Category: Politico News

“The European Parliament’s decision on the Mercosur Agreement is regrettable,” German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on X. “It misjudges the geopolitical situation. We are convinced of the agreement’s legality. No more delays. The agreement must now be applied provisionally.” In Paris, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu welcomed what he called “an important vote that has to […]

Starmer said Trump’s change of position on Britain’s decision to hand control of the Chagos Islands — home of a joint U.K.-U.S. military base at Diego Garcia — to Mauritius, is designed to put pressure on the U.K. over its Greenland stance. The U.S. president blindsided London with a Truth Social post early Tuesday morning […]

According to Rutte, the big economies in Europe — including Spain, Italy and France — would have never agreed to allocate 2 percent of their GDP to defense if Trump had not become the U.S. president again. “No way, without Donald Trump this would never have happened. They’re all on 2 percent now,” Rutte said. […]

Trump is set to land in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday where he is expected to push again for an American takeover of the self-ruling Danish territory. Macron was in Davos on Tuesday, but did not stay for Trump’s visit, instead delivering a speech where he said he preferred “respect to bullies” and called on the […]

The issue of divestment had been raised in a weekend note to clients by Deutsche Bank’s chief foreign exchange strategist George Saravelos. But Bessent said he had received a call from Deutsche Bank Chief Executive Christian Sewing to say that Saravelos’ arguments didn’t represent the bank’s views. “Of course, the fake news media, led by […]

The European Commission on Tuesday unveiled its proposal to revamp the bloc’s Cybersecurity Act. The bill seeks to crack down on risky technology vendors in critical supply chains ranging across energy, transport, health care and other sectors. Though the legislation itself does not name any specific countries or companies, it is widely seen as being […]

Von der Leyen’s comments come as EU leaders scramble to deal with Trump’s threats to annex Greenland and react to his announcement of 10 percent tariffs on goods from countries that sent troops to Nuuk.  “Europe prefers dialogue and solutions, but we are fully prepared to act, if necessary, with unity, urgency and determination,” she […]

Several other leaders have received invitations but have so far declined to commit or said they are still mulling their participation, including European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Some fear Trump could seek to create a shadow United Nations, which he has long lambasted as ineffective, as the board’s charter makes no direct reference […]

Donald Trump finally descends on Davos despite a delayed flight – and is set to dominate the day at the annual get-together of the global elite. Sam and Anne reflect on his mega press conference prior to his departure – where he criticised Sir Keir Starmer on the Chagos deal once again – and ask […]

President Donald Trump’s flight to the World Economic Forum in Switzerland was forced to return to the U.S. shortly after takeoff Tuesday, due to what the White House called a “minor electrical issue.” Air Force One was rerouted back to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland after the crew identified the issue, White House press secretary […]