EU trade chief to meet with Trump’s top trade official as tensions spike

Maroš Šefčovič to meet Jamieson Greer on the eve of a G7 trade ministerial in Paris, as transatlantic trade tensions spike again.

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What Britain wants from King Charles’ trip to Trumpland

The monarch’s fence-mending visit to the U.S. this week is the result of months of strategizing at the highest levels of the U.K. government.

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China agrees to ship Nexperia chips to Europe, EU trade chief says

Beijing will grant exemptions to its licensing requirements provided that purchasers promise to use the chips only for civilian purposes, EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič said.

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China’s got the world in a rare earth choke hold

Beijing’s dominance in strategically crucial minerals gives it major leverage in trade talks. 

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EU aims high ahead of mission to India in late February

Commission’s visit to India set to take place end of February, Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič tells POLITICO.

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As Macron courts Musk, Paris quits X

The city of Paris said the lack of moderation has made using the platform “impossible.”

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Musk has been in secret contact with Putin since 2022, says bombshell new report

The Russian president even asked the billionaire for a Starlink favor.

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