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European Commission again prioritises trade over wellbeing of EU population
ECVC expresses outrage at the disastrous EU-US trade deal, sealed by Donald Trump and Ursula von der Leyen last Sunday in Scotland.
EU, CPTPP explore digital trade pact amid Trump policy shift
European and Asia-Pacific leaders are eyeing a possible pan-continental agreement on digital trade as part of a rapprochement between the EU and the 12-nation Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement on Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Sweden calls for freeze on trade element of EU-Israel agreement
Swedish prime minister Ulf Kristersson has demanded that the EU freeze the trade part of its association agreement with Israel.
Poland's new agri minister hopes to gather minority to block EU-Mercosur trade agreement
Poland's newly appointed agriculture minister Stefan Krajewski hopes to gather a blocking minority among EU countries to prevent the free trade agreement between the EU and Mercosur countries.
Trump’s EU trade deal comes with impossible energy promises
The European Union pledged to buy billions of dollars’ worth of energy resources from the United States. Experts say that’s unrealistic and could hurt Europe’s climate goals.
Von der Leyen played hardball with China. Then she won a trade deal with Trump.
Washington and Brussels have vowed to join forces against China’s excess production of subsidized steel.
EU and US spin conflicting versions of trade deal, sowing confusion
The European Commission and the White House are making contradictory claims about the content and scope of the EU-US trade deal.
EU-US agreement: An economic Munich to the benefit of the far right
Brussels has given in to Trump’s draconian demands. The much-trumpeted idea of 'European strategic autonomy' has just been shattered, revealing both a geostrategic vacuum and an ideological refusal to limit our external dependencies.
Indonesia rushing to complete trade deals with Europe, Canada as a hedge against looming US tariff
Indonesia is actively expediting the conclusion and ratification of several key trade agreements to diversify its export markets and counterbalance the impact of a forthcoming 19% tariff imposed by the United States, effective August 1, 2025.
Now that countries have capitulated on tariffs, Trump will be back for more
Governments should stop handing Trump unnecessary victories and stand up to him. This is the only way to defeat him.