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US President Donald Trump pauses as he finishes speaking about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington. (AP/Alex Brandon)
April 3, 2026, 9:54 am
Trump’s ire at NATO leaves European partners bracing for potential US exit
American president stopped short of condemning alliance in recent speech, but tensions over potential Strait of Hormuz operations have officials fearing gap no longer bridgeable
By Gram Slattery, Andrea Shalal, Andrew Gray and John Irish
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, February 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
February 14, 2026, 5:07 pm
Rubio says UN has ‘no role’ in solving wars, like Gaza; seeks to reassure Europe on Trump
Using a softer tone than the US president and VP, top diplomat tells Munich conference that Washington looking to ‘revitalize’ ties, says Trump wants ‘Europe to be strong’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban, left, during a signing ceremony on the US-led Board of Peace at the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
January 25, 2026, 11:41 am
Trump’s Greenland ambitions strain MAGA ties with Europe’s far right
Leaders from France, Germany, Italy denounce takeover threats, with even the UK’s Nigel Farage, a long-time Trump ally, calling the moves ‘a very hostile act’
By AP
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz shake hands after reviewing an honor guard before an intergovernmental summit between Italy and Germany, at Villa Doria Pamphilj in Rome on January 23, 2026. (Andreas Solaro/AFP)
January 24, 2026, 3:59 am
Leaders of Germany, Italy say they can’t join Trump’s Board of Peace in its current form
Friedrich Merz and Giorgia Meloni both cite constitutional objections to joining initiative, which the EU’s foreign policy arm warns the US president will have too much power over
By Reuters
People wave Greenlandic flags as they take part in a demonstration against the US President's plans to take Greenland, on January 17, 2026 in Nuuk, Greenland (Alessandro RAMPAZZO / AFP)
January 19, 2026, 6:32 am
EU scrambles to avert Trump Greenland tariffs, prepares retaliation
Leaders are expected to discuss options at emergency meeting in Brussels later this week
By Philip Blenkinsop
Young people with placards reading 'Greenland is not for sale!' take part in a demonstration that gathered almost a third of the city population to protest against the US president's plans to take Greenland, on January 17, 2026 in Nuuk, Greenland, near the US Consulate to Greenland. (Alessandro RAMPAZZO / AFP)
January 18, 2026, 4:24 pm
Trump’s Greenland tariffs spark calls for unprecedented EU ‘bazooka’ countermeasure
France’s Macron said leading push to apply Anti-Coercion Instrument, which allows for curbing imports of goods and services; European ambassadors to hold emergency meeting Sunday
By Agencies
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (L) and European Council President Charles Michel (R) participate in a media conference at the European Council building in Brussels, March 9, 2020 (AP/Olivier Matthys)
October 20, 2023, 9:13 am
EU leaders head to White House for Biden summit on Israel-Hamas war, Ukraine
Charles Michel and Ursula von der Leyen to meet US president and deliver a message of unity
By Agencies and ToI Staff
US President Joe Biden listens as European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, at the US Mission in Brussels, Friday, March 25, 2022, in Brussels. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
March 25, 2022, 5:05 pm
US, EU announce new partnership to undercut Russian energy, further isolate Putin
Goal is to reduce Europe’s dependence on Russian energy sources, and cut continent’s demand for gas overall. Biden: Moscow using energy to ‘coerce neighbors,’ finance ‘war machine’
By CHRIS MEGERIAN and Cathy Bussewitz
US President-elect Joe Biden gestures to supporters in Wilmington, Delaware, November 7, 2020. (Andrew Harnik/AP)
November 8, 2020, 6:04 pm
Biden’s US will be Europe’s friend but not its military muscle, say analysts
New administration is not expected to reverse Washington’s trend in focusing more on Asia and on pulling its forces out of conflict zones
By Christian SPILLMANN
European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell speaks during a media conference after a meeting of EU foreign ministers by videoconference at the European Council building in Brussels on June 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, Pool)
June 15, 2020, 10:36 pm
EU urges US to join new Israeli-Palestinian peace push, rejects Trump plan
Bloc’s top diplomat says Trump proposal ‘created a certain momentum where there was nothing,’ but talks must be based on ‘existing internationally agreed parameters’
By LORNE COOK
Travelers with protective face masks wait in a check-in line at Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle airport after a US 30-day ban on travel from Europe due to the COVID-19 spread in Roissy-en-France on March 12, 2020. (Bertrand GUAY / AFP)
March 12, 2020, 1:52 pm
EU chiefs slam US travel ban for 26 European countries to stem virus outbreak
Council, European Commission presidents insist coronavirus pandemic is a ‘global crisis, not limited to any continent and it requires cooperation rather than unilateral action’
By Agencies
US President Donald Trump speaks in an address to the nation from the Oval Office at the White House about the coronavirus Wednesday, March, 11, 2020, in Washington. (Doug Mills/The New York Times via AP, Pool)
March 12, 2020, 4:05 am
Trump suspends all travel between US and Europe, except UK, for 30 days
In Oval Office address to nation, US president blames EU for not acting quickly enough to address the ‘foreign virus,’ says US clusters ‘seeded’ by European travelers
By LISA MASCARO, Andrew Taylor, Jill Colvin and Zeke Miller
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo addresses the audience on the podium during the 56th Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, southern Germany, on February 15, 2020 (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / POOL / AFP)
February 15, 2020, 4:23 pm
US, Europe clash over claim that Washington retreated from global stage
Pompeo says ‘death of the transatlantic alliance is grossly over-exaggerated,’ but Macron argues there’s a ‘weakening of the West’ as the US reassesses its relationship
By Michelle Fitzpatrick
European foreign policy chief Josep Borrell at the European Parliament in Brussels, October 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
February 4, 2020, 8:21 pm
6 countries block EU resolution that would have condemned Trump plan, annexation
Italy, Hungary, Czech Republic among members said to have torpedoed statement, which required unanimity, leading EU foreign policy chief Borrell to issue sharp statement on his own
By ToI Staff and AP
European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell gives a press briefing after his meetings with Iranian leaders, in Tehran, Iran, February 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
February 4, 2020, 5:24 pm
EU warns Israel any West Bank annexation can’t go unchallenged
Bloc’s foreign policy chief rejects Trump peace plan, says it breaks with ‘internationally agreed parameters’; Israel retorts that Europe’s policy will leave it ‘sidelined’
By AP and ToI Staff
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