Tariff crisis Reactions to tariffs
Sources: EU presents lists of concessions and tariff threats
The European Commission has presented a list to its member states of possible concessions it is prepared to give the Trump administration in tariff negotiations. This is what an EU official and an EU diplomat tell Politico.
If the negotiations fail, however, there is another list of goods that the EU could impose tariffs on, according to the sources. The idea is to put pressure on the US to take the negotiations seriously.
However, EU diplomats warn that any offers will be severely limited by internal divisions among member states.
Sources: EU presents lists of concessions and tariff threats
The European Commission has presented a list to its member states of possible concessions it is prepared to give the Trump administration in tariff negotiations. This is what an EU official and an EU diplomat tell Politico.
If the negotiations fail, however, there is another list of goods that the EU could impose tariffs on, according to the sources. The idea is to put pressure on the US to take the negotiations seriously.
However, EU diplomats warn that any offers will be severely limited by internal divisions among member states.
New elections in Canada
Trump: Carney is nice - will be here in the coming days
Donald Trump held a phone call yesterday with Canada's new Prime Minister Mark Carney and congratulated him, he said according to AFP.
The conversation "could not have gone better", according to the president.
– He is a very nice gentleman and he will be in the White House soon, within the next week.
Trump downplayed tensions between the United States and Canada, which he has repeatedly said should become the 51st state of the United States, and says he believes he and Carney will have a good relationship.
The president claims that both Carney and Conservative challenger Pierre Poilievre hate him, but that he believes Carney hates him less.
Middle East crisis Gaza war
British-French talks on recognizing Palestine
Great Britain, France and Saudi Arabia are in talks to recognize a Palestinian state this summer, British Foreign Secretary David Lammy said, according to The Guardian.
If two permanent members of the UN Security Council recognize Palestine, it would be a powerful statement, but it is uncertain what impact it would have on the prospects for a two-state solution, according to the newspaper.
Lammy says Britain wants to make the decision when it has a chance to have a tangible and practical effect, rather than just a symbolic one.
Germany warns: Risk of worst drought since 1931
There is a risk of severe drought in Germany and other parts of central Europe during the summer growing season that begins in May, reports Euractiv.
The German meteorological agency DWD is warning of the worst drought since 1931. Soil moisture is currently lower than it was before the devastating drought of 2018, and weather forecasts are uncertain.
Between February and mid-April, an average of 40 liters of rain fell per square meter – just 32 percent of the normal average for the period, according to the DWD.
The situation also looks bleak in other parts of central Europe, such as in Poland, the agency says.
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