US President Donald Trump signalled openness to negotiations regarding the announced reciprocal tariffs on Thursday, as US stock markets nosedived on tariff shocks. Wall Street experienced its worst session since the 2020 pandemic period.
Category: 3. Europe
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Trump open to tariff negotiations as Wall Street wipes out trillions
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Auf- und Absteiger bei Union und SPD – mit Veit Medick – POLITICO
In dieser Sonderausgabe des POLITICO Berlin Playbook Podcasts analysiert Gordon Repinski gemeinsam mit Stern-Journalist Veit Medick den Zustand der laufenden Koalitionsverhandlungen – und seziert das Machtgefüge zwischen CDU, SPD und CSU.
Sie sprechen über Denkfehler…
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Russia open to security guarantees for Ukraine ‘in some form,’ Putin’s envoy says after White House talks – POLITICO
Hopes for a deal have petered out, with Kyiv accusing the Kremlin of repeatedly violating an agreement not to strike each other’s infrastructure and energy plants shortly after it was reached.
Speaking to Fox News, Dmitriev argued Ukraine had struck Russian energy targets, but claimed…
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German-led push to open EU defense deal to UK and Canada hits French opposition – POLITICO
France is determined to secure more advantageous fishing rights in return for a U.K.-EU defense deal, according to several officials.
The Security Action For Europe (SAFE) loan plan is part of a broader package that includes exempting defense spending from EU budget limits set and…
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Europe seeks to capitalize on America’s Trump-driven brain drain – POLITICO
Citing a letter from 13 member countries urging Brussels to devise a strategy to nab U.S. researchers, Zaharieva said the Commission is working on a special visa for top talent, as well as a system to help governments and universities in the bloc pool resources to attract American scholars. A…
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5 mind-boggling tariffs in Trump’s ‘liberation’ plan – POLITICO
Svalbard’s seals can presumably return to the important business of evading polar bears rather than navigating international trade barriers. | Patrick Hertzog/AFP via Getty Images While it was the Australian-ruled aquatic birds that took all the headlines for being hit with a 10 percent…
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India could help save an aging Europe – POLITICO
“If there are Indians without proper documents,” Kumar explained, “I think our foreign minister has already mentioned that once the nationality has been established … we will take these people back.”
And that is music to the ears of European politicians who want to pursue…
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Le Pen, Varoufakis and the horseshoe theory of politics – POLITICO
Beautiful beef: Le Pen, Varoufakis and the horseshoe theory of politics – POLITICO
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So close to becoming French president — and yet so far – POLITICO
But what on its surface appears to be a once-in-a lifetime lucky break is, on deeper inspection, little more than a poisoned chalice.
For starters, Le Pen has conspicuously declined to endorse a possible Bardella candidacy, instead vowing to fight for the opportunity to run herself after…
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Ukraine and NATO reaffirm commitment to long and lasting peace
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte stressed on Thursday that any ceasefire or peace deal to stop the war in Ukraine must be “lasting”.
“I commend of course the American efforts to break the deadlock, that is important. We have to make sure that whenever a ceasefire or a peace deal is…
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