Will the devastating reaction of the markets force the US President to give in? The Commission and member states are taking their time with countermeasures and are tempting Trump with a customs agreement. At the same time, the strategy glosses over internal differences.
By Marc Winkelmann
US President Trump's tariff plans are causing an earthquake around the globe. The US's blow to trade flows is so powerful that the EU still needs time to find its response.
By Till Hoppe
In the old mandate, there had been a narrow majority in the European Parliament in favor of setting up a cross-institutional ethics authority. In the new Parliament, the majorities have changed. The agreement could now be overturned.
By Markus Grabitz
In a dramatic escalation of the trade conflict, the US President is imposing tariffs on all its trading partners. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen warned that the EU would apply countermeasures and would not accept dumping through trade diversion.
By Marc Winkelmann
When the NATO foreign ministers meet in Brussels today, Europeans and Canadians will be analyzing every word of their new US colleague Marco Rubio in detail. They will be asking whether the Trump administration is still committed to the alliance and how the USA will deal with Russia in future.
By Stephan Israel
The EU Commission wants to encourage regions to spend more structural funding on defense companies or social housing. There is no shortage of money, but experts do not expect it to have much effect.
By Till Hoppe
Tensions in the Von der Leyen coalition are increasing. The S D and Renew criticize the EPP for repeatedly making common cause with the conservative ECR, which they do not consider to be a pro-European force.
By Markus Grabitz
The conviction of Marine Le Pen for embezzling public funds has considerably reduced the Rassemblement National's chances of entering the Élysée Palace – especially as the party was not prepared for such a scenario.
By Claire Stam
Emmanuel Macron and Keir Starmer pushed ahead with plans for a European protection force in Ukraine at a summit of the "Coalition of the Willing." There was a clear rejection in Paris of Russian demands to ease sanctions.
By Stephan Israel
The EU wants to give itself enough time in its response to the Trump tariffs to allow for negotiations. For the time being, it is focusing on tariffs on trade in goods, even though the EU's greatest leverage is likely to be in trade in services.
By Marc Winkelmann
