Category: Politico News

What’s changing? The agreement will gradually eliminate duties on more than 90 percent of EU exports, including on cars, pharmaceuticals, wine and spirits, and olive oil. Some so-called non-tariff barriers — such as on labeling — will be removed. Public procurement markets will open up, allowing EU companies to bid for government contracts. The Commission estimates […]

Earlier this week, the Italian government dispatched officials to investigate the return of Russian artists to the Venice event. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni told reporters Thursday that she did not know whether the jury’s resignation was linked to the inspection, but reiterated her initial position: “The government does not share the choice made on […]

Sánchez has styled himself as a European counterweight to Trump, while Meloni — one of Trump’s European staunchest allies after his reelection in 2024 — has been distancing herself from the U.S. president recently, in a bid to save her premiership ahead of the national election expected in 2027. Merz said the U.S. is getting […]

Suleiman was also charged with attempted murder in relation to a separate incident on the same date in central London. He remains in police custody and will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court Friday. The Met’s counter-terror lead Helen Flanagan said: “Our thoughts remain with the victims involved and specialist officers continue to provide them with […]

Während die USA und der Iran in einen militärischen Konflikt am Golf verwickelt sind, scheint China sich vornehm zurückzuhalten. Aber der Schein trügt. Rixa Fürsen spricht mit dem China-Spezialisten Felix Lee über Pekings Doppelstrategie. Warum blockiert China Resolutionen im UN-Sicherheitsrat, obwohl es massiv auf Ölimporte aus der Golfregion angewiesen ist? Lee analysiert Chinas „Energiewende“, die […]

“In that scenario, as a candidate, you just have to fight, meet as many people as you can, talk to as many people as you possibly can. In my perspective, just be really positive, [and say] ‘this is what the council is doing, if you’re happy with it, absolutely carry on voting for them. If […]

President Donald Trump on Thursday said he will remove tariffs on Scotch whisky, touting the move as a celebration of the connection between the U.S. and United Kingdom to cap off King Charles III and Queen Camilla’s four-day U.S. visit. “In Honor of the King and Queen of the United Kingdom, who have just left […]

“There’s a moving cost, and then depending on where you’re moving them to, there could be construction costs that are substantial,” said Todd Harrison, a defense budget analyst at American Enterprise Institute. “We’re not going to have facilities to house them in Poland, so that would be a very long-term construction cost” to move them. […]

In a last-minute addition to the agenda for Thursday’s meeting of digital ministers in Nicosia, Spain and France said the EU must include satellite spectrums in its wider effort to set up a preference for homegrown technology, effectively excluding foreign-owned firms from critical sectors, according to a text seen by POLITICO. “It is time to […]

But by suggesting that the Trump administration had been “humiliated” by the Iranians, the chancellor may have gone too far — risking a rupture with a president known for his vindictive streak. While the stakes are potentially extremely high for Germany, political leaders remained relatively sanguine, noting that the U.S. needs its military presence in […]