Carlo Martuscelli

“It's an urgent matter,” Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever tells POLITICO.

EU trade chief Maroš Šefčovič meets China's Commerce Minister Wang Wentao as the EU prepares new trade defenses and pushes Beijing to rein in industry overcapacity.

Chief trade negotiators from the two sides launch a consultation mechanism focused on trade imbalances, export controls and other disputes.

A poll across 24 EU countries shared with POLITICO shows respondents split between closer ties with Washington and Beijing, with uncertainty the dominant response in much of Europe.

New threats come amid reports the regime in Tehran is targeting the U.S. president for assassination.

The unit will have “long-range, effectively global, impact on Russia,” the Ukrainian leader said.

President Maia Sandu designated Vasile Tofan to form a new government after Alexandru Munteanu quit as prime minister amid a series of scandals.

Mojtaba Khamenei has not been seen in public for months, and has been rumored to have been left disfigured after being injured by an airstrike.

Icelanders vote on Saturday in a referendum on resuming membership talks with the EU.

Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson argues Trump's threats toward Greenland are no reason to revive Reykjavík's bid to join the bloc — even if citizens back new talks.