CEE auto, steel at sharp end of Trump tariffs

3 min read Analysis, Austria, Business, Czech Republic, DACH & Slovenia, Economy, EU, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, V4 & Romania, auto, Belgium, Boeing, China, France, green transition, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Steel, switzerland, tariffs, Trump, Turkey, UK

US President Donald Trump’s new raft of global tariffs threatens to hammer the export-driven economies of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), with his 25% duty on foreign-made cars posing a direct risk to regional manufacturing. As highly integrated suppliers in Germany-led EU value chains, Slovakia, Hungary and Czechia are

Belgian rope trick - EU presidency plan for Europe: 'Protect, Strengthen, Prepare'

4 min read Economy, Belgium, De Croo, European Commission, European Union, Orban

As Belgium assumed the EU presidency on 1 January, with a rallying cry of “Protect, Strengthen, Prepare”, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander de Croo’s said he is charting the course for a united and resilient Europe. His cautious and diplomatic approach was evident at the launch event of his six-month