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Trump’s Greenland gambit could undermine critical minerals meeting

Trump’s Greenland gambit could undermine critical minerals meeting

Foreign skepticism about U.S. reliability under Trump could undermine the success of the State Department’s inaugural Critical Minerals Ministerial meeting this week.

February 4, 2026 12:05 am CET
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Labour’s year-long China charm offensive revealed

January 25, 2026 1:00 pm CET
Carney’s viral Davos speech complicates stalled US-Canada talks
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Greenland to Trump: Hands off our minerals

A deal between the U.S. and NATO shouldn’t touch Greenland’s minerals, says minister.

January 23, 2026 6:30 pm CET

Beijing pledges to defend tech crown jewels against EU cyber rules

China will take “necessary measures” to protect Huawei and others if the EU imposes new supply chain restrictions, foreign ministry said.

January 21, 2026 11:43 am CET

Trump’s tariff threats are ‘wrong’ and EU is ‘prepared to act,’ says von der Leyen

European Commission chief says trade diversification needed to reduce Brussels’ dependency on the U.S.

January 21, 2026 11:07 am CET

Brussels plans to force governments to block Huawei from 5G

New EU cyber bill looks to root out risky Chinese technology vendors from tech supply chains across Europe.

January 19, 2026 2:59 pm CET
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Britain slams door on subsidies for Chinese electric cars

Despite industry pressure, ministers are holding fast to rules that bar Chinese auto suppliers from public money, according to official correspondence obtained by POLITICO.

January 14, 2026 7:45 pm CET

Europe neglected Greenland’s mineral wealth. It may regret it.

As Trump threatens to take Greenland by force, Europe’s failure to mine the icebound Danish territory looks increasingly like a mistake.

January 13, 2026 9:03 pm CET

Capitals fear power grab as Brussels drafts law to root out Chinese tech

New EU proposal seeks to cut untrusted tech vendors from critical supply chains.

January 12, 2026 6:00 am CET

Britain plays whack-a-mole with EU red tape

Post-Brexit trade barriers are emerging faster than British negotiators can remove them.

January 5, 2026 4:21 pm CET

The text of Trump’s October deal with Xi Jinping is still MIA

The president called his meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in South Korea a “massive victory,” but the lack of details on what was agreed to raise the potential for more friction in 2026.

January 4, 2026 11:18 am CET

4 ways China-US relations could fracture in 2026

Dozens of lawmakers foresee a surge in tensions over trade, Taiwan or supply chain disruptions possibly scuttling the current pause in US-China economic hostilities.

December 27, 2025 11:36 am CET

Canada eyes an ‘ambitious’ new partnership with Britain amid Trump turmoil

The two countries’ relationship is “incredibly valuable in the kind of dangerous and turbulent world in which we live,” Canada’s High Commissioner to London, Ralph Goodale, tells POLITICO as he steps down.

December 18, 2025 8:17 pm CET
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The real winners from Britain and South Korea’s new trade deal

Carmakers, Scotch whisky producers and South Korean Guinness drinkers are among the deal’s big winners.

December 15, 2025 11:30 pm CET
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December 15, 2025 6:00 am CET

Energy is the next battlefield

Without transatlantic alignment, we risk forfeiting the very advantages our alliance was built to protect.

December 10, 2025 4:00 am CET

EU closes deal to slash green rules in major win for von der Leyen’s deregulation drive

Controversial “omnibus” bill saw center-right EU lawmakers side with the far right to water down environmental standards.

December 9, 2025 4:40 am CET

EU to delay anti-deforestation law. Again.

It continues a trend of cutting back, delaying and cancelling EU laws brought in under the European Green Deal.

December 4, 2025 9:30 pm CET

Red-tape cutting has become a ‘terrible political spectacle,’ EU’s Ribera says

The European Commission’s No.2 official criticized a “Trumpist” approach to EU deregulation.

December 4, 2025 2:19 pm CET

Britain vows to ‘wrest control’ of critical mineral supplies from China

The government wants to end China’s role as a “monopoly provider” of supplies central to the net zero drive.

December 3, 2025 12:48 pm CET
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At a time of increasingly challenging and evolving threats, Europe cannot be complacent about its security. Correcting course starts with the right strategy, which places telecom central to defense.

December 2, 2025 7:00 am CET

The cost of cheap sweetness: Chocolate still depends on child labor

Until the industry pays a fair price and governments enforce real accountability, every bar of chocolate remains an unpaid moral debt.

December 2, 2025 4:01 am CET

EU watchdog slams Commission over red-tape cutting workflow

European Ombudsman hits the executive for “procedural shortcomings” in its attempt to quickly pass legislative amendments to simplify rules for business.

November 27, 2025 11:01 am CET

Starmer promised to spend big on defense but Britain’s arms industry is still waiting

Six months after a major inquiry into how the U.K. would meet geopolitical threats, many in the industry complain they haven’t received the certainty they need about where the British government plans to invest. 

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The Belgian farmer suing TotalEnergies over damage caused by climate change

The French oil major denies it is liable for the climate impacts that Hugues Falys has suffered.

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