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Aspen forum attendees admit there’s no return to a pre-Trump world order
The U.S. president has revamped trade, aid and military force to an extent that attendees here say will have effects for decades to come.
Spain under fire for contracting Huawei to store judicial wiretaps
Icelanders support reboot of EU accession talks, foreign minister says
Former wunderkind Hołownia emerges as risky weak link for Tusk’s Polish coalition
Starmer and Merz find their happy place: War
Trump thinks the US holds all the cards on trade. He is misguided.
Dozens of Palestinians reported killed at aid station despite EU-Israel deal
European Commission to rule on France-UK migration deal
“The rising number of migrants smuggled across the channel is alarming and it merits a robust response,” a Commission spokesperson said.
Merz’s coalition plunged into crisis over deadlock on top court judge
An impassioned debate involving abortion and a plagiarism allegation underscores the German coalition’s relative fragility.
EU weighs suspending Israel ties over Gaza crisis
The proposed measures come as the bloc faces growing pressure to take action.
Germany weighs buying more F-35 fighter jets from the US
It comes as France, Germany and Spain fail to reach agreement over European-made aircraft.
Plastic waste is a solvable problem
A global instrument to combat plastic waste is only the start. Coordinated action, innovative financing and consistent reporting metrics are needed for countries to implement the right solutions and infrastructure.
Macron pitches Starmer on new special relationship
The countries have dubbed their defense refresh an “entente industrielle.”
US sanctions Italian UN official who called for criminal action against Israel
Rubio accused U.N. Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese of leading “political and economic warfare” against the U.S. and Israel.
Why France holds all the cards in nuclear deal with Britain
“France isn’t in a hurry, and it’s not its turn to pay,” one French union official said.
The Starmer-Macron bromance has a Donald Trump problem
London will roll out the red carpet for the French president this week in a state visit. But cracks are starting to show over how to handle the mercurial U.S. president.
Berlin calls Europe’s immigration hard-liners to summit on asylum rules
Germany’s new conservative-led government seeks to lead Europe’s tough-on-migration turn.
Merz to visit UK this month to sign Anglo-German treaty
German chancellor plans trip to Britain to seal wide-ranging pact.
UK and Germany prepare to sign wide-ranging mutual defense treaty
Under the pact, any strategic threat to one country would represent a threat to the other.
EU’s Kallas calls on Iran to restart nuclear talks as Tehran bristles at US
Brussels has resumed talking with Tehran after its previous outreach was ended by Washington’s June 21 attacks on Iran’s nuclear enrichment sites.
France, Germany, UK plead for Iran not to cease cooperation with IAEA
The three countries also condemned threats against the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog after an Iranian newspaper called for his execution.
‘Goodbye Trump, hello Asia’ is the EU’s new trade strategy. Will it work?
Ursula von der Leyen wants the EU to team up with a 12-nation Pacific trade group. That could serve as a new platform for fans of rules-based trade.
Trump team struggles to back up president’s bold claims on Iran strikes
Trump officials are trying to prove the airstrikes in Iran were every bit as flawless as the president first claimed.
Greenland is the wild card in Denmark’s Brussels reign
Donald Trump’s claims on the island nation could derail Copenhagen’s EU Council presidency at any time.
EU leaders try to out-bully Trump, floating world trade club without US
Ursula von der Leyen suggests EU could join forces with the Asian-Pacific trade bloc as Europe tries to up its game.
EU told to present options for Israel action, says Lithuanian president
Leaders from across the bloc agree that the humanitarian situation in Gaza is intolerable, Gitanas Nausėda told POLITICO.
Von der Leyen can’t go far with the far right
Socialists and liberals are rebelling against the Commission president, but she has no easy fix in working with parties further to the right.
EU conservative Weber attacks European left over greenwashing clash
The EPP chief lambasted an environmental bill at the heart of a confrontation between conservatives and their center-left partners as “grotesque.”
Germany’s Merz rejects review of EU economic pact with Israel
European leaders are divided on whether to reexamine the EU-Israel Association Agreement in light of the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip.
The EU says Israel is guilty of human rights abuses. What does that mean for trade?
As Israel’s largest trading partner, the European Union could use its economic power to exert pressure on the country.