European Union Archives

May 28, 2025 1:08 PM

EU almost on track to reach 2030 climate goal

The European Union is nearly on track to reach its main climate target for this decade, with countries' existing CO2-cutting plans set to bring the bloc within one percentage point of the goal, the European Commission said on Wednesday. The EU is on...

May 26, 2025 9:10 AM

Trump agrees to delay EU tariffs until July 9

U.S. President Donald Trump backed away on Sunday from his threat to slap 50% tariffs on imports from the European Union next month, agreeing to extend the deadline until July 9 for talks between Washington and the 27-nation bloc to produce a deal. ...

May 16, 2025 5:07 PM

EU readying new sanctions to increase pressure on Russia, von der Leyen says

The European Union is working on a new package of sanctions to increase pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin over the war in Ukraine, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday as leaders from across Europe met in Tirana. Th...

May 6, 2025 1:11 PM

EU to set out plans to halt Russian gas imports by end-2027

The European Union will publish plans on Tuesday to ban new Russian gas deals by the end of this year, and phase out existing contracts with Moscow by the end of 2027, three EU officials told Reuters. The bloc had set a non-binding aim to end Russia...

April 17, 2025 6:23 PM

The Domino Effect of U.S. Tariffs: Why the World Can’t Ignore Trump’s Tariff War

President Donald Trump’s latest tariff salvo has ignited a fierce global trade war, slapping a 10% baseline tariff on all U.S. imports, with steeper "reciprocal" duties of 104% on China, 49% on Cambodia, 46% on Vietnam, and 20% on the EU, targeting...

April 11, 2025 3:34 PM

No Clear Winner: Xi Jinping responds as China raises tariffs on US goods to 125%

Chinese President Xi Jinping has warned that “there is no winner in a tariff war,” emphasizing that unilateral actions risk isolating nations from the global community. His remarks came during a meeting with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez i...

March 7, 2025 5:23 PM

Trump to impose 25 percent tariffs on EU, claims bloc was ‘formed to screw US’

US President Donald Trump has said that his administration has made a decision to impose 25 per cent tariffs on products from the European Union (EU), including cars and claimed that the EU -- a 27-country bloc -- was "formed to screw the US". "We h...

February 24, 2025 4:49 PM

Ukraine hosts EU leaders as US backing frays three years since invasion

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday that countries must work to bring an end to the Russia-Ukraine war, calling for a just and lasting peace on the third anniversary of Russia's invasion. "We must spare no effort to brin...

February 24, 2025 2:02 PM

EU agrees new sanctions on Russia, marks support for Ukraine

Europe must support Ukraine more than ever, its foreign policy chief said on Monday, as the bloc agreed to impose more sanctions against Russia ahead of a flurry of meetings in Brussels, Kyiv and Washington this week. European officials have been le...

February 14, 2025 4:53 PM

EU says it will react firmly against US reciprocal tariff hikes

The European Commission said on Friday it saw no justification for U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed "reciprocal" trade policyand would react "firmly and immediately" against tariff increases resulting from it. The Commission, which coord...