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Trump tariffs: What just happened ― and what's Europe's gameplan?

Trump tariffs: What just happened ― and what’s Europe’s gameplan?

It was a week when penguins, bonds, the new German coalition, Louisiana soybeans, fossil fuels, the EU’s Digital Markets Act, France’s creaking politics and American bourbon all became one news story. POLITICO explains what got us all yippy.

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Friedrich Merz’s cabinet: Who will lead Germany's key ministries?

Friedrich Merz’s cabinet: Who will lead Germany’s key ministries?

EU to Trump on tariffs: We’ll retaliate when we’re ready, not when you tweet

EU channels inner ‘Buddha’ as it reels from White House shocks

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Don’t be a panican

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Frontex: Illegal crossings into Europe down one third in a year

Frontex: Illegal crossings into Europe down one third in a year

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Ukraine allies hold talks to secure a non-existent peace

Ukraine allies hold talks to secure a non-existent peace

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Romanian presidential hopeful under fire after admitting role in village flooding

Romanian presidential hopeful under fire after admitting role in village flooding

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EU delays metal tariffs retaliation as Trump targets China

EU delays metal tariffs retaliation as Trump targets China

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Former French PM considers return to combat 'neoimperialism'

Former French PM considers return to combat ‘neoimperialism’

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Facing Trump tariff threat, Germany's new government bets big on boosting economy

Facing Trump tariff threat, Germany’s new government bets big on boosting economy

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EU border agency threatens to slash Greek funding amid alleged illegal pushbacks of migrants

EU border agency threatens to slash Greek funding amid alleged illegal pushbacks of migrants

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Britain’s lawmakers are obsessing about European courts … again

Britain’s lawmakers are obsessing about European courts … again

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Ukraine lays out peacekeeping mission wish list

Ukraine lays out peacekeeping mission wish list

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Shock tariff policy change ‘came from the heart,’ says Trump

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EU delays metal tariffs retaliation as Trump targets China

Apr 10 4 mins read

EU takes revenge on Trump’s tariffs as countries approve €20B+ retaliation

Apr 9 3 mins read

Former French PM considers return to combat ‘neoimperialism’

Apr 10 6 mins read

Trump tells countries to ax talks on shipping carbon tax, or else

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EU targets Trump’s red states with tariffs on US trucks, cigarettes and ice cream

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Trump blinks on tariffs. Can Europe exhale?

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‘Gloves off’: A former Trump trade official on his China fight

‘Gloves off’: A former Trump trade official on his China fight

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How the US-China trade war will do ‘enormous damage’ to the world

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France

Meloni's solo Trump visit triggers anxiety in France

Meloni’s solo Trump visit triggers anxiety in France

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France's Fifth Republic is on the ropes

France’s Fifth Republic is on the ropes

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French far right floats toppling government in wake of Le Pen verdict

French far right floats toppling government in wake of Le Pen verdict

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The Continent

EU to reinstate quotas on Ukraine as emergency trade deal lapses

EU to reinstate quotas on Ukraine as emergency trade deal lapses

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Romanian centrists drop own presidential candidate to support pro-EU Bucharest mayor

Romanian centrists drop own presidential candidate to support pro-EU Bucharest mayor

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Putin wants Western Balkans as his next 'playground,' UK warns

Putin wants Western Balkans as his next ‘playground,’ UK warns

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Top commander warns US troops should stay in Europe

Top commander warns US troops should stay in Europe

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Britain

Why football-mad Keir Starmer has Premier League bosses raging

Why football-mad Keir Starmer has Premier League bosses raging

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5 pro tips for Donald Trump from Liz Truss* amid market bloodbath
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5 pro tips for Donald Trump from Liz Truss* amid market bloodbath

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Starmer vows to 'shelter British business from the storm' of US tariffs

Starmer vows to ‘shelter British business from the storm’ of US tariffs

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Washington

Trump hits pause on trade war

Trump hits pause on trade war

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Trump says EU must buy $350B of US energy to get tariff relief

Trump says EU must buy $350B of US energy to get tariff relief

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‘We are all waiting for a reply.’ Countries say White House hasn’t responded on tariff talks.

‘We are all waiting for a reply.’ Countries say White House hasn’t responded on tariff talks.

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Brussels

EU opens door to reworking AI rulebook

EU opens door to reworking AI rulebook

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EU takes revenge on Trump's tariffs as countries approve €20B+ retaliation

EU takes revenge on Trump’s tariffs as countries approve €20B+ retaliation

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EU targets Trump's red states with tariffs on US trucks, cigarettes and ice cream

EU targets Trump’s red states with tariffs on US trucks, cigarettes and ice cream

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Trump wants Europe to pay more for gas. The EU wants to spend less.

Trump wants Europe to pay more for gas. The EU wants to spend less.

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Germany

Germany's Merz seals coalition deal under pressure to face challenges posed by Trump

Germany’s Merz seals coalition deal under pressure to face challenges posed by Trump

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Germany's Merz is already in political trouble

Germany’s Merz is already in political trouble

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Where's the gold? Germany’s conservatives sound the alarm over reserves in the US

Where’s the gold? Germany’s conservatives sound the alarm over reserves in the US

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Opinion

If the EU is to support media freedom, its members must lead by example
Opinion

If the EU is to support media freedom, its members must lead by example

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The US brain drain has begun
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The US brain drain has begun

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Trump’s deregulation agenda threatens global financial stability
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Trump’s deregulation agenda threatens global financial stability

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Trump is on a quest to poison global political culture
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Trump is on a quest to poison global political culture

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