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...

Donald Trump may be happy with the EU’s promise to speed up trade talks, but don’t expect a big, beautiful deal when the dust settles. The EU still has bruises from the failed TTIP talks a decade ago, and it won’t want to go there with America again. www.politico.eu/article/eu-t...

Latest ultimatum from Trump comes hours before crunch call between U.S. and EU trade negotiators Greer and Šefčovič, set to take place later this afternoon.

The European Commission has responded to the US administration with a newly tweaked list of concessions it is willing to offer to avert a transatlantic trade war, an EU diplomat and two EU officials told us.

Brussels has responded to the US administration with a newly tweaked list of concessions it is willing to offer to avert a trade war. The new term sheet runs to 11 pages and 7 chapters; touches upon tariffs and non-tariff barriers, as well as on economic security and investments. shorturl.at/8xhtP

EU countries have warned that they would reject any trade deal with President Donald Trump that mirrors the US agreement with the UK.

The United States has sent a letter to the European Commission in a first sign it is willing to engage in a negotiated deal with the bloc in their trade war, four EU diplomats told POLITICO.

NEW: The United States this week sent a letter to the European Commission in a first sign it is willing to engage in a negotiated deal with the bloc in their trade war, four EU diplomats told us. www.politico.eu/article/us-g...

NEW: The European Commission is preparing to reintroduce pre-war tariff quotas for some Ukrainian farm products sold into the EU market as of June 6, after the bloc’s wartime tariff waivers expire. That's according to documents seen by POLITICO. www.politico.eu/article/brus...

This, and more, in POLITICO Pro Morning Trade newsletters 👇 pro.politico.eu/news/198483

As Washington cuts deals with friend and foe alike, the appeals for tariff relief from the European Union are going unanswered. Trump’s tariff deals send Europe to the back of the line, with @ddesrochers.bsky.social and @arihawkins.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/dona...

US President Donald Trump probes into pharmaceuticals, raw materials and semiconductors — combined with sweeping tariffs already applied against the European Union — are expected to hit a total of €549 billion of EU exports.

NEW: The EU’s attempt to stop China from buying out its chipmakers & AI companies is being hollowed out from within. EU countries are pushing to weaken rules that would require them to screen foreign investments in sensitive tech, per draft seen by POLITICO. @framiche.bsky.social shorturl.at/4qVAw

After 100 days of Donald Trump in office, the long-held idea that the US would help Europe in a crisis has been “basically thrown in the trash,” according to Jan Cienski👇 On EU Confidential, Sarah Wheaton and her guests discuss all the different ways he's shaken up the continent: ow.ly/A3ia50VM4TF

The European Commission presented to EU countries today a list of the concessions it is willing to make to the Donald Trump administration as well as a new list of goods it is going to slap with tariffs if negotiations fail, an EU official and an EU diplomat told POLITICO.

Important scoop from our U.K. Trade team, @glanktree.bsky.social and @sophie-inge.bsky.social

Let’s face it. No one in politics today has lived through a first 100 days like the one Donald Trump just dropped on the U.S. Loved participating in this project for POLITICO Magazine to bring a bit of the EU's perspective on the 100 days we've just had. www.politico.com/news/magazin...

Exclusive: UK and EU to defy Trump with ‘free and open trade’ declaration.

UK and EU to defy Trump with ‘free and open trade’ declaration. Cracking scoop from my colleagues @camgijs.bsky.social and Jon Stone www.politico.eu/article/uk-e...

It turns out that Donald Trump might be the best thing to happen to free trade — for Europe, at least. Now that Washington wants to play solo, the EU is being quick to step up and cast itself as the heavyweight liberal trade bloc that is open for business. www.politico.eu/article/us-d...

The European Union isn't exactly big on knee-jerk reactions. Trump's tariffs are no exceptions. My story today 👇

🚨 BREAKING: The EU has taken revenge on Donald Trump’s metals tariffs by approving retaliation on around €20 billion of US products. Read the developing story: ow.ly/bVlT50VxphZ

POV: You're an EU trade official compiling a list of tariffs against the US and your goal is to inflict the most pain on pro-Trump states. Here's what you come up with: 🌿 soybeans 🚬 cigarettes 🛻 trucks 🍦 ... ice cream? More on @politico.eu with Paroma Soni and @camgijs.bsky.social

Is it the end of the global trade order as we know it? Yesterday evening, Donald Trump dumped the EU in the worst category of America’s trade partners Wednesday, hitting the bloc with a 20 percent tariff on all imports. www.politico.eu/article/dona...

🚨🚨"The Rebellion is ready to strike back": @ec.europa.eu President @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu has slammed US President Donald Trump’s imposition of a 20 percent tariff on EU goods and vowed to retaliate, saying the bloc was "prepared to respond." 🧵 www.politico.eu/article/eu-v...

French President Macron will convene representatives of sectors impacted by Trump's tariffs Thursday to the Elysée, Economy Minister Éric Lombard just said. “The government will be at their side in what is unfortunately a battle — which I hope is a temporary one." videos.senat.fr/video.524718...

Stark signal by EU Commission boss von der Leyen on the eve of 'Liberation Day.' “Europe holds a lot of cards. From trade to technology, to the size of our market... All instruments are on the table.” This is how the EU plans to hit back against Trump's tariffs 👇 www.politico.eu/article/eu-t...

The EU has so far played by the traditional trade-war rulebook, intending to match Donald Trump’s tariffs — but not to escalate. But now, with Washington threatening to punish the bloc even further, Brussels is also preparing to up the ante. 🔗 ow.ly/8Xcs50Vs9XN

🚨🚨 @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu sends a stark signal to the Trump admin: "Europe holds a lot of cards. From trade to technology, to the size of our market. But this strength is also built on our readiness to take firm countermeasures. All instruments are on the table".🧵 www.politico.eu/article/eu-t...

Belgium's 🇧🇪 Foreign Minister Prévot says the EU should fight fire with fire in Trump’s trade war - including in the digital realm. Here are a few ideas from my paper on what could be done in digital/services ecfr.eu/publication/...