Italy's prime minister called US President Donald Trump's threat to slap tariffs on opponents of his plan to seize Greenland a "mistake" on Sunday, adding she had told him her views. "I believe that imposing new sanctions today would be a mistake," Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni told journalists during a trip to Seoul. "I spoke to Donald Trump a few
Europeans were reeling Sunday from U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement that eight countries will face 10% tariff for opposing American control of Greenland. The responses to Trump's decision on Saturday ranged from saying it risked "a dangerous downward spiral" to predicting that "China and Russia must be having a field day." Trump's threat
More than a quarter century after negotiations began, the European Union and Mercosur have delivered something historic, a partnership agreement that brings our two regions closer together and benefits nearly 700 million citizens. It will create one of the largest trade zones in the world, spanning 31 countries and accounting for nearly one-fifth of
European Union leaders on Saturday warned against US President Donald Trump's threat to impose tariffs on European countries until he has achieved his purchase of Greenland. Cyprus, which holds the rotating presidency of the European Council, announced an extraordinary meeting of EU ambassadors in Brussels for Sunday afternoon. And one senior German
The European Union and the Mercosur bloc of South American countries formally signed a long-sought landmark free trade agreement on Saturday, capping more than a quarter-century of torturous negotiations to strengthen commercial ties in the face of rising protectionism and trade tensions around the world. The signing ceremony in Paraguay's humid capital
US President Donald Trump on Saturday escalated his quest to acquire Greenland, threatening multiple European nations with tariffs of up to 25 per cent until his purchase of the Danish territory is achieved. From February 1, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Finland would be subject to a 10-per-cent