EU ready for trade deal with US but prepared to fail, says von der Leyen
European Commission president says ‘all options on the table’ as Trump threatens 50% steel tariffs The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, has said...
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Trump indicates ‘positive’ progress in US-EU trade talks
Wall Street up in early trading after US president commends bloc for calling to ‘quickly establish meeting dates’ Donald Trump has indicated there has been...
EU hopes for quick deal to resolve US trade war after Trump delays 50% tariffs
European leaders call for ‘lowest possible’ border taxes after levies postponed from 1 June to 9 July EU leaders have expressed hopes of a quick...
German finance minister joins calls for US-EU talks after Trump tariff threat
Lars Klingbeil says Europe needs ‘serious negotiations not further provocations’ Germany’s finance minister has joined a chorus of European politicians in calling for talks with...
Any trade deal with US must be based on ‘respect not threats’, says EU commissioner
Maroš Šefčovič’s remarks come after pace of talks prompted Trump to propose 50% tariff on goods from bloc The European Union’s trade chief has struck...
World’s seven wealthiest countries agree to counter China’s trade practices
G7 finance ministers and central bank governors pledge to address ‘economic imbalances’, without naming China Top finance officials from the world’s seven wealthiest democracies set...
Starmer and European leaders hold news conference after agreeing new UK-EU deal – UK politics live
PM says it’s time to ‘look forward’ as UK agrees deal to open up access to the EU at the expense of fishing rights Q:...
EU suspends retaliatory 25% tariffs on US goods after Trump U-turn
‘We want to give negotiations a chance,’ says Ursula von der Leyen in announcement of 90-day pause Europe live – latest updates The EU has...
Germany to send ‘clear signal’ of ‘strong, effective government’ under new coalition, says Friedrich Merz – as it happened
This live blog is now closed, you can read more on this story here Earlier today I brought you Donald Trump’s comments overnight on “major”...
EU in early talks with US but preparing ‘robust’ tariff countermeasures, says trade chief – as it happened
EU trade commissioner Maroš Šefčovič says bloc in a ‘tough spot’ with 70% of exports being subjected to tariffs Outgoing German economy minister Robert Habeck...
