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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.
EPP urges EU to gear up for shifts in global balance of power
Xi Jinping won’t want Keir Starmer to mention these awkward topics
EU tech chief sounds alarm over dependence on foreign tech
Inside Keir Starmer’s massive China reset
Carney’s viral Davos speech complicates stalled US-Canada talks
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Britain plays whack-a-mole with EU red tape
Post-Brexit trade barriers are emerging faster than British negotiators can remove them.
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.
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.
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.
Investing for future generations
How PFR strengthens Poland’s position among the world’s largest economies.
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.
This is Europe’s last chance to save chemical sites, quality jobs and independence
Alarmed? You should be
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.
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.
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.
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.
Europe’s defense starts with networks, and we are running out of time
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.
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.
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.
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.