The Latest Breaking News from Maroš Šefčovič

EU’s longest-serving commissioner faces arguably his sternest test with the clock ticking before 9 July deadline

With the 9 July deadline fast approaching, the European Union is racing to secure a trade agreement with Washington in a bid to avert steep tariffs on its exports. In an effort to advance the negotiations, EU Trade Chief Maroš Šefčovič has travelled to Washington for final talks with President…

The European Commission has announced an agreement in principle on a new trade deal with Ukraine, replacing the temporary post-war framework with a long-term but more modest arrangement.

European Commission president says EU will ‘defend the European interest as needed’ as Trump threatens 50% steel tariffs

The EU is under pressure to strike a trade deal with Trump, but an influx of mass-produced, low-quality food must be off the table, says Guardian Europe columnist Alexander Hurst

The European Union and the U.K. have reached an agreement to ease cross-border trade and travel in Gibraltar after years of post-Brexit wrangling over the contested territory, EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič said Wednesday

Optimism is growing in Brussels, but high-risk strategy has only weeks to play out before pause in tariff threat ends

The EU steel sector warned on Wednesday of overcapacities flooding the EU market after US president Donald Trump doubled tariffs on the sector to 50%. The new tariffs have increased pressure on the EU’s negotiating teams trying to break the deadlock in its ongoing trade wrangle with the US.

Europe and the United States are meeting in Paris to negotiate a settlement of a tense tariff spat with global economic ramifications between two global economic powerhouses

With the expiration of the EU’s tariff-free trade scheme for Ukraine, a new chapter begins in the economic relationship between Kyiv and Brussels - one marked by uncertainty, renegotiation and potential setbacks for Ukraine's war-stricken economy.

Despite rising tensions, the Commission still hopes to restart negotiations with the US over customs duties.