Also in this newsletter: Germany, France and the Netherlands urged to clear way for new border checks
Executives warn about the challenges facing businesses and the destabilising effect of prolonged uncertainty
Brussels due to propose legislation to enable the recognition of qualifications of British lawyers and others
Plan to be announced by European Commission aimed at forcing member states to end gas imports from Moscow
Deals this month ought to become the basis for a more ambitious realignment
The mayhem of Mar-a-Lago is less effective than the boredom of Brussels
European leaders need to shed their political timidity to take the necessary steps
Asian neighbours wary of becoming staging posts for trade actually destined for US
Brussels revives plan to forge strategic partnership with CPTPP to defend rules-based global system
April figure also shows rise in core metric, as region prepare for impact of Trump’s tariffs
Maro? ?ef?ovi? tells FT of ‘certain progress’ but warns bloc will not settle for higher US tariff baseline
Issue is a remaining hurdle in ‘reset’ talks ahead of summit later this month
Big talk of holding all the cards looks even worse with the benefit of hindsight
Britain hopes to seal trio of trade accords in coming weeks as talks also continue with the EU and India
Figure for period before US president announced sweeping levies surpasses expectations
Also in this newsletter: Will the German Social Democrats vote to join a coalition with Friedrich Merz?
The country’s economy and its biggest businesses are pulling in the same direction
PM Pedro Sánchez vows to hold energy companies to account as recriminations fly
Carmakers have cut or withdrawn guidance for this year as impact of trade war remains unclear
The WTO may be weakened, but a pragmatic resistance to protectionism among other nations could save world trade
Challenges include achieving unity among member states on trade pacts and its negotiating stance with the US
Director-general of the multilateral institution says challenge could be beneficial, but others warn of looming ‘chaos’
Extra costs have hit price competitiveness of many groups while some have struggled to expand distribution networks
Many face night without electricity after train network, traffic lights and mobile connections shut down by mystery blackout
Also in this newsletter: auditors damp hopes on success of Brussels’ industrial aims
