Tag: European Union

The EU-U.S. Trade Deal is a Delusional and Shameful Capitulation: MEPs
European lawmakers slam deal with Trump, call it a blow to local industries. On Monday, political groups in the European Parliament harshly criticized the trade deal reached a day earlier by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and U.S. President Donald Trump. RELATED: EU-U.S. Trade Deal To Accelerate EU Deindustrialization: Lavrov “Imposing a base […]
July 28, 2025

EU-U.S. Trade Deal To Accelerate EU Deindustrialization: Lavrov
Donald Trump’s deal is anti-Russian and humiliates the European Union. On Monday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned that the trade agreement between the European Union and the United States would lead to further deindustrialization in the EU. RELATED: EU-U.S. Tariff Deal Unsatisfactory and Imbalanced: Lange “It is evident that this approach will result in […]
July 28, 2025

EU-U.S. Tariff Deal Unsatisfactory and Imbalanced: Lange
The EU pledged to purchase US$750 billion worth of energy and commit an additional US$600 billion in investments in the U.S. Bernd Lange, chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on International Trade, has sharply criticized a draft trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and the United States, warning that it could undermine the bloc’s […]
July 28, 2025

Trump Announces U.S.-EU Tariff Deal Including Energy and Defense Purchases
The EU agreed to buy US$750 billion worth of U.S. energy and invest an additional US$600 billion in military equipment. On Sunday, U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States and the European Union have reached a tariff agreement that includes a 15% duty on European products, as well as EU purchases of American energy […]
July 27, 2025

Poland and Germany Call for Stronger EU Border Security to Curb Migration
Schengen’s greatest achievement is the free movement of people, which has existed for 40 years, Polish Minister Siemoniak said. On Monday, Polish Interior Minister Tomasz Siemoniak and German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt emphasized that the fight against illegal migration must take place at the European Union’s external borders to ensure free movement within the Schengen […]
July 21, 2025

Russia Condemns EU’s 18th Sanctions Package as Illegitimate
The new sanctions specifically target Russia’s energy and financial sectors, as well as the so-called ‘shadow fleet.’ On Friday, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov denounced the European Union’s 18th package of sanctions against his country as illegitimate. RELATED: Trump’s Shifting Stance on Russia-Ukraine War Sparks Confusion “We need to analyze the new package to minimize […]
July 18, 2025

EU Fails to Approve New Russia Sanctions
The move was blocked by Slovakia over concerns related to energy security. On Tuesday, European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas confirmed that the European Union failed to approve a new round of sanctions against Russia, as the move was blocked by Slovakia over concerns related to energy security. RELATED: EU Sanctions on […]
July 16, 2025

EU Proposes New Countermeasures Amid Trade Dispute With U.S.
The European response could be a new round of tariffs on U.S. goods worth 72 billion euros. On Monday, European Union trade ministers met in Brussels following U.S. President Donald Trump’s surprise announcement over the weekend of new tariffs on the bloc. Maros Sefcovic, the EU’s trade chief, said after the meeting that it was […]
July 15, 2025

U.S. Tariff Threat on EU is Absolutely Unacceptable: Danish FM
‘We don’t want to escalate things. At the same time, we also have to flex our muscles,’ Rasmussen warned. On Monday, Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen condemned U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to impose 30 percent tariffs on European Union (EU) exports as absolutely unacceptable. RELATED: Trump Announces 35% Tariffs on Canadian Imports Starting […]
July 14, 2025

EU Sanctions on Russia: Updates, Impacts, and Future Outlook
The European Union (EU) has intensified its sanctions policy against Russia, recently reaching the proposal of the 18th sanctions package in response to the war in Ukraine and Russia’s position of not accepting a ceasefire. RELATED: Critical 5 Takeaways From Putin’s Warning on Russia-West Geopolitical Tensions This article analyzes the evolution of the sanctions, their legal framework, the economic and […]