Tag: Europe
Europe Gears Up to Make Its First Countermove to Trump Tariffs
Tariffs European Union officials will vet and vote on a list of retaliatory tariffs this week, while contemplating what comes next. By Jeanna Smialek Reporting from Belgium European Union officials on Monday were set to circulate a list of products they plan to hit with retaliatory tariffs, a major step toward striking back at President…
Markets in Asia and Europe fall following U.S. announcement of global tariffs
By The Associated Press BANGKOK — Shares tumbled in Europe and Asia and U.S. futures tumbled Thursday following U.S. President Donald Trump ‘s announcement of big increases in tariffs on imports of goods from around the world. The double-digit tariff hikes sent shivers across world markets, as economists warned it raises the risk of recession.…
Jeremy Bowen: Zelensky is buoyant, but Europe will struggle to guarantee Ukraine’s security
President Volodymyr Zelensky was in a buoyant mood when I met him in Paris with a panel of three other European journalists. He had interrupted a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace and went back there for what he called a “tête à tête dinner” after the interview. Macron had not…
Trump’s Team Calls Europe ‘Pathetic’ in Leaked Signal Group Chat Messages
Signal Leak Trump officials have demanded more European military spending and questioned the continent’s values. Leaked messages show the depth of the rift. By Jeanna Smialek and Steven Erlanger Jeanna Smialek reported from Brussels, and Steven Erlanger from Berlin. Trump administration officials haven’t kept their disdain for Europe quiet. But the contempt seems to be…
Europe Expected a Transactional Trump. It Got Something Else.
Tariffs Europe had been banking on a United States that wanted to make a deal on tariffs and trade. With little progress in that direction, it’s reluctantly starting to hit back. By Jeanna Smialek Reporting from Brussels President Trump is no fan of the European Union. He has repeatedly claimed that the bloc was created…
Europe Retaliates Against Trump’s Tariffs as Trade Fight Widens
Tariffs The European Union responded to American steel and aluminum tariffs with its own tariffs on boats and bourbon — and pledges of more to come. By Jeanna Smialek Reporting from Brussels European Union leaders have been clear that they want to negotiate with the United States on trade to avoid a full-blown conflict. But…
Trump’s Embrace of Russia Leaves Europe in Emotional Shock
Russia-Ukraine War news analysis It remains to be seen how far President Trump’s embrace of Russia and abandonment of traditional allies will go. But “the West” may be gone. By Roger Cohen Reporting from Paris For decades a core objective of the Soviet Union was to “decouple” the United States from Europe. Decoupling, as it…
A Europe in Emotional Shock Grapples With a New Era
Russia-Ukraine War news analysis It remains to be seen how far President Trump’s embrace of Russia and abandonment of traditional allies will go. But “the West” may be gone. By Roger Cohen Reporting from Paris For decades a core objective of the Soviet Union was to “decouple” the United States from Europe. Decoupling, as it…
Trump Wants Europe to Defend Itself. Here’s What It Would Take.
Russia-Ukraine War Replacing what the Americans do for the NATO alliance would take money, personnel, time and cooperation. None of those is easy. By Steven Erlanger Reporting from Berlin. Steven Erlanger has written about Europe, Russia and NATO for many years. President Trump has never had much love for the NATO alliance, which he thinks…
Europe Races to Repair a Split Between the U.S. and Ukraine
Russia-Ukraine War European leaders pledge to assemble a “coalition of the willing” to develop a plan for ending Ukraine’s war with Russia, which they hope could win the backing of a skeptical President Trump. transcript By Mark Landler and Stephen Castle Reporting from London European leaders raced on Sunday to salvage Ukraine’s ruptured relationship with…
Europe Is Left with Hard Choices as Trump Sours on Ukraine
Russia-Ukraine War European leaders have been working to support Ukraine and beef up their own defenses. But the blowup between President Trump and Ukraine’s president on Friday made those goals more urgent. By Jeanna Smialek European leaders have dealt with President Trump’s return to office by trying to keep him cooperating on Ukraine while pushing…
Jeremy Bowen: Major crisis looms between Europe and US
The relationship between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky was bad enough before the shouting match in the Oval Office. President Trump had already called him a dictator and said Ukraine started the war – which is a lie. Now the US-Ukraine alliance nurtured by Joe Biden is in pieces. The public breakdown also signals a…
Europe Prepares to Face Russia as Trump’s America Steps Back
Russia-Ukraine War European leaders visited Kyiv to mark the war’s third anniversary. The show of solidarity in Ukraine on Monday comes at a head-spinning moment for the continent. By Kim BarkerJeanna Smialek and Steven Erlanger Kim Barker reported from Kyiv, Ukraine, while Jeanna Smialek reported from Brussels and Steven Erlanger reported from Berlin. President Trump…
