Bernd Lange, who has been one of the most hawkish negotiators on the EU-U.S. trade deal, told POLITICO he was confident a deal would be reached at the next negotiating round — held either on May 12 or 19. That'd pave the way for a plenary vote in June. Story here: www.politico.eu/article/eu-u...

EXCLUSIVE: The EU must protect strategic industries such as chemicals and pharmaceuticals from Chinese oversupply — even if that means exposing the bloc to retaliation in the short term, Belgium’s foreign minister told POLITICO.

Sefcovic and Greer failed to resolve differences over the US-EU trade deal in Paris yesterday. Negotiators from the EU Parliament, capitals and the Commission will meet today to formulate a response to Trump’s auto tariff threat. @camgijs.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/eu-c...

The 🇺🇸 is set to violate the 🇪🇺🇺🇸 Turnberry deal. Again. Excellent reporting by @camgijs.bsky.social and @arihawkins.bsky.social.

NEW: The Trump administration has reassured the EU’s top trade lawmaker that it will shorten a list of items containing steel that are subject to high US tariffs, in a move that could finally persuade the Parliament to back the EU-US deal. W @arihawkins.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/us-d...

With two weeks to go until the EU is due to vote on implementing its trade deal with the U.S., European and American officials are scrambling to avoid a return to their transatlantic trade war.

During the Greenland standoff, the EU avoided rushing into a forceful response, patting itself on the back for remaining united. Now, the bloc is dealing with a Trump riled up by a SCOTUS decision that overturned his core tariff agenda. With @aitorehm.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/eu-s...

America’s trade partners expressed quiet relief at the Supreme Court’s rebuke of President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Friday. But they are already bracing for his next trade salvo. With ace colleagues from London, Paris, Ottawa, Washington and Berlin www.politico.eu/article/trad...

This one's for the nerds. Under pressure to raise its trade game as the US and China close faster deals, Brussels wants to cut almost a year off the time it takes to approve trade deals, according to an internal plan seen by POLITICO. @koenverhelst.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/brus...

🎙️ In this episode of EU Confidential, @swheatonjourno.bsky.social talks to @jonathanhaidt.bsky.social about his research inspiring governments to ban social media for kids. And @nicholasvinocur.bsky.social + @camgijs.bsky.social discuss what Ursula von der Leyen dubbed the “mother of all deals.” 🎧👇

NEW: EU-Mercosur trade deal stalled as MEPs send it for judicial review MEPs backed a resolution to seek an opinion from the Court of Justice on whether the texts of the agreement comply with the EU treaties. 334 votes in favor, 324 against, and 11 abstentions www.politico.eu/article/eu-m...

As Ursula von der Leyen prepares to sign the Mercosur deal on Saturday, its opponents still plan legal action against it even as they admit their chances of success appear slim. Story with @maxgriera.bsky.social and @thisisbartosz.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/eu-m...

Brussels is prioritizing exemptions for steel, machinery and medtech from U.S. tariffs in talks with the Trump administration, EU trade chief Maroš Šefčovič told us. EU, US are also looking for another cooperation forum to replace the defunct EU-US TTC. W/@zimmerfrau.bsky.social shorturl.at/rabR1

When the world’s largest tobacco company needed help lifting international restrictions on its products, it enlisted an unlikely ally: the European Union, a leader in tobacco control. Read our joint investigation with @theexamination.org www.politico.eu/article/eu-t...

France is playing for time over a crucial vote on the EU’s trade mega deal with Mercosur, in a strategy that could kill the long-awaited accord. “If we do not allow [Ursula von der Leyen] to sign it on the 20th, it's dead,” a senior diplomat said. www.politico.eu/article/fran...

The European Parliament wants stricter conditions for activating safeguard measures in the EU-Mercosur trade deal, according to compromise amendments seen by POLITICO.

A jolt of optimism that Brussels and Mercosur can finally seal their trade deal this year has given way to trepidation that everything could fall apart just before the finish line. The EU’s narrow, perilous path to the Mercosur trade deal With @maxgriera.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/eu-p...

NEW: Ursula von der Leyen says African countries should benefit from resource extraction — but Brussels has yet to deliver on that promise. www.politico.eu/article/in-t...

NEW: Brussels will ask the Trump administration to exempt a list of sensitive EU goods ranging from whiskies through to medical equipment from U.S. tariffs, according to a list we've seen. It will be presented to top US trade officials Lutnick and Greer on Monday. www.politico.eu/article/eu-t...

The European Commission will ask the Donald Trump administration to exempt a list of sensitive EU goods ranging from whiskies through to medical equipment from US tariffs, according to a 27-page list seen by POLITICO.

NEW: The European Commission is set to present a list of sectors that it wants to be exempted from U.S. tariffs to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer when they meet EU ministers next Monday. www.politico.eu/article/eu-t...

Commission chief von der Leyen is looking to fly to Brazil to ink the long-awaited deal with Mercosur on Dec. 20 — as long as EU capitals give the green light. The date of the signing was floated by Costa at a leaders summit last week. with @zimmerfrau.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/eu-m...

What began as a push to free Europe’s businesses from crippling rules has morphed into yet another tactic to appease Donald Trump. Our story with @mariannegros.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/brus...

China’s rare earths export restrictions dominated the trade ministerial in Denmark — further squeezing the EU between Washington and Beijing. The EU should "reach out to the Americans," Danish FM Rasmussen told me. "We are more or less in the same situation. We should use the G7 framework."

