Douglas Busvine

Road-worn hack. Now editing Trade & Agri at POLITICO Europe. 📩 [email protected]

[Ambassador Andrew Puzder @USAmbEU]

A deal is a deal. Let's move forward together and implement what we negotiated in good faith.

My interview with @POLITICOEurope ↓

https://t.co/aAz9AlUzk6

[POLITICOEurope @POLITICOEurope]

EXPLAINER: Warsaw and Lille are leading a pack of nine candidates vying to host the EU’s customs cops.

But the sheer complexity of the voting process could mean they miss out on the prize.

Here’s how it would work:
https://t.co/zh2Q8nBFE6

[POLITICOEurope @POLITICOEurope]

🔴 The EU is voting, Eurovision-style, to pick a city to host its customs cops.

Nine cities are in the running.

If things move quickly, we could have a winner in the next few hours. But if it’s close, this could turn into an all-day affair.

Live: https://t.co/Xj6388PJyU

[Douglas Busvine @Busvine]

@DaveKeating You’ve worked in a newsroom, Dave, right?

[Koen Verhelst @Koen_Verhelst]

Deal is 'done', but lots remains unclear - EU now finds itself in a very similar bind as Japan, UK and Indonesia before it: try to lock this down on paper in a matter of days.

https://t.co/yooMA07JUB

[Myah Ward @MyahWard]

TURNBERRY, Scotland — Trump, von der Leyen hopeful of trade progress https://t.co/lmMIQwwOqe w/ @Koen_Verhelst

[Sophie Inge @sophie_inge]

‘Goodbye Trump, hello Asia’ is the EU’s new trade strategy. Will it work?

Important story from @jakobweizman @g_lanktree and @Busvine

https://t.co/YVPgce5xOb

[Megan Messerly @meganmesserly]

New: President Trump’s approach to trade talks is making it difficult for foreign governments to sell agreements at home.

In India, his claim of brokering India-Pakistan peace is riling Indians — making it harder to sell a trade deal.

w/ @drdesrochers https://t.co/I4uMukeKWB

[Douglas Busvine @Busvine]

@EddyWax 🙄

[Douglas Busvine @Busvine]

Caption contest: Opening the door to a trade deal?

[Maroš Šefčovič🇪🇺 @MarosSefcovic]

🇪🇺🇮🇳 Glad to host Minister - and my friend - @PiyushGoyal. In today's uncertain times, our businesses are looking for opportunity, access, predictability.

And that's exactly what we're working to deliver: a commercially meaningful deal, opening up markets for goods and services.

[Jim Sciutto @jimsciutto]

Q: “It sounds like you're saying that if the US does not return to fair trade as you describe it, that Europe will look elsewhere.”

EU Trade Chief @MarosSefcovic: “I think we already are, to be honest, because I think that was always our motto, our agenda that we are the biggest trader on this planet.”

[Douglas Busvine @Busvine]

We’re hiring: POLITICO Europe is looking for a Food and Agriculture reporter.

Apply here — and don’t hesitate to get in touch directly if you would like to find out more.

https://t.co/pJYX1oZlb0

[Olof Gill @olofgill]

How it feels to be a @EU_Commission spokesperson at the present moment in time.

[POLITICOEurope @POLITICOEurope]

The EU to Donald Trump on tariffs: Go ahead, make our day.
https://t.co/MLMQcshh0i

[POLITICOEurope @POLITICOEurope]

🇩🇪🗳️ German election 2025

The conservative coalition (CDU/CSU) won Sunday’s national vote, while the far-right AfD saw its best-ever result, winning swathes of support in the east.

For the SPD, it was a disaster.

The results: https://t.co/w5YQ4HlwvT

Your morning reading 👇

[Maroš Šefčovič🇪🇺 @MarosSefcovic]

The overall picture of 🇪🇺🇺🇸 trade relations shows a robust level playing field for businesses on both sides
👉the deficits in goods + services nearly balance out
👉EU FDI in the U.S. totals $2.8 trillion.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

My remarks @AEI: https://t.co/pqBmwu8Bxc

[Camille Gijs @CamGijs]

We're one step closer to Trump's "reciprocal tariffs."

The EU's first line of retaliation could be symbolic, by reinstating its 2018 tariffs on Harley-Davidson bikes or Levi jeans.

But Brussels knows symbolism alone won’t be enough to deter him.

https://t.co/W1RMrSOIHg

[POLITICOEurope @POLITICOEurope]

Donald Trump may be about to trigger the biggest global trade war since the 1930s.

But how do tariffs actually work? How far will this conflict escalate? Can Europe escape? We answer all your burning questions 👇
https://t.co/8IYRTcsNg7

[Eddy Wax ✍️ @EddyWax]

“POLITICO has never been a beneficiary of government programs or subsidies — not one cent, ever, in 18 years,” POLITICO’s leaders wrote in the memo. https://t.co/4WGMZHhsji

[Tatsiana Ashurkevich @tashurkevich]

If you don’t know who’s set to re-elect himself as Belarus’s dictator on January 26, read my new cover story for @POLITICOEurope . Based on phone calls, I gathered evidence showing how the man who jails the Belarusians hypocritically weaponises migrants for his games.
#Belarus #Europe

https://t.co/4KfonXU2t2