Michaelis describes Trump’s vision as one focused on the “maximum concentration of power with the president at the expense of Congress and the [U.S.] states.” According to the document, key democratic institutions, including the legislature, law enforcement and the media, risk an erosion of their independence and could be “misused as a political arm.” The … Read more
Although Trump can only impose punitive trade measures against the entire EU, “you can be pretty sure that the tariffs that he might want to impose will be targeted in such a way that they will particularly hit the German economy,” Habeck argued. In the past, Trump has vented his fury at the European Union … Read more
“This landmark deal proves that open, rules-based trade can deliver for our prosperity and economic security,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said. The bilateral trading relationship is worth more than €100 billion a year — four-fifths in the form of goods and one-fifth in services. Echoing the apprehension around Trump’s tariff ideas, the German car … Read more
In dieser Extra-Ausgabe spricht Annalena Baerbock mit Gordon Repinski über die neuen Herausforderungen, die sich mit der Wiederwahl von Donald Trump als US-Präsident ergeben. Wie verändert sich die transatlantische Zusammenarbeit unter diesen Vorzeichen? Welche Strategien braucht Europa, um in einer Welt im Wandel seine Interessen zu wahren? Die Außenministerin geht auf die Stärkung der europäischen … Read more
The last time Trump was elected, many in the U.S. and around the world took comfort in the idea that Europe would step into the breach. They declared then-German Chancellor Angela Merkel the true leader of the free world — a role immortalized in an iconic G7 photo where’s she’s flanked by the leaders of … Read more
Observers expected Meloni and Trump to talk about Ukraine, potential U.S. tariffs on European companies and the Middle East. Meloni is above all keen to find a quick solution to the detention of an Italian journalist in Iran. The journalist, Cecilia Sala, was arrested in Tehran after Italian police detained an Iranian wanted by the … Read more
OK, Europe will have to endure again presidential histrionics and needling all-caps tweets, along with threats to withdraw from NATO and impose tariffs, but doesn’t that present an opportunity? Might now European leaders screw up their courage and loosen the apron strings? For years they’ve waffled on about strategic autonomy and sharing the burden more … Read more
“It is an odd choice if you’re trying to build bridges with the Trump administration,” said Dalibor Rohac of the American Enterprise Institute. And Mandelson’s past censures of Trump have already drawn the ire of his loyalists, with top campaign adviser Chris LaCivita dubbing him “an absolute moron” on social media. But perhaps Mandelson will … Read more
During his first term, Trump had already suggested that NATO members should boost their defense spending to 4 percent of GDP. A NATO report in June showed that a record 23 member countries out of 32 were hitting the alliance’s 2 percent target for defense spending. NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has partially sided with Trump … Read more
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron achieved a diplomatic milestone Saturday, hosting the first in-person meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and United States President-elect Donald Trump since he won the election this past November. Both Zelenskyy and Trump, in Paris alongside dozens of global leaders and luminaries for the reopening of the Notre Dame … Read more
