Trump, European Union

EU ready to react to any renewed US trade tensions under Trump, ambassador says
The European Union is prepared to react to any renewed trade tensions with the United States that may emerge under President-elect Donald Trump's second administration, the EU's ambassador to the U.S.
EU has means to counter Trump tariffs, says trade lawmaker | Radio Schuman
Speaking to Radio Schuman, German socialist MEP Bernd Lange says that the EU has a whole range of measures to counter Donald Trump's trade policy towards the EU.
Trump’s trade war will make or break the European Union
The layman’s narrative of the 1930s is that America’s Smoot-Hawley tariffs set off a beggar-thy-neighbour spiral and caused the Great Depression. It is not true.
EU to cajole Trump on trade while readying tariff retaliation
The European Union should seek constructive engagement on trade with the incoming Trump administration, but be ready to hit back in a coordinated way at the United States if it imposes new tariffs on the 27-nation bloc,
EU Urged to Engage With Trump Team on Trade as Soon as Possible
Some European Union member states want the bloc to engage more urgently with Donald Trump’s transition team as they hope to stave off disruption and worsening tensions with its largest trading partner.
Trump trade war would be catastrophic for EU, officials warn
Donald Trump’s US election victory is a “wake-up call” for Europe to slash red tape and boost defence spending, three of the bloc’s top officials have warned.
EU Ready To React If New US Trade Frictions Emerge: Envoy
The European Union is ready to respond if new trade tensions emerge with Washington, the EU ambassador to the United States said Friday, two months before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.
Could Trump’s return to power in US widen EU rifts over China?
The bloc is likely to come under increasing pressure to pick sides in the rivalry between Washington and Beijing, a panel in ...
Russian assets could be Trump card in Kyiv endgame
During his election campaign, Donald Trump pledged to end the war in Ukraine quickly. One reason he wants to do so is because ...
Trump bypasses Lighthizer. Again.
Donald Trump has nominated hedge fund manager Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary, dealing a blow to protectionist forces in ...
Open Questions | Europe expert Cui Hongjian on why China, EU face worst-case scenario as Trump returns
Leading Chinese researcher on European studies and ex-diplomat says Beijing, Brussels and Washington may find themselves in a ...
The EU's precarious plan ahead of Trump's return to the White House
The 27 member states are not all approaching the new American situation with the same concerns, and their ability to put up a ...
Voices: If Donald Trump demands that Britain chooses between EU and US, there is only one answer we can give
COMMENT: Keir Starmer will try to fudge it but if the president-elect means it, he will only drive us closer to Brussels, ...
How Tim Cook gets Trump to help Apple
Their personal relationship has not always helped "Tim Apple", but Tim Cook has been more successful in working with Trump ...