Breton urges EU to flex its muscles on trade

by | Apr 12, 2025 | Capital markets, Debt, Digital, EU Commission, EU-US trade talks, European politics, Foreign Affairs, French politics, Global economy, governance, Markets, negotiations, policy, Politics, regulation, Tariffs, trade, Trade Agreements, trade war, Transatlantic relations, U.S. economy

The European Union must start acting like the global power it already is, as the bloc confronts the shifting trade policies of U.S. President Donald Trump, says former EU Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton. “Europe must be at the level of what it represents:...

Macron says Trump tariff suspension is ‘fragile’

by | Apr 11, 2025 | Aluminum, EU-US trade talks, European politics, Foreign Affairs, French politics, Macron, Politics, Steel, Tariffs, trade, Trade UK, trade war, Transatlantic relations, U.S. economy

French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday that U.S. President Donald Trump’s move to suspend his most punishing tariffs for 90 days offers only a “fragile” pause in tensions — but a vital opportunity for negotiations. “The partial suspension of American tariffs for...

Can Britain live without American intelligence?

by | Apr 7, 2025 | Americas, Carbon, data, Defense, EU-UK, European politics, Foreign Affairs, Intelligence, Intelligence services, military, NATO, Regions/Cohesion, satellites, security, surveillance, Tanks

LONDON — The U.K.’s special relationship with the United States has been stretched on several fronts by President Donald Trump’s new administration, but many in the national security community considered the last bastion to be the countries’ approach to intelligence....

France’s Bayrou accuses Trump of ‘interference’ with Le Pen rant

by | Apr 6, 2025 | Borders, Defense, Economic performance, European politics, Foreign Affairs, French politics, investment, Politics, Tariffs, U.S. economy

U.S. President Donald Trump has interfered in French politics with his tirade against the conviction of French far-right politician Marine Le Pen, France’s Prime Minister François Bayrou charged on Sunday. In an interview with Le Parisien, Bayrou called Trump’s...