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EU signs €500 million loan to safeguard Ukraine's energy security ahead of winter

Under the agreement, Ukraine state-owned company Naftogaz would be allowed to finance emergency gas purchases.

Euronews

Europe’s leaders raise pressure on Trump to involve Ukraine in Putin talks

Move comes as Germany warns White House against any deal hatched ‘over heads of Europeans and Ukrainians’

The Guardian - UK

The EU is a colossus. So why is it cowering before Trump like a mouse?

With its woeful trade deal, Europe prostrated itself before the president. We need a leader who will tell him where to shove it, says Guardian Europe columnist Alexander Hurst

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EU suspends retaliatory tariffs as it finalises US trade deal

The European Union has suspended retaliatory tariffs on US goods worth €93 billion, after reaching a last-minute deal with Washington.

Radio France Internationale

The two faces of Ursula: Reinvention or deception at the EU's helm?

As Ursula von der Leyen beds down for her second term as European Commission president - almost unrecognisable from her first - many are wondering if she has truly changed course, or is simply revealing her true colours?

Euronews

Investor confidence in EU drops after Trump’s Brussels trade deal

Agreement is said to ‘dampen the mood’, with the US viewed as the winner at the expense of the eurozone

The Guardian - UK

Why Keir Starmer is outdoing the EU when it comes to dealing with Donald Trump

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

The Independent UK

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Cruel summer turns up heat on Ursula von der Leyen’s second mandate

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.

Euronews

Europe’s trade deal with the US was dead on arrival – it needs to be buried. Here’s how to do it

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

The Guardian - UK

Deal or no deal? World leaders walk tightrope in tariff negotiations with Trump

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

The Guardian - US

White House keeps tariff pressure on EU car industry

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%.

Euronews

EU chief's texts to a pharma boss during pandemic were likely erased, the NYT reports

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

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on Trump’s tariffs: both a political and an economic threat

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

The Guardian - UK

The Latest: Trump extends Mexico trade talks for 90 days, while Aug. 1 deadline nears for others

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

The Independent UK

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Euronews

Trump announces 90-day negotiating period with Mexico as 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.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Brexit schmexit, we're in tariff era now and Britain is finally feeling the benefits

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…

Euronews

The EU holds its breath as 1 August US tariff deadline looms

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.

Euronews

Viral photo of young Angela Merkel is real but the future 'world leaders' with her are not

A viral picture falsely purports to show former German Chancellor Angela Merkel as a teenager, alongside other world leaders including European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

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Euronews

Customs duties: What will be the possible impact on consumers in Europe?

The prices of European products are likely to rise in the United States. Conversely, the trade agreement should not cause inflation in Europe, as the EU has not introduced counter-tariffs on American products.

Radio France Internationale

EU’s controversial trade truce with Trump faces mounting backlash

Reaction has been pouring in to the newly struck EU-US trade deal, with the EU facing growing criticism over a compromise many see as a strategic misstep under pressure from Washington.

Euronews

German politicians furious at von der Leyen over new EU-US trade deal

German businesses and politicians are shocked by the customs deal that EU executive chief Ursula von der Leyen negotiated with the US president, seen as potentially damaging to Germany's economy.

Euronews

The battle over the EU's €2 trillion budget has begun

The European Commission has proposed a €2 trillion long-term budget which would controversially merge agricultural and cohesion funds. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen defended the move as effective, but critics have warned it could undermine rural and regional development.

Euronews

EU and US spin conflicting versions of trade deal, sowing confusion

The European Commission and the White House are making contradictory claims about the content and scope of the EU-US trade deal.

The Independent UK

Higher US tariffs part of the price Europe was willing to pay for its security and arms for Ukraine

The EU-U.S. tariff agreement sealed over the weekend has been described as a “dark day” for Europe and even a capitulation to American demands

Euronews

Greek government cautious on new EU-US trade deal reached with Trump

Greek finance minister and other trade officials share their thoughts on the tariff agreement reached between US President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

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