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EU struggles to finalise US trade deal under threat of higher auto tariffs

BRUSSELS, May 6 (Reuters) - EU lawmakers and governments aim on Wednesday to finalise a deal scrappi...

6th May, 2026

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Tariffs mean $5.9 billion hit to Volkswagen's annual operating profit, CEO says

BARCELONA, May 6 (Reuters) - Tariffs represent a burden of 5 billion euros ($5.88 billion) per year...

6th May, 2026

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Audi prepares for US launch of flagship SUV despite looming tariff hike

BERLIN, May 5 (Reuters) - German premium carmaker Audi is pushing ahead with plans to bring its Q9 S...

5th May, 2026

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Germany's Merz marks a year in office facing deep transatlantic crisis

By James Mackenzie BERLIN, May 4 (Reuters) - Chancellor Friedrich Merz marks a year in office this w...

4th May, 2026

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Germany's VDA auto association urges both sides to honour trade deal after Trump EU tariff blow

BERLIN, May 1 (Reuters) - The president of Germany's VDA auto association urged the U.S. and Europea...

1st May, 2026

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Volkswagen sees only minor relief from possible tariff refund, CFO says

BERLIN, April 30 (Reuters) - Volkswagen can expect only minor relief from possible U.S. tariff refun...

30th April, 2026

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UK PM's former chief of staff says he was wrong to encourage Mandelson appointment

LONDON, April 28 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's former chief of staff, Morgan McS...

28th April, 2026

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US, EU deepen cooperation on critical minerals with eye to broader agreement

By Andrea Shalal and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON, April 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. and the European Union on...

24th April, 2026

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China's commerce minister met EU automakers' industry group chair Kallenius in Beijing

BEIJING, April 24 (Reuters) - China's Commerce Minister Wang Wentao met Ola Kallenius, chair of Merc...

24th April, 2026

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UK’s Cooper urges full resumption of shipping through Hormuz Strait

ANTALYA, April 18 (Reuters) - British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said on Saturday the Strait of...

18th April, 2026

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Europe sees record jet inflows from US in April 

By Seher Dareen LONDON, April 15 (Reuters) - Europe was seeing record inflows of jet fuel from the U...

15th April, 2026

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A shipment of Austrian timber and its tortuous new route to Qatar

By Andrew Mills, Nazih Osseiran and Sarah El Safty DOHA, April 15 (Reuters) - Until the Iran war, sh...

15th April, 2026