

Trump wants free pass for US ships in Panama, Suez canals

Both canals are are essential for global trade and military operations.

April 27, 2025 1:31 pm CET

Why US and China economic own goals give Europe an unlikely chance of glory

Washington and Beijing are trading tariff blows. The EU could come out on top ― if it can rise to the challenge.

April 26, 2025 5:18 pm CET

Von der Leyen, Trump to meet after brief chat at pope’s funeral

The two chatted on the margins of the memorial for Pope Francis in Rome on Saturday.

April 26, 2025 4:32 pm CET

Trump’s fixation on a tariff win against China could cost him the trade war

Beijing is going on an international charm campaign to coax other countries hit hard by “Liberation Day” tariffs to take on the U.S.

April 26, 2025 10:59 am CET

Trump says he’s negotiated 200 trade deals — but won’t say with whom

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

April 25, 2025 3:43 pm CET
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