Britain’s declared a “new chapter” in its relationship with the European Union (EU), which in turn hailed the UK’s new “positive energy” towards the bloc, after the two sides struck a landmark deal over issues including trade, defence, travel and food exports. The agreement to effectively renegotiate Britain’s post-Brexit relationship with the EU was finalised…
The UK and the EU will announce new deals and renew ties, 5 years after Brexit (AP) LONDON – The United Kingdom and the European Union are expected to announce new deals on fishing rights and defense cooperation as officials meet in London on Monday to discuss closer ties in their first official summit since…
BRUSSELS: The EU and Britain look will haggle to the wire over fishing rights and food checks as they seek a deal on closer defence ties at a landmark post-Brexit summit next week. The meeting in London on Monday between UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and the EU’s top officials was planned to bring the…
Prime Minister Keir Starmer will host European Union chiefs in London on Monday (Image: AP) Prime Minister Keir Starmer is treading a fine line on UK-EU relations as hard-right populists make gains at a time when Brexit and immigration remain toxic issues in Britain.The Labour leader will host European Union chiefs in London on Monday…
This week, EU Confidential is on a spring break — but with trade tensions between the U.S. and the rest of the world (China in particular) escalating, we thought it was the perfect moment to revisit a timely episode from our archives. As Trump’s new trade war heats up, with triple-digit tariffs hitting Chinese goods…
Donald Trump believes it is up to China, not the United States, to come to the negotiating table on trade, the White House said Tuesday, after the US president accused Beijing of reneging on a major Boeing deal. “The ball is in China’s court. China needs to make a deal with us. We don’t have…
WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Donald Trump tries to turn his global trade war into a one-on-one showdown with China, he is finding that he has alienated some key U.S. partners who could boost America’s position in a fight between the world’s largest and second-largest economies. For more than a decade, American leaders, including Trump,…
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China is reaching out to other nations as the U.S. layers on more tariffs in what appears to be an attempt to form a united front to compel Washington to retreat. Days into the effort, it’s meeting only partial success with many countries unwilling to ally with the main target of…
Donald Trump said countries were ‘dying to make a deal’ to avert painful tariffs (SAUL LOEB) Equities and oil plunged again Wednesday after Donald Trump ramped up his trade war by hitting China with tariffs of more than 100 percent as sweeping measures against the United States’ dozens of partners are set to come into…
Hassett: Trump fielding ‘massive number’ of requests to negotiate tariffs National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett speaks to members of the media outside of the West Wing of the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 19, 2025. Kent Nishimura | Reuters National Economic Council director Kevin Hassett says that the Trump administration is “managing…