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Von der Leyen secures trade deal with Trump to avoid 30% US tariff on EU goods Latest from Euractiv

Von der Leyen secures trade deal with Trump to avoid 30% US tariff on EU goods

Ukrainian MPs vote to end independence of anti-corruption agencies Amendments to remove the independence of two anti-corruption bodies were approved on Tuesday, a day after the arrest of an official working in one of the agencies

Ukrainian MPs vote to end independence of anti-corruption agencies

Rare earths and cutting business red tape in focus as EU, Japan eye economic upgrade Future cooperation could also extend to other sectors, a draft of EU-Japan summit communiqué, seen by Euractiv, states.

Rare earths and cutting business red tape in focus as EU, Japan eye economic upgrade

A tale of two summits: On Asia tour, European leaders to woo Japan, tiptoe around China - Euractiv EU leaders' Beijing-visit expected to be overshadowed by trade tensions and differences on Russia's war in Ukraine

🇯🇵🇨🇳The #EU's leaders' trio will swing through Asia this week on a mission to strengthen ties with the region's second-largest economy, #Japan, while subtly keeping the eastern hemisphere's hegemon, #China, at arm's length. Here's our take ahead of the talks: www.euractiv.com/section/econ...

The US president’s demands are testing the EU’s pain threshold on a framework agreement that would have maintained a 10% baseline tariff on most goods. https://on.ft.com/4kN00jq

EU agrees revised Russia oil price cap as part of 18th sanctions package The breakthrough came after Slovakia lifted its weeks-long veto last night, paving the way for the bloc's newest package of economic punishment aimed at Russia

EU agrees revised Russia oil price cap as part of 18th sanctions package

NEW: EU ambassadors this morning have passed the 18 #Russia sanctions package, after Slovakia removed its veto late last night.

Top Russian University Launches Master’s Program on Sanctions Circumvention - The Moscow Times One of Russia’s most prestigious universities has unveiled a new master’s program focused on navigating and mitigating the impact of international sanctions, a sign of the growing institutional effort...

Wild.

Cheat sheet: Everything you need to know about the EU budget battle The Commission's proposed post-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework sparked mass confusion yesterday - including among EU officials. Here's everything you need to know.

Cheat sheet: Everything you need to know about the EU budget battle

EU budget talks are apparently seen as a high-risk security event, which is why the European Commission opted for Ukraine-style signage across the Berlaymont 🤷🏼‍♀️

LIVE: Von der Leyen set to speak to the press as budget endgame nears - Euractiv Euractiv's newsroom dives deep into what's going on with the bloc's 2028-2034 multiannual financial framework – from agrifood to tech, from defence to the economy.

🟡 Big #EU budget day is here and @euractiv.com’s ace team of reporters covers every twist and turn for you of what is set to be the most important MFF in the bloc's history: www.euractiv.com/section/econ...

📣 Stay in the loop on the next EU budget 💶

🎢 Our reporters are covering every twist and turn, LIVE, of what is set to be the most important budget in EU history.

🔖 Bookmark and keep this link open, as we report on von der Leyen's proposal, and initial reactions.

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Commission toys with massive €522 billion competitiveness budget Document seen by Euractiv suggests a larger overall budget between 2028 and 2034, worth €1.717 trillion.

Commission toys with massive €522 billion competitiveness budget

Trump threatens secondary sanctions on Russia if no ceasefire deal within 50 days The US president delivers sharpest rebuke of Russia yet, after months of faltering overtures to Moscow yielded little progress

Trump threatens secondary sanctions on Russia if no ceasefire deal within 50 days

N. Korea supplies Russia with 12 million rounds of 152 mm shells: S. Korea | Yonhap News Agency SEOUL, July 13 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has continued to provide Russia with artillery shel...

North Korea has supplied #Russia with over 12 million artillery shells and 28,000 containers of weapons, according to a South Korean intelligence report via @YonhapNews.

Puts in perspective of what Europe is capable producing/supplying #Ukraine annually. en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN2025...

Zelensky signals major cabinet reshuffle, calls for defense reforms Zelensky said Ukraine "requires more positive momentum in relations with the United States, alongside new steps in managing the nation's defense sector."

⚡️Zelensky signals major cabinet reshuffle, calls for defense reforms.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine "requires more positive momentum in relations with the United States, alongside new steps in managing the nation's defense sector."

Iga Swiatek wins her first Wimbledon title... without dropping a game in the final. She beats Amanda Anisimova 6-0, 6-0 in just 57 minutes.

It is the first double bagel in a women's Grand Slam final since Steffi Graf's win at the 1988 French Open: http://dlvr.it/TLtQJp

European Commission has prepared retaliatory duties on #US goods worth around €21b, which are suspended until 14 July. Unclear yet whether countermeasures will be activated next week or postponed in spirit of efforts towards a potential deal.

EU spokeswoman confirms that Brussels had been informed of the new tariffs before Trump published the letters.

Trump’s letter also warns that whatever number the EU chooses for its retaliation would be added on top of the 30%

Trump announces 30% tariffs on EU products from 1 August - Euractiv "Understand that the 30% number is far less than what is needed to eliminate the Trade Deficit disparity we have within the EU," reads the letter.

Trade war is on: Trump to impose a 30% tariff on goods from the #EU from 1 August www.euractiv.com/section/econ...

Trump to use presidential authority to send weapons to Ukraine, sources say President Donald Trump for the first time since returning to office will send weapons to Kyiv under a presidential power frequently used by his predecessor, two sources familiar with the decision said on Thursday, a move suggesting new interest by the president in defending Ukraine.

Scoop- President Donald Trump for the first time since returning to office will send weapons to Kyiv under a presidential power frequently used by his predecessor, two sources familiar with the decision said

www.reuters.com/world/europe...

Here comes the future: European security increasingly forged by multiple coalitions. Not so much NATO or EU; the real action is elsewhere.

With and for Ukraine.

Good reporting as usual by @alexowski.bsky.social

Ukraine ‘Coalition of the Willing’ to get headquarters in Paris The HQ led jointly by France and the UK, will rotate to London after 12 months and enable flexible military contributions from partner nations.

Ukraine ‘Coalition of the Willing’ to get headquarters in Paris

EU and Israel reach Gaza aid deal, Kallas says A "substantial increase of daily trucks" would happen in the "coming days", Kallas said.

EU and Israel reach Gaza aid deal, Kallas says

Von der Leyen easily survives far-right-led censure vote Most centrist groups opposed the motion primarily because it came from the far right, even as they criticised von der Leyen’s EPP for its own shift in that direction.

Von der Leyen easily survives far-right-led censure vote

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian foreign minister Lavrov are meeting in Kuala Lumpur.

Ukraine faces ‘difficult’ summer as Western aid taps splutter Moscow's battlefield advances increase the urgency of Western support to Kyiv – but Volodymr Zelenskyy is having to get increasingly creative to coax aid out of them.

Ukraine faces ‘difficult’ summer as Western aid taps splutter

Ukraine last night - and all through the night.

Russia's tactics now often focus on one primary target—like Lutsk last night—with hundreds of drones and missiles launched simultaneously, while others strike multiple regions en route.

Russian Drone Documents Draw Line From China to Ukraine’s Skies Investigation shows how Chinese suppliers have been key for Russia’s war against Ukraine

EXCLUSIVE: Russia capitalized on its friendly ties with Beijing to skirt Western sanctions and acquire the know-how and capability to build drones to attack Ukraine