Road-worn hack. Now editing Trade & Competition at POLITICO Europe. 📩 dbusvine@politico.eu
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Douglas Busvine retweeted
Apr 23
A deal is a deal. Let's move forward together and implement what we negotiated in good faith.
My interview with @POLITICOEurope ↓
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Douglas Busvine retweeted
Mar 25
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:
politico.eu/article/how-to-w…
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Douglas Busvine retweeted
Mar 25
🔴 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: politico.eu/article/eu-custo…
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Douglas Busvine retweeted
27 Jul 2025
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.
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TURNBERRY, Scotland — Trump, von der Leyen hopeful of trade progress politico.eu/article/us-and-e… w/ @Koen_Verhelst
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Douglas Busvine retweeted
30 Jun 2025
‘Goodbye Trump, hello Asia’ is the EU’s new trade strategy. Will it work?
Important story from @jakobweizman @g_lanktree and @Busvine
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Douglas Busvine retweeted
30 Jun 2025
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 politico.com/news/2025/06/29…
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1 May 2025
Caption contest: Opening the door to a trade deal?
1 May 2025
🇪🇺🇮🇳 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.
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Douglas Busvine retweeted
12 Mar 2025
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.”
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10 Mar 2025
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.
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How it feels to be a @EU_Commission spokesperson at the present moment in time.
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Douglas Busvine retweeted
28 Feb 2025
The EU to Donald Trump on tariffs: Go ahead, make our day.
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Douglas Busvine retweeted
24 Feb 2025
🇩🇪🗳️ 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: politico.eu/article/german-e…
Your morning reading 👇
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Douglas Busvine retweeted
19 Feb 2025
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: europa.eu/!RdyRPP
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Douglas Busvine retweeted
14 Feb 2025
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.
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Douglas Busvine retweeted
8 Feb 2025
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 👇
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Douglas Busvine retweeted
6 Feb 2025
“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. cnn.com/2025/02/05/media/pol…
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Douglas Busvine retweeted
23 Jan 2025
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
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Douglas Busvine retweeted
23 Jan 2025
Important reporting by @tashurkevich in @politico: Lukashenka's regime weaponizes migration to sow chaos in the EU—costing lives & exploiting vulnerable people. This is hybrid warfare targeting democracy. Europe must stay united against this cruelty.
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Douglas Busvine retweeted
6 Dec 2024
The EU is coming to realize that it may need to get on board with Trump’s looming trade war against China.
The fear is that a flood of Chinese exports would be pushed to Europe by an insurmountable U.S. tariff wall.
With @BMoens @gi_coi
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