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‘German economy will suffer’: Merz delivers mixed response to U.S.-EU trade deal

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has warned that new U.S. tariffs on European Union goods will deal a major blow to Germany’s export-driven economy, even as he acknowledged that a better outcome was likely out of reach, Deutsche Welle reported on July 29.

29 July 2025, 02:22 PM

Trump says U.S., EU have agreed on trade deal framework

The United States and the European Union have agreed on the outlines of a new trade agreement, President Donald Trump said on July 27 after talks with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Scotland, CNN reported.

28 July 2025, 01:09 PM

Trump’s trade war heats up: EU warns of mirror tariffs on U.S. goods

The European Union is preparing to impose retaliatory tariffs on American goods — including Boeing aircraft — if U.S. President Donald Trump maintains even a baseline 10% tariff on European exports, Bloomberg reported on June 24.

25 June 2025, 01:10 PM

Ukraine slams EU’s rhetoric on grain exports amid looming restrictions

There’s far too much emotion — and too few facts — in the debate over whether the European Union would be better off without Ukrainian agricultural products, Alex Lissitsa, Ukrainian Agribusiness Club President (UCAB), told NV Business on May 16.

16 May 2025, 03:06 PM

Brussels aims ‘bazooka’ at Silicon Valley as Trump’s tariff war looms – FT

The European Union is preparing to retaliate against Silicon Valley if U.S. President Donald Trump imposes tariffs on the bloc’s imports, marking the first use of Brussels’ so-called “bazooka” mechanism and potentially pulling the services sector into a trade war, Financial Times reported on Feb. 5, citing sources familiar with the matter.

5 February 2025, 02:36 PM

EU moves to impose tariffs on Russian, Belarusian agricultural imports

The European Commission has proposed imposing tariffs on a range of agricultural products from Russia and Belarus, as well as on certain nitrogen-based fertilizers, the Commission announced on Jan. 28.

29 January 2025, 02:11 PM

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