Trump threatens 100 per cent tariffs on French wine and champagne over digital tax
The US is France’s largest export market for wine, accounting for roughly one-fifth of total French wine and spirits exports.
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The US is France’s largest export market for wine, accounting for roughly one-fifth of total French wine and spirits exports.
The upcoming G-7 summit in France is getting little attention in light of the continuing saga in Iran.
Brussels wants to keep those taxes for its own budget and it is aiming for several billion euros in revenues.
A wave of departures and suspended operations in recent weeks suggested the warning had worked.
Countries with the highest taxes and strictest regulations are suffering the most severe black-market problems.
The country, a microstate of about 80,000 people in the Pyrenees between France and Spain, is not an EU member.
The push has come as Germany's long-standing reluctance to confront China has appeared to soften.
The country faces a significant structural housing deficit, estimated at between 550,000 and over 700,000 units.
The Commission noted weaker private consumption and investment, compounded by persistent structural problems.
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Business activity in the eurozone contracted further in May, weighed down by weak demand caused by the Middle East war, a key survey showed Thursday.
The two protocols will secure access for European tuna boats and surface longliners in exchange for financial contributions.
The former Estonian prime minister has repeatedly drawn criticism for undiplomatic language, particularly towards Russia.
The compromise covers two regulations applying the EU tariff reductions set out in the EU-US Joint Statement.
Trade between the two countries has expande.d considerably since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022
EU foreign ministers signed off on the changes at a meeting in Brussels, the Council said.
Five years after Russia launched the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, some of Belgium's most prominent multinationals remain active in the country.
The deal targets a 50 per cent increase in Mexican exports to the EU by 2030, the Mexican government said.
Russia is deepening its engagement with Afghanistan’s Taliban Government and announced a "full-fledged partnership" with the Taliban at the Shanghai Cooperation…
The two presidents have held a closed-door session lasting roughly two hours and 15 minutes – their longest direct exchange since their October 2025.
Yerevan considers the step "an important move towards the development of full and normal relations between the two countries".
The US President, whose last trip to the People's Republic took place in November 2017, is due to hold formal talks with Chinese President on Thursday.
The Brazilian Government said it had received the news "with surprise", with its agriculture ministry pledging to take "all necessary measures" to reverse the decision.
The Rota and Morón bases are jointly operated under a bilateral agreement but remain under Spanish command.
The announcement followed what Trump described as a "great call" with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on May 7.
The European Union adopted its 20th sanctions package against Russia in April. The announcement from Brussels was confident.
European Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič has urged the United States to return swiftly to the terms of the trade pact agreed by both sides in July 2025.
Is the European Union ready for neo-mercantilism? China certainly doesn’t think so.
A major Central European defence contractor at the heart of the European Union’s emergency push to arm Ukraine is facing explosive allegations that it has built…
A sharp diplomatic row has erupted between Ukraine and Israel after Kyiv accused Jerusalem of allowing the import of grain it claims was stolen by Russia from occupied…