EU-Latin America trade deal: Who wins?
The EU and the Mercosur trading bloc of five Latin American nations seal a sweeping trade pact....
1dAl JazeeraPoliticsImpact
Germany's farms are failing despite high food prices
As Berlin's Green Week, the largest international agriculture fair, kicks off, German farmers raise the alarm over price pressure from retailers and international trade agreements like the impending E...
6hDeutsche WellePolitics
Protesters say 'unliveable to be a farmer in France today' as they condemn Mercosur deal
French farmers steered some 350 tractors on January 11 toward French Parliament to protest low incomes and an EU trade deal with South America that they fear threatens their livelihoods. They say thei...
3dFrance 24PoliticsImpact
EU ‘membership-lite’ plan for Ukraine spooks European capitals
Reforms under discussion would tear up accession rules used since cold war to allow Kyiv to join in a potential peace deal...
11hFinancial TimesPoliticsImpact
EU-US relationship is 'disintegrating,' says Germany's vice chancellor
Article URL: https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-us-germany-vice-chancellor-lars-klingbeil-donald-trump/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46625797 Points: 32 # Comments: 9...
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Can EU exert more pressure on Iran with sanctions?
The European Union is contemplating more sanctions against Iran amid a deadly crackdown on anti-government protests that has killed thousands. But could the bloc apply more pressure on the Islamic Rep...
2dDeutsche WellePoliticsImpact
Ukraine updates: Zelenskyy in Cyprus as EU presidency begins
Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in Nicosia, while Ukrainian and US negotiators remain in Paris, looking to iron out more details of Tuesday's "robust" security guarantees agreement. Meanwhile, the fighting con...
Jan 7Deutsche WellePolitics
France warns US that Greenland seizure would endanger EU trade
French finance minister Roland Lescure raised concerns with American Treasury secretary Scott Bessent...
11hFinancial TimesPoliticsImpact
Should EU leaders sit on Trump's 'Board of Peace' for Gaza?
The next phase of the US-sponsored Gaza peace plan involves setting up a "Board of Peace." Trump wants to chair it and, even though it's been heavily criticized, Europeans also want a seat....
2dDeutsche WellePoliticsImpact
Polish president slams EU as a 'fading star' while warning of Russian imperialism
One of Russia's goals, in addition to persecuting its own citizens, "is territorial expansion, mass murder and attacks on civilian targets, including hospitals and schools," the Polish president said....
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Germany’s Merz pledges to fast track India-EU trade deal during first official Asia visit
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s first visit to Asia has raised India’s hopes for a long-awaited trade pact with the European Union as Berlin pushes for deeper engagement with South Asia amid height...
3dSouth China Morning PostPoliticsImpact
Kallas visits Berlin for talks with Pistorius on Ukraine, the Arctic and defending Europe
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas held talks in Berlin with German defence minister Boris Pistorius as challenges to the future of European and global security continue to mount....
2dEuronewsPoliticsImpact
Turkish Cypriots: The EU's invisible Europeans
The unresolved Cyprus problem leaves Turkish Cypriots in a state of limbo within the European Union, without full EU rights, recognition or political certainty and economically and diplomatically isol...
3dDeutsche WellePoliticsImpact
Europe is permanently vulnerable to blackmail — it must rearm
In recent months, the EU has suffered the most serious diplomatic defeats. This will only change in the future if the member states possess greater military power, Karl-Heinz Paqué writes in an opinio...
2hEuronewsPoliticsImpact
Can Europe rebuild its strength to trade with China without fear?
China and the European Union began 2026 with another trade clash. As the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism entered its definitive phase, Brussels tightened compliance and Beijing warned of count...
3dSouth China Morning Posteconomics
A leading European AI startup says its edge over Silicon Valley isn't better tech — it's not being American
Mistral CEO Arthur Mensch says its edge over Silicon Valley isn't smarter models, but being a European alternative built for control, sovereignty, and trust. LUDOVIC MARIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Ar...
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