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Koen Verhelst

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Sep 17, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Koen Verhelst

    Trump hit America’s allies on trade. Now he wants their help on Chinese steel. (opens the original)

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    BRUSSELS — The Trump administration is quietly pushing to create a coalition of mostly Western allies to counter China’s massive steel overproduction, even as it wages a full-scale trade war with Canada and tensions with the EU persist. The U.S. is spearheading efforts to agree on a three-part steel plan on the sidelines of a meeting of G20 trade ministers in Milwaukee on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1, six people familiar with the discussions told POLITICO. Washington wants its partners to erect a high pr

  2. Article · Sep 15, 2026 · Koen Verhelst

    EU demands answers as France pushes for billionaire’s Russia sanctions release (opens the original)

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    BRUSSELS — France has a week to reassure fellow EU countries that its push to remove a controversial Russian-Uzbek billionaire from the bloc’s sanctions list won’t start a free-for-all that fractures restrictions on Moscow. Ambassadors failed to agree on Monday on whether to remove mining and metals tycoon Alisher Usmanov from the blacklist during a closed-door meeting, known as Coreper. Five diplomats and officials involved in the discussions told POLITICO it’s now up to Paris, which blindsided

  3. Article · Sep 14, 2026 · Koen Verhelst

    EU fails to agree Russia sanctions rollover with one day to spare (opens the original)

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    BRUSSELS — EU capitals failed to extend one of the bloc’s Russia sanctions schemes on Monday, five EU diplomats told POLITICO. Three of them said EU ambassadors will reconvene later Monday for further discussion. Ambassadors meeting in Brussels needed to reach unanimous agreement on Monday because the regime — which governs the asset freezes of about 3,000 individuals and companies — expires Tuesday. Slovakia has demanded that the bloc remove two rich Russian businessmen from the sanctions list:

  4. Article · Sep 12, 2026 · Koen Verhelst

    Farage’s Reform UK gets £36 Million from crypto billionaire (opens the original)

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    Nigel Farage’s Reform UK Party cashed in a massive £36 million donation from crypto billionaire Ben Delo, giving the populist leader a massive financial head start in his bid to win the UK’s next general election. It is the largest ever single donation ever given to a political party in the UK, dwarfing a £9 million gift to Reform UK in 2025 from Christopher Harborne, another crypto investor. Delo, who was already one of Reform’s largest donors, said he wants to give Reform “a level playing fiel

  5. Article · Sep 3, 2026 · Koen Verhelst

    Slovakia rejects EU’s plan to lock in Russia sanctions for 12 months (opens the original)

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    BRUSSELS — The Slovak government on Wednesday rejected a 12-month extension for the EU's individual sanctions package against Russia, three diplomats told POLITICO. The measures — which have already been extended by six months many times before — expire on Sept. 15. The bloc had hoped to secure a longer extension and avoid repeated renegotiations, but any amendment requires the unanimous support of all 27 member countries. The six-month renewal cycle was a compromise intended to placate former H

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