How Friedrich Merz Will Try to Lead Europe Despite a Weakened Hand
news analysis The likely next chancellor is unpopular, and his country’s economy has stalled. But his penchant for risks could help lead to a European showdown with President Trump. By Jim Tankersley and Christopher F. Schuetze Reporting from Berlin Germany’s presumptive next chancellor could be weak from the start, for all sorts of reasons. He…
Germans to vote in high-stakes election watched closely by Europe and US
Germans go to the polls on Sunday, after an intense election campaign dominated by their country’s faltering economy and a succession of deadly attacks that have made migration and security a focal issue. Friedrich Merz, the 69-year-old conservative leader, is in pole-position to become Germany’s next chancellor, in a vote closely watched in Europe and…
Shocked by Trump, Europe Turns Its Hopes to Germany’s Election
Russia-Ukraine War Germany’s economy is stalled and its politics fractured. But it sees an opening for a new chancellor to lead Europe’s response to a changing America. By Jim Tankersley and Christopher F. Schuetze Reporting from Oberhausen and Dortmund, Germany In the final days of Germany’s abbreviated election campaign, the task facing its next chancellor…
Ex-Army head says UK and Europe must step up over Ukraine
The UK and Europe may need to offer security guarantees to Ukraine in the event of a peace deal with Russia, regardless of US support, the former head of the British armed forces has said on a BBC One Question Time special. Retired General Sir Nick Carter said he believed it was for Ukraine to…
Can Europe conjure a united front on Ukraine’s future?
Europe’s leaders are scrambling. Their hastily convened security summit in Paris on Monday is proof of that. They are still reeling from not being invited by the US to talks with Russia over the future of Ukraine. US President Donald Trump said on Sunday he could be meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin “very soon”. Can…
Left Out of Ukraine Talks, Europe Races to Organize a Response
Russia-Ukraine War The Trump administration’s push for direct negotiations with Russia without Ukraine’s involvement leaves the European allies with no clear role. By Andrew E. Kramer Reporting from Kyiv, Ukraine While American officials prepared on Sunday for the start of talks with Russia over ending the war in Ukraine, European leaders were rushing to formulate…
‘No durable peace’ in Ukraine if Europe not in talks, says minister
There can be “no durable peace” in Ukraine without European nations, particularly Ukrainians, taking part in talks to end the war with Russia, the business secretary has told the BBC. Jonathan Reynolds downplayed divisions between the US and its allies over resolving the conflict, after concerns over the Trump administration moving ahead with peace talks…
JD Vance attacks Europe over free speech and migration
US Vice-President JD Vance has launched a scalding attack on European democracies, saying the greatest threat facing the continent was not from Russia and China, but “from within”. It had been expected that Vance would use his speech at the Munich Security Conference to address possible talks to end the war in Ukraine. Instead, he…
With Trump’s Backing Uncertain, Europe Scrambles to Shore Up Its Own Defenses
Russia-Ukraine War European leaders will gather Monday to plot a rough path forward on defense. Wavering support from President Trump is likely to drive the debate. By Jeanna Smialek and Steven Erlanger Jeanna Smialek reported from Brussels, and Steven Erlanger from Paris. Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine three years ago convinced Europe’s leaders that they…
Europe overhauls funding to Tunisia after Guardian exposes migrant abuse
Allegations of rape, beatings and collusion by EU-funded security forces prompt shift in migration arrangements The European Commission is fundamentally overhauling how it makes payments to Tunisia after a Guardian investigation exposed myriad abuses by EU-funded security forces, including widespread sexual violence against migrants. Officials are drawing up “concrete” conditions to ensure that future European…
Libya Deports 613 Migrants Headed for Europe
Libya deported more than 600 men from Niger last month as North African countries — financed by the European Union to tackle migration — have ramped up expulsions of sub-Saharan Africans. By Elian Peltier Reporting from Dakar, Senegal. The 613 men had traveled from their native Niger to neighboring Libya, where many of them planned…
Europe Braces for a New Trump Era, Uncertain About What It Means
Trump Administration Trump Administration Trump Administration President Trump appears willing to shake up almost every policy area, and a behind-the-scenes E.U. task force has been trying to prepare. But is Europe ready? By Jeanna Smialek Jeanna Smialek covers the European Union and reported this story from the World Economic Forum’s annual conference in Davos, Switzerland.…
A New Age of American Interference in Europe
