Koen Verhelst

5 days ago | wiadomosci.onet.pl | Koen Verhelst

Merz rozmawiał z prezydentem USA podczas czwartkowej rozmowy telefonicznej. W piątek odwiedził stolicę Belgii, aby spotkać się z szefami UE i NATO. Trump myśli, że może bezkarnie dręczyć sojuszników. Jeszcze nie wie, co to ból.

5 days ago | politico.eu | Koen Verhelst

BRUSSELS ― German Chancellor Friedrich Merz told Donald Trump to end his trade war and eliminate tariffs. "I told him that, in my view, escalating this customs dispute is not a good idea," Merz said at press conference in Brussels. "The best solution would be 'down to zero' for everything and for everyone."Merz spoke to the U.S. president during a phone call on Thursday. On Friday, he visited the Belgian capital for meetings with EU and NATO bosses.

6 days ago | politico.eu | Camille Gijs |Koen Verhelst |Giovanna Coi

BRUSSELS — The European Commission Thursday upped the pressure in talks with U.S. President Donald Trump by putting forward retaliation worth nearly €100 billion of imports — including big-ticket items like aircraft — that could get tariffed. The catalog includes passenger cars, medical devices, chemicals and plastics, and a slew of agricultural products.

1 week ago | politico.eu | Camille Gijs |Koen Verhelst

BRUSSELS — The European Commission is looking at hitting nearly €100 billion worth of U.S. exports in retaliation for Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs if negotiations with Washington fail, four EU diplomats and a national official told POLITICO.

1 week ago | politico.eu | Koen Verhelst

BRUSSELS — For decades, European governments accepted that the decline of their polluting, loss-making steel industries was inevitable and irreversible. No more. After years of neglect, developed economies are discovering they don’t want to depend on even dirtier sources of steel made in China, Southeast Asia and North Africa. The bloated global steel sector — “overcapacity” in the jargon — is nothing new. What’s new is U.S. President Donald Trump’s 25 percent tariffs on the metal.