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European markets opened lower on Monday as threats from US President Donald Trump reignited a trade war with traditional allies across the Atlantic. At around 10am CET, France’s CAC 40 had slipped 1.28%, Germany’s DAX was down 1.02%, and the UK’s FTSE 100 dropped 0.27%. Spain’s IBEX 35 fell 0.59% and Italy’s FTSE MIB slid 1.43%. Meanwhile, the wider STOXX 600 fell 0.87%. European leaders will meet this week to decide how best to respond to threats from US President Donald Trump to acquire Greenland, a semi-autonomous Danish territory. Washington announced on Saturday that eight European countries would face a…
Norway’s government does not award the prize, which is given out by an independent committee. The American president’s declaration that he is no longer so fixated on playing peacemaker comes amid his increasingly aggressive saber-rattling on Greenland, the self-ruling Danish territory he has vowed to seize for the U.S. Over the weekend, Trump announced he would slap punishing tariffs as of Feb. 1 on European countries that stood against his plans to annex Greenland, leading European Council President António Costa to call an emergency summit of EU leaders for this week. Trump campaigned hard for the Nobel award, which former U.S. President Barack…
US President Donald Trump told Norway’s prime minister he no longer needed to think “purely of peace” after failing to win the Nobel Peace Prize, in a message published on Monday. “Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace,” Trump said in a message to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. The authenticity of the message was confirmed to the AFP news agency by a source close to the matter and by Støre to Norwegian newspaper VG. It is…
After a weekend tariff assault by President Trump on the UK and Europe – triggered by the fallout from the U.S. ambition to buy Greenland – the Prime Minister rips up the agenda to hold an emergency news conference in Downing Street. Sam in London and Anne in Davos go through the options for Sir Keir Starmer and assess whether the PM should retaliate or find a diplomatic way through the choppy waters. Back in the Commons, Sam has the latest on the row over the Hillsborough law as the government pulls the legislation amid a battle with campaigners over…
Published on 19/01/2026 – 9:22 GMT+1 The death toll from a massive fire at a shopping plaza in Pakistan’s largest city, Karachi, rose to at least 11 after rescuers recovered five more bodies from the badly damaged building during an overnight search for about 60 people reported missing, officials said on Monday. Firefighters extinguished the blaze at the multi-storey Gul Plaza late on Sunday nearly 24 hours after it erupted, allowing rescue teams to enter the building to rescue those trapped there. Mayor Murtaza Wahab said four more bodies were recovered overnight, raising the death toll to at least 10.…
European leaders this week face an escalating crisis as U.S. President Donald Trump steps up his threats to seize the island of Greenland, a self-ruling Danish territory. Trump has threatened to tariff eight European countries in pursuit of his goal, sparking intense discussions (plus outrage) across the Continent about how Europe should hit back in defense of its land. POLITICO’s top team of reporters will be bringing you every twist and turn, from Brussels to Washington to Davos. Follow along below.
9:00 GMT+1 Europeans bet on diplomacy to avoid the worst-case scenario European leaders are poised to continue working the phones on Monday to intensify diplomatic efforts and prevent Donald Trump’s 10% tariff threat from becoming a reality.British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte were among the first ones to speak direclty with Trump in a bid to contain the spiralling crisis over Greenland’s future. We can expect other leaders to attempt a similar outreach in the coming hours and days. Meanwhile, António Costa, decided to convene an extraordinary EU summit for…
Donald Trump verschärft den Konflikt mit Europa. Mit neuen Zollankündigungen und direktem Druck im Streit um Grönland zwingt der US-Präsident die EU zu einer ungewöhnlich geschlossenen Reaktion. Es wächst die Erkenntnis, dass Europa Trumps Eskalationsstrategie zu lange unterschätzt hat. Gordon Repinski analysiert, warum die Drohungen diesmal eine andere Qualität haben und welche Instrumente der EU nun tatsächlich auf dem Tisch liegen.Im 200-Sekunden-Interview stellt sich Markus Frohnmaier, außenpolitischer Sprecher der AfD, den Fragen zur richtigen Antwort Europas. Es geht um Zölle, nationale Interessen und die Frage, ob die Nähe zu Trump am Ende der deutschen Wirtschaft schadet. Hier die Folge mit…
Published on 19/01/2026 – 7:38 GMT+1 •Updated 8:02 European lawmakers say they will not be blackmailed, as they respond to President Donald Trump’s threats of tariffs against countries voicing support for Greenland. And with the US president signalling a tougher economic stance towards allies, concern is growing in Brussels of a looming trade war. For more on what President Trump is planning, we head to the Swiss village of Davos to connect with our EU editor Maria Tadeo. With her: Mirek Dusek, Managing Director for the World Economic Forum, who offers his insights and perspective on the EU-US spat over…
The opportunity to work abroad strongly shapes career paths, with employees developing skills they may not have honed at home. Thanks to Europe’s status as a single market, the number of people who have worked abroad is relatively high — but where in Europe do workers have the most international experience? Hiring platform Indeed defines ‘internationally mobile workers’ as those who have at least one work experience in a country other than their current country of residence. As of late 2025, 16.7% of job seekers in the single market had international experience on their résumé, according to employment platform Indeed.…