Elon Musk and MAGA are already disrupting the status quo, and Europe seems ill-prepared. By Katrin Bennhold For the last decade or more, Europe’s governments have been trying to resist covert influence operations from adversaries like Russia and China. Now they have a very different challenge: Fending off overt efforts by Elon Musk and Donald…
Here’s what’s behind Russia cutting off its last gas line to Europe
By Charles Maynes MOSCOW — On the morning of Jan. 1, Russia pumped its last cubic meters of natural gas directly to Europe, ending decades of trade that had benefited all sides — and heated homes — through some of the darkest winters of the Cold War and well into the 21st century. Russia’s invasion…
Europe will not allow attacks, says France, after Trump Greenland threat
France has said the European Union will not allow other nations to attack its “sovereign borders”, after US President-Elect Donald Trump refused to rule out using military force to seize Greenland. On Tuesday, Trump reiterated his desire to acquire the autonomous Danish territory, saying it was “critical” for national and economic security. French Foreign Minister…
Europe leaders criticise Musk attacks
Few European leaders have felt the lash of Elon Musk’s social media outbursts more than Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz. The tech-billionaire owner of X has called him an “incompetent fool” and urged him to resign. On Thursday Musk will use his platform to host Alice Weidel, the head of Germany’s far-right, anti-immigrant AfD for a…
Is Europe dream a reality for Bournemouth?
When Bournemouth stunned Manchester United at Old Trafford last month, their fans were singing about European qualification. The Cherries have never played continental football, but the dream has every chance of becoming a reality as they continued their impressive form with victory against Everton on Saturday. The win extended their unbeaten run in the Premier…
Ukraine Halts the Flow of Natural Gas From Russia to Europe
Russia-Ukraine War A transnational pipeline was shut down on Wednesday after Kyiv refused to renew a prewar agreement that allowed for the transit of Russian gas through its territory. By Marc SantoraAndrew Higgins and Jenny Gross Marc Santora reported from Kyiv, Ukraine, Andrew Higgins from Warsaw and Jenny Gross from Brussels. The flow of natural…
The nameless dead: scientists hunt for identities of thousands who tried to reach Europe
Four years ago, the remains of a toddler encased in a lifejacket and a navy snowsuit washed up on a beach in southern Norway, having spent the previous two months being carried on North Sea currents. Though his face was barely recognisable, publicity about the sinking of the migrant boat he had been travelling on,…
Ukraine halts supply of Russian gas to Europe
Ukraine ends agreement to allow gas to flow through its pipelines, with European supplies set to be tested as cold weather forecast later this week Ukraine has halted Russian gas supplies to European customers through its pipeline network, almost three years into Moscow’s all-out invasion. The move comes after a prewar transit deal expired during…
Ukraine halts transit of Russian gas to Europe after a prewar deal expired
By The Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine on Wednesday halted Russian gas supplies to European customers that pass through the country, almost three years into Moscow’s all-out invasion of its neighbor, after a prewar transit deal expired at the end of last year. At a summit in Brussels last month, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy…
Ukraine to end transit of Russian gas into Europe
Russian gas supplies to Europe via Ukraine are to end on Wednesday, when a five-year deal between Ukraine’s gas transit operator Naftogaz and Russia’s Gazprom expires. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said his country would not allow Russia to “earn additional billions on our blood” and had given the EU a year to prepare. The EU…
Russia winds down gas supply to Europe via Ukraine as transit deal expires
Exports to cease on New Year’s Day as Europe faces cold snap and higher than usual fall in reserves since September Europe will receive the last Russian gas sent via Ukraine’s pipelines in the early hours of the new year as the continent braces for a plunge in temperatures that could hasten the drain on…
Can flood of cheap new EVs coming to Europe save its carmakers?
Analysts argue 2024 is minor blip and that lobbying for relaxation of rules could harm industry in long term Affordable new electric family cars – particularly those that are EU-made – have been tough to come by in Europe for the past few years. There were no launches of homegrown electric models for less than…
The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has reached a grim milestone: 1,000 days since its inception
The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has reached a grim milestone: 1,000 days since its inception. This period has been marked by widespread destruction, steadfast Ukrainian resistance, and increasing international involvement. Recently, the administration of President Joe Biden authorized Ukraine to use long-range missiles within Russian territory, signifying a pivotal shift in U.S. military support…