Trump Tariffs Loom—But Pharma Warns EU: Don’t Retaliate TEC News June 27, 2025 Ahead of possible levies starting next week, a leading drug trade association claims a trade war would only deepen its problems.
China Confirms Trade Deal with U.S. TEC News / AFP June 27, 2025 Washington will lift “restrictive measures” while Beijing will “review and approve” items under export controls.
Washington, Beijing Agree To Ease Export Restrictions TEC News June 11, 2025 According to U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, the framework deal puts “meat on the bones” of an agreement reached last month in Geneva.
Germany Faces Recession Threat as Trump Tariff Fight Looms TEC News / AFP June 6, 2025 Germany’s central bank warns that a full-blown trade war with the U.S. could shrink the country’s economy in both 2025 and 2026, mainly due to falling exports and weakened business confidence.
Trump’s Tariffs on Metals Come Into Effect, EU Commission “Regrets” TEC News / AFP June 4, 2025 European Commissioner for Trade Maroš Šefčovič said the tariffs hike does not help the negotiations between the U.S. and the EU.
EU Prepares Countermeasures Ahead of Tariff Talks With Washington Zolta Győri June 2, 2025 Brussels have warned their counterparts that they are ready to employ tariffs of their own.
Protectionism Is a Bad Response to the Rise of China Pieter Cleppe June 1, 2025 The free world should embrace the open flow of investment capital and business ideas, not stifle them with political suspicion.
Trump’s Tariff Tactics Deflate EU’s Self- Image Sven R. Larson May 31, 2025 Europe has no clue what Trump’s game is, and member states are fed up with being left in the dark.
Germany Wants To Tax U.S. Tech Companies in the Name of “Solidarity” Zolta Győri May 30, 2025 The proposed new tax does nothing to disabuse Americans of the belief that Europeans favor protectionism over free trade.
Volkswagen Aims To Dodge Tariffs by Investing in the U.S. TEC News May 30, 2025 The CEO of the Volkswagen Group and Porsche was pleased with the talks, but said he is keeping the details confidential.
