Dutch minister Caspar Veldkamp (Foreign Affairs) believes that Europe should reorganize itself, including with countries that are not part of the European Union. According to him, this is necessary to respond to the statements of the Americans, that Europe should take more care of its own security.
Ribera has felt “deeply moving” in the three months she has been on the Commission a “shared feeling” that “it is a particularly important period for Europe” and that they have “a huge responsibility in seeking internal alliances” that will allow “to generate external alliances.”
On Wednesday, President Donald Trump announced that he would impose a 25 percent tariff on goods imported from the European Union, including cars.
BRUSSELS (ANP) – European Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra (Climate and Clean Growth) believes that a trade war between the United States and Europe should be avoided. That is in the interest of the US and Europe. But if that trade war does occur, “we will also have to show our teeth,” Hoekstra said Thursday on the Dutch radio program Sven op 1.
The European Commission adopted a major package of proposals on Wednesday to simplify EU rules for businesses. One of the key components is that companies with up to a thousand employees and a turnover of less than 450 million euros no longer need to report on their sustainability performance. In practice, this means that 80 percent of companies no longer have to do this.