The Latest Breaking News from Ursula von der Leyen

SPECIAL REPORT: When it comes to doing deals with Donald Trump, Keir Starmer appears to be succeeding where others – including the EU – are failing. David Maddox explains why

From a motion of censure to a lopsided trade deal, the events of July threaten to derail the trajectory of Ursula von der Leyen's second term in office.

Nothing is agreed until everything is agreed. The EU should now steel itself and reject the terms imposed by Donald Trump, say Georg Riekeles and Varg Folkman of the European Policy Centre

Trading partners are at a loss as US president imposes and pauses steep duties with seemingly no rhyme or reason

The US executive order published on July 31 imposes 15% tariffs on EU products, as outlined in the agreement reached by the US and EU presidents. However, it doesn't lower tariffs on cars, which remain at 25%.

The New York Times reports that text messages between European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and a pharmaceutical boss during the COVID-19 pandemic were seen by her top adviser and have likely been destroyed

Editorial: The August deadline has come, but the dangers to international relations and to world trade are both as real as ever

President Donald Trump said Thursday that there would be a 90-day negotiating period with Mexico after a call with that country’s leader, Claudia Sheinbaum, as the 25% tariff rates stay in place

Nations are scrambling to finalise the outlines of a trade framework with Trump in order to avoid him imposing higher tariff rates that could upend economies and governments.

For all the comedy drama of Donald Trump’s Scottish visit, the implications for UK Plc and London as its fulcrum are positive. Or rather, are a lot less negative than the EU-US trade deal, which left the EU Commission boss Ursula von der Leyen looking as if she had swallowed…

The EU Commission expects the US to keep its word and implement new tariff rates agreed on Sunday. Without a joint statement, it hopes that forthcoming US executive orders will provide relief to sectors heavily impacted since the start of the trade dispute.