But numbers still show the scars of the U.S.-driven trade war.

Seven of the 10 best-performing economies in 2025 were EU countries — so Europe should stop talking itself down, says Kristalina Georgieva.

Critics warn such a move would undermine CBAM and the competitiveness of domestic producers.

An exclusive survey of 11,000 EU citizens reveals deep pessimism about their countries, the world and Donald Trump.

Calls grow to weaponize football as the U.S. president escalates tensions with Europe.

The European Commission saw the Parliament catastrophe coming — but its lobbying was overwhelmed by domestic political pressure.

Soccer chiefs may control Europe’s real anti-coercion instrument.

POLITICO poll of European lawmakers puts landmark deal on knife-edge ahead of key vote on Wednesday.

From a national security perspective, fishing fleets are manned by the best soldiers we never knew we had.

Signing by the EU and the South American trading bloc capped 25 years of talks and sets up a parliamentary showdown in Brussels.

Brazilian president will miss the ceremony in Paraguay as the long-delayed trade pact moves into the ratification phase in Europe.

What began as a disagreement over airline internet has turned into a full-blown war of words.

Airline boss Michael O’Leary also tells POLITICO what the EU’s top three achievements have been … and why “Parliament is a talking shop of idiots.”

The World Economic Forum takes place next week “against the most complex geopolitical backdrop since 1945,” its chief executive said.

As Ursula von der Leyen prepares to sign the Mercosur deal, its opponents still plan legal action against it.

POLITICO analyzes who is uncorking the Malbec — and who is crying into their Bordeaux (cough, Emmanuel Macron, cough).

Latin America trade accord wins the required qualified majority, even as France, Poland, Austria, Ireland and Hungary express their opposition.

The Tory leader took Starmer to task for not addressing parliament over the situation in Ukraine and Greenland — but the PM committed news of his own.

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

The U.S. president hurled a nonstop barrage of abuse at Europe in 2025. The EU had to suck it up — and do a one-sided trade deal. 

Basketball is set to be the latest frontier in a clash between European and American sporting models.

Experts argue beef imports will have a minimal impact on Europe’s farmers, but for them it’s about more than the numbers.

Tractors took over the streets of the European Quarter while EU leaders held a crunch summit.

For the first time, European companies have been called out amid ongoing trade negotiations.