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If the EU wants to be taken seriously on the world stage, it must become stronger economically and militarily, Fiala said.

The two only spoke for 10 minutes.

It remains to be seen whether the EU's strategy will stand up to Trump's seduction tactics. Especially as the US market remains the largest in the world.

Portuguese footwear exports to the US have virtually doubled in the last five years and have grown by 25% in the last three.

Musk widely criticised for clearly supporting the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in the run-up to the German election.

Meloni, a staunch supporter of Ukraine, had faced criticism from the opposition for not commenting on Trump's recent remarks on the war.

Macron will land in Washington on Sunday after having spoken with more than 30 European and world leaders over the past week.

Europe's leaders gather in Kyiv on Monday with a key question to answer: how long does "as long as it takes" really last?

"I don't see a contradiction between high environmental standards and competitiveness," European Environment Commissioner Jessika Roswall told Euractiv.

Half of those facing energy poverty had jobs, the European Trade Union Confederation found.

In this episode, Euractiv’s editor-in-chief Matthew Karnitschnig and German bureau chief Nick Alipour sat down to comment on the election outcome and discuss what Germany's future government will look like.

The trip is an effort to temper transatlantic tech tensions, but it is not clear that America's politicians want to talk.

Friedrich Merz's Germany could see nuclear unleashed.

Early returns point to a three-party coalition led by Friedrich Merz.

The new rules would allow 125 tonnes of CO2, in the form of the world's dirtiest steel from India, to enter the EU without incurring carbon tariffs.

The victory clears the way for Friedrich Merz to become Germany’s next chancellor.

“If you need me to leave this chair, I am ready to do that, and I also can exchange it for NATO membership for Ukraine,” Zelenskyy told reporters on Sunday.

A coalition is building within the EPP, Europe’s dominant political family, to field a challenger to Weber as president at the party’s next congress at the end of April.

Learn the latest results of the German election 2025 according to exit polls, projections and the Federal Returning Officer.