EU offered ‘zero-for-zero’ deal to US weeks before tariff announcement
Cars and other goods were to be included, according to EU trade commissioner, who says offer is still on table The EU has said it...
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Couple who ran Swedish eco-retreat fled leaving behind barrels of human waste
Flemming Hansen and Mette Helbæk, now in Guatemala, had racked up large tax debt at Stedsans forest retreat A Danish chef couple who attracted international...
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...
Greece’s Aegean islands reel from ‘lake of mud’ flash floods before Easter rush
Authorities race to complete clean-up operation after devastation from gales and heaviest rainfall in 20 years People on the Aegean islands, more used in April...
Danish PM tells US ‘you cannot annex another country’ on visit to Greenland
Mette Frederiksen, who met island’s new and outgoing PMs, says she wants to cooperate with Trump on Arctic security The Danish prime minister has put...
Spain proposes €14.1bn package to support economy as trade commissioner says EU won’t ‘stand idly by’ on US tariffs – Europe live
Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez calls tariffs ‘return to 19th-century protectionism’ as EU’s Maroš Šefčovič says he will speak to US counterparts What are tariffs and...
Trump hits UK with 10% tariffs as he ignites global trade war
Britain gets off comparatively lightly but US president’s action could still cost billions in lost growth US politics – latest updates Donald Trump has hit...
Donald Trump’s tariffs will be ‘negative the world over’, European Central Bank’s Christine Lagarde says – Europe live
US tariffs will prove harmful ‘even for those who inflict’ them but can lead to negotiations, ECB chief says The French government expects President Trump’s...
Russia says it cannot accept US peace plan for Ukraine ‘in its current form’
Moscow’s refusal highlights the limited progress Donald Trump has made on his promise to end the war Moscow has described the latest US peace proposals...
UK regulator fines 10 carmakers and two trade bodies over green ad collusion
CMA found car firms chose not to compete when advertising what percentage of their vehicles could be recycled Ten leading car manufacturers – plus two...
