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Then comes machinery, followed by cars and car parts; chemicals and plastics; medical devices and equipment; electrical equipment; and industrial goods — all of which fall into multibillion-euro categories. The total figure is down from an earlier proposal to impose retaliatory tariffs on €95 billion of U.S. goods. The European Commission presented the new hit list on Monday after Trump dramatically raised the trade stakes last weekend by threatening to impose a 30 percent blanket tariff on EU exports from Aug. 1 if no trade deal is reached. The Commission also explains to EU countries that its rationale for targeting U.S.…

Dutch railway spokesperson Erik Kroeze told POLITICO that the Ministry of Defense recently reached out to the national railway company, Nederlandse Spoorweg, and that exploratory talks have begun. “The process is still in an early stage,” he said. Algemeen Dagblad reports that 24 Dutch trains — with the potential for more — are under consideration for conversion into mobile hospitals by 2026. The trains, which are being phased out in favor of newer models, were originally slated for sale abroad. The idea isn’t unique to the Netherlands. At the EU level, a similar concept is being considered as part of…

Any reaction from the bloc, by design, will always be the lowest common denominator — a weakness the Trump administration is acutely aware of and keen to use to its advantage. That’s leading the EU executive to seek alternative avenues, such as engaging more closely with other G7 countries, to fend off the impact of the tariffs.  ‘No taboo’ on retaliation Over the weekend, the EU executive, which coordinates trade on behalf of the EU’s 27 member countries, delayed by two weeks the implementation of a first package of countermeasures targeting €21 billion in U.S. exports. That pause will now expire…

According to Mariola Guevara Cava, the central government delegate to the region where the clashes occurred, nine people have been arrested in connection with the disturbances. Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska blamed the street violence on the “rhetoric of the far right” — including that of Spain’s far-right Vox party — “which unjustifiably equates immigration with crime.” He added that “organized groups” had called for violence on social media, and said that the National Police had launched an investigation to identify the people behind the accounts summoning agitators to the area. Spain’s Civil Guard had identified more than 20 vehicles that…

X said it removed the posts and that the problem was not related to the chatbot’s underlying large language model. Still, the Commission has called in the company for a “technical meeting” on Grok, spokesperson Thomas Regnier said. X is designated as a very large online platform under the EU’s Digital Services Act, meaning it has to follow strict transparency requirements. The Commission has not responded to POLITICO’s inquiry as to whether the platform submitted a risk assessment for the integration of Grok into X. Meta submitted such a document for the integration of AI features on its platform, Regnier…

Published on 14/07/2025 – 19:43 GMT+2A British aristocrat who went on the run with her boyfriend and their newborn daughter in 2023 were convicted on Monday of killing the infant.Constance Marten, 38, and Mark Gordon, 51, were found guilty of gross negligence manslaughter during their second trial at London’s Central Criminal Court.They were previously convicted of perverting the course of justice, concealing the birth of a child and child cruelty during their first trial.Marten had secretly given birth to a girl named Victoria after the couple’s other four children were taken by courts that found there was a risk of harm…

The case falls under Article 55 of the country’s Act on the Institute of National Remembrance, which makes Holocaust denial a crime punishable by up to three years in prison. The decision to launch the probe followed formal complaints from several public institutions and figures, among them Auschwitz Museum Director Piotr Cywiński. During the July 10 broadcast, Braun called Auschwitz’s gas chambers “a fake” and accused the state-run museum of suppressing research and promoting a “pseudo-historical narrative.” The show’s host, Łukasz Jankowski, then ended the interview, saying Braun had gone too far. “Denying the existence of gas chambers is not only an…

But the incident was serious enough to be reported to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office, one of the officials familiar with the matter said. The U.K.’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office declined to comment on the incident. Foreign powers, particularly Turkey and Russia, are deepening their influence in the fractured North African country, which remains split between rival administrations in the west and east. Street violence is increasing as Tripoli-backed militias clash with gangs favored by the Russia-supported government in the country’s east, which is gaining influence. It’s not clear what motivated the gunman who shot at British staff.…

In an exclusive interview with Euronews, Israel’s Foreign Affairs Minister Gideon Sa’ar said his country didn’t have “any intention” to control the Gaza Strip long term.“We don’t have any intention to do so,” Sa’ar said. “With regard to the Gaza Strip, we have only security concerns.”But Sa’ar said the Palestinian terrorist movement Hamas “cannot control the Gaza Strip” and “cannot be part of the future of Gaza.”  “If Hamas is ready to lay down its arms, if they are ready to demilitarise the Gaza Strip, we can do it in a political path,” he said. Sa’ar also deemed “ridiculous” criticism…

The timing of the invite — in the middle of a House of Commons recess — has already raised eyebrows. Government officials insisted Monday that the timings were down to Buckingham Palace, and not an attempt to avoid a parliamentary backlash to the controversial U.S. commander in chief. Nigel Farage, a longstanding supporter of Trump, and the leader of Britain’s right-wing Reform UK party, said Monday that parliament must “without doubt” be recalled from its recess as the U.S. “is our most important ally.” “Nigel Farage is right,” chimed in Conservative MP Suella Braverman.” The USA should be our closest…