Pieter Cleppe

Brussels

Editor-in-Chief at BrusselsReport.eu

Editor-in-chief @brussels_report Policy Analyst EU-Brexit-Eurozone. Fellow @PRAlliance. Columnist U.S. @NRO, U.K. @spectator @telegraph and European media

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Articles

Europe Is Still Figuring Out How to Respond to ‘Liberation Day’ | National Review

4 days ago | nationalreview.com | Pieter Cleppe
L'UE obtiendra-t-elle des concessions commerciales de la part de Trump ?

4 days ago | economiematin.fr | Pieter Cleppe

La semaine dernière, la Commission européenne a fortement révisé à la baisse ses prévisions de croissance économique pour la zone euro en 2025, imputant cette révision aux tensions commerciales mondiales déclenchées par les droits de douane imposés par le président américain Donald Trump.
Protectionism Is a Bad Response to the Rise of China

6 days ago | europeanconservative.com | Pieter Cleppe

On May 20th, the European Commission announced plans to impose a flat €2 fee on the billions of low-value packages that enter the EU each year, by scrapping the current exemption for imports valued under €150 that are shipped directly to consumers. Often, European consumers buy these via platforms like Chinese-founded Temu and Shein.
In Brussels, the fish rots from the head

1 week ago | thecritic.co.uk | Pieter Cleppe

The EU is violating its own core values There is a lot of attention for the trade wars and protectionism unleashed by US President Donald Trump. Commentators rightly point out the damage this is doing to global trade and at the higher prices of products and services that will result from it. Not as much wrath has been reserved for the European Union in recent years, despite the fact that the EU has been on its own protectionist roll.
Will the EU agree to extend its favourable trade terms for Ukraine?

2 weeks ago | macemagazine.com | Pieter Cleppe

Will the EU agree to extend its favourable trade terms for Ukraine? By 5 June, the European Union must decide whether to extend the favourable trade access currently enjoyed by Ukraine.
Will the EU reach a deal with the US on tariff alleviation?

2 weeks ago | brusselsreport.eu | Pieter Cleppe

This week, the European Commission sharply cut its eurozone economic growth forecast for 2025, blaming this on the global trade tensions sparked by US President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs. Its estimate is now for the eurozone to merely experience 0.9 percent in 2025, sharply down from the previously forecasted 1.3 percent, as a result of “a weakening global trade outlook and higher trade policy uncertainty”.
Will the EU reach a deal with the US on tariff alleviation?

2 weeks ago | brusselsreport.eu | Pieter Cleppe

This week, the European Commission sharply cut its eurozone economic growth forecast for 2025, blaming this on the global trade tensions sparked by US President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs. Its estimate is now for the eurozone to merely experience 0.9 percent in 2025, sharply down from the previously forecasted 1.3 percent, as a result of “a weakening global trade outlook and higher trade policy uncertainty”.
EU to Ukraine: Here's Ammo, But Good Luck Selling Your Wheat

2 weeks ago | europeanconservative.com | Pieter Cleppe

Last weekend, the leaders of Great Britain, France, Germany, and Poland visited Ukraine to call for a 30-day ceasefire. Not long after, however, U.S. President Trump urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to accept an invitation from Russian President Vladimir Putin to participate in peace talks even without a prior ceasefire. Meanwhile, Europe is putting pressure on Trump to impose tougher sanctions on Russia, even though these have so far had little effect.
Green NGOs feel the heat

1 month ago | netzerowatch.com | Pieter Cleppe

A recent editorial on NetZeroWatch notes that ‘there is so much disinformation put out by the so-called Green Blob – the swamp of activists and renewables subsidy junkies who dominate the public debate’. That is an understatement, and the developments over in Brussels in this regard may be of interest to the UK.
Will Trump Force the EU To Scrap Green Non-Tariff Barriers?

1 month ago | europeanconservative.com | Pieter Cleppe

Now that the dust has settled after Trump’s announcement to raise U.S. trade tariffs by some twenty percentage points, it is time for the European Union and its member states to take stock of its options. Trump justifies his measures by stating that trade partners levy much higher tariffs than the U.S. and that he only wants ‘reciprocity.’ This is partly true.