Hello from Horsens, Denmark where the EU’s trade ministers meet today. The relationship with China is under the spotlight, amid fresh tensions over Beijing’s export restrictions on rare earths. Denmark’s FM Rasmussen said that the EU should “have a tough response” and coordinate with the U.S.

What France's collapse means for EU trade policy "France will increasingly be seen as unreliable and unyielding — giving Germany and others more influence and leadership at this crucial time for Europe," said Georgina Wright, from the German Marshall Fund. Liveblog: www.politico.eu/article/fran...

Thanks so much to @ec.europa.eu Matthias Jørgensen, AmChamEU Malte Lohan and @euambus.bsky.social Jovita Neliupšienė for sharing your insights. Rewatch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGcH...

During POLITICO's Competitive Europe Summit, Brazil’s ambassador to the EU da Costa e Silva confirmed our scoop that the EU and Mercosur countries are aiming to get the deal signed at the start of Dec., but he didn't hide his skepticism that the timeline could slip. www.politico.eu/article/comp...

The European Commission is eyeing a possible signature of its long-awaited partnership agreement with the Mercosur bloc of South American countries on Dec. 5 in Brazil, four EU diplomats told @politico.eu w/ @camgijs.bsky.social @koenverhelst.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/brus...

Some goodies for our Pros this morning 👀 1) Ahead of today’s round of negotiations on how the EU will go about screening foreign investments, I’ve got my hands on the 4-column document outlining the bloc’s latest thinking. Spoiler? The two big fights remain. pro.politico.eu/news/205173

It’s not all pomp and ceremony during Trump’s state visit to the UK. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent are also in town — and there’s plenty for them to discuss with British officials. Follow along on our live blog: ow.ly/a3m150WY2AW

The EU is weighing new sanctions on China to appease Trump and push him to act on Russia. But turning the screws on Beijing puts Brussels in a bind — leaving EU diplomats wondering if Trump's demand is a trap. More here from our ace newsroom: www.politico.eu/article/eu-c...

The EU is planning more sanctions on China. Will it be enough for Donald Trump to persuade Donald Trump to finally press Russia to end the war in Ukraine?

The next obstacle to the trade deal between the EU and the US won’t come from the Oval Office — but rather from the second-biggest party in the European Parliament.

Ursula von der Leyen’s dash to Donald Trump’s golf resort in Scotland last month to seal an unbalanced trade deal has raised fears among politicians and analysts that Europe has lost the leverage that it once thought it had as a leading global trade power. My latest www.politico.eu/article/euro...

The ink is still drying on a leaders’ statement formalizing a tariff deal between the EU and the United States, and President Donald Trump is already threatening to tear it up. w/ colleague in crime @camgijs.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/eu-f...

Europe has lectured Beijing, Washington and New Delhi for years on the importance of rules-based trade. Now, following its not-so-free-trade-friendly trade deal with Trump, the bloc is struggling to reconcile principles and reality. www.politico.eu/article/dona...

The United States will cap tariffs on European cars, pharmaceuticals and semiconductors at 15 percent, Washington and Brussels have agreed in a joint statement seen by POLITICO.

NEW: The European Commission is looking at a third retaliation package against U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs, four diplomats told us. This time, it's looking at services. More, with @koenverhelst.bsky.social and @gabrielgavin.bsky.social: www.politico.eu/article/eu-c...

Mega scoop by @camgijs.bsky.social 🔥🔥🔥

🚨NEW: The European Union is looking at targeting €72,1 billion in U.S. goods in its second strike of retaliatory tariffs, according to the latest list seen by POLITICO. It still needs to be endorsed by EU countries. Details of targeted U.S. goods are on Pro: pro.politico.eu/news/201910

Von der Leyen just confirmed our scoop in the press conference: "Today we received the latest U.S. document for further negotiations. We are assessing it as we speak right now. But we are preparing for the possibility that no satisfactory factory agreement is within reach."

Merz says VDL made a surprise proposal in the room to create an alternative body to WTO “If WTO is as dysfunctional as it has been for years and apparently remains so, then we must … come up with something else,” Merz said www.politico.eu/article/eu-l...

The European Commission has warned national capitals that it will reject some pleas to shield sensitive goods from planned retaliatory tariffs on US goods, wary of undermining its negotiating hand in trade talks with President Donald Trump.

NEW: India will retaliate against EU and U.K. plans to impose carbon border taxes, its commerce minister Piyush Goyal told @glanktree.bsky.social. “It would retaliate with its own taxes and retaliate on the products of interest to the corresponding countries,” Goyal said.

Seems like France will be objecting to the EU-Mercosur trade deal for many more years to come... and unconcerned when its extreme positions on trade continue to undermine the EU. www.politico.eu/article/lula...

Uh oh. Speaking alongside Brazil's Lula, French President Emmanuel Macron called Thursday for “an additional protocol” to be added to the Mercosur deal. We've been here before. More on Paris' last-ditch attempt to block the deal with @cleacaulcutt.bsky.social 👇 www.politico.eu/article/lula...

US trade court bombshell highlights why the EU should ignore Trump's tariff threats - in my op-ed for @politico.eu I argue that negotiation & retaliation are pointless, meaning Europe's best option is to do nothing (setting a useful precedent on how to handle Trump) 👇 www.politico.eu/article/euro...