Insights and Stories on EU

President Donald Trump speaks during a 'Liberation Day' event in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025 in Washington, D.C.

Trump’s higher tariffs hit major US trading partners, sparking defiance and concern

Aug. 7, 2025 at 10:17 am CDT

U.S. President Donald Trump's higher tariffs on imports from dozens of countries kicked in on Thursday, raising the average U.S. import duty to its highest in a century and leaving major trade partners such as Switzerland, Brazil and India hurriedly searching for a better deal.

Giorgos Zeikos, apple farmer and president of the Agia apple producers' cooperative checks the fruits at an apple orchard in the village of Agia, in Thessaly, Greece, June 12, 2025.

Europe’s illegal pesticide trade surges as farmers cut costs

Jul. 10, 2025 at 10:40 am CDT

By Karolina Tagaris Reuters

EU farmers raise alarm over Mercosur, Ukraine trade deals

Jun. 4, 2025 at 9:47 am CDT

By Inti Landauro Reuters Sybille De La Hamaide

Global rapeseed/canola production dips in April report

Apr. 10, 2025 at 2:44 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

European wheat to benefit from U.S.-China trade war: Strategie Grains

Apr. 10, 2025 at 10:55 am CDT

By Reuters Sybille De La Hamaide

France pushes for farming ’emergency brake’ in Mercosur deal

Apr. 3, 2025 at 4:27 pm CDT

Despite previous reservations, France held a meeting with 10 EU countries to discuss a possible trade deal with Latin America's Mercosur bloc, a day after the United States unleashed a global trade war, signalling it may be a way for the bloc to offset the impact of U.S. tariffs on European exports.

By Reuters

EU plans to restrict imported crops treated with banned pesticides, draft shows

Feb. 18, 2025 at 10:40 am CST

The European Union is planning tougher restrictions on imported crops treated with pesticides banned in Europe, a draft European Commission document showed, a move that would impact suppliers including the U.S.

By Kate Abnett philip-blenkinsop Reuters

Canada seeks stronger EU trade ties as both regions threatened by Trump tariffs

Feb. 10, 2025 at 10:40 am CST

Canada wants to deepen its economic ties with the EU and uphold global trading rules in the face of threatened U.S. tariffs, its trade minister Mary Ng told Reuters on Saturday.

By Julia Payne philip-blenkinsop Reuters

EU plans simpler rules for billions worth of farm subsidies, draft shows

Feb. 10, 2025 at 10:34 am CST

The European Union is drawing up plans to simplify rules governing its huge farming subsidy programme, draft documents seen by Reuters showed, as Brussels races to lighten the regulatory burden on local businesses.

By Kate Abnett Reuters

EU agencies track bird flu virus variants on increasing threat to humans

Jan. 29, 2025 at 10:45 am CST

Two European regulators said on Wednesday they were tracking variants of the bird flu virus due to the threat of the pathogen adapting to spread between humans and triggering future pandemics.