The Trump threat to Greenland may have receded for the moment but the episode is a clear warning to the European Union. It needs to ready itself for a no-holds-barred confrontation with the United States that will determine the future of the continent for generations to come. Ten years ago, the EU faced an existential […]
Continue ReadingPolicymakers in Brussels and other European capitals are scrambling to calibrate their response to Donald Trump’s latest barrage of tariff threats. Things are expected to move quickly over the next three days. An emergency summit of the EU’s 27 leaders in Brussels on Thursday may not be the last time the heads of government and […]
Continue ReadingIn the last 72 hours, a question has crystallised in European capitals: is US president Donald Trump mad, bad or both? This is neither a frivolous nor a hyperbolic question. Nor, of course, can any clinical answer be offered. But balanced and rational individuals do not write to allied prime ministers as Trump did this […]
Continue ReadingIn the last 72 hours, a question has crystallised in European capitals: is US president Donald Trump mad, bad or both? This is neither a frivolous nor a hyperbolic question. Nor, of course, can any clinical answer be offered. But balanced and rational individuals do not write to allied prime ministers as Trump did this […]
Continue ReadingEuropean leaders are hoping to prevent a trade war breaking out with the United States over Greenland, but are preparing contingency plans to push back on Donald Trump’s “blackmail” attempts, should high-stakes attempts to defuse tensions this week fail. Efforts to engage the White House are being stepped up and several EU leaders are expected […]
Continue ReadingUS president Donald Trump has linked his drive to take control of Greenland to his failure to win the Nobel Peace Prize, saying he no longer thought “purely of Peace” as the row over the island threatened to reignite a trade war with Europe. Asked by NBC News in a brief telephone interview on Monday […]
Continue ReadingStocks dipped and gold hit a fresh record on Monday as trade tensions between the US and Europe flared over president Donald Trump’s push to take control of Greenland. Mr Trump said on Saturday he would impose an additional 10 per cent tariff on goods from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Finland and […]
Continue ReadingThe European Union is preparing a massive package of tariffs in retaliation for Donald Trump’s threats over Greenland. But surviving the latest crisis will not be enough. Planning for a world minus one European leaders are hoping that a united and resolute response will persuade Trump to back away from his threat to hit them […]
Continue ReadingUkraine’s entry into the European Union would help guarantee its security and help ward off any future Russian attack in the event of a peace deal, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has said. European leaders are grappling to keep Washington onside in the stop-start negotiations to end the war in Ukraine, while at […]
Continue ReadingThe European Union is reportedly demanding guarantees the UK will compensate the bloc if a future government reneges on the Brexit “reset” agreement British prime minister Keir Starmer is currently negotiating. The termination clause is a stark reminder of the painful and costly divorce in which the EU set up a colossal €5.4 billion fund […]
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