UK’s Reeves pledges to ‘work closely’ with Trump as tariff threat looms – POLITICO

UK’s Reeves pledges to ‘work closely’ with Trump as tariff threat looms – POLITICO

The chancellor made the remarks while speaking Thursday night at her first Mansion House event, where she also outlined reforms to boost the City of London by allowing extra risk in the U.K. financial system, among other policy maneuvers. Donald Trump won the U.S. election in a landslide last week, and has pledged to impose … Read more

Elephants trample on German coalition’s fragile vibes – POLITICO

Elephants trample on German coalition’s fragile vibes – POLITICO

While Germany started colonizing other countries comparatively late — at the end of the 19th century, hundreds of years after other European nations — its colonial empire in Africa and Asia was considered the third biggest by 1914. Germany was forced to give up its colonies after World War I, and to this day, it … Read more

Greens push for EU climate neutrality by 2040 in election manifesto – POLITICO

Greens push for EU climate neutrality by 2040 in election manifesto – POLITICO

The earlier target represents a loss for the German Greens who, ahead of a three-day party congress in Lyon this weekend, had pushed for the climate neutrality target to be delayed to 2045, according to amendments seen by POLITICO. The election manifesto, which was adopted by a large majority of national delegations, warned that meeting … Read more