Flip News — trade-policy news https://flipnews.co.uk/topics/trade-policy/ The latest Flip News stories on trade-policy. en-GB Mon, 05 Oct 2026 20:46:10 GMT France and Germany urge EU to build rapid trade retaliation tool https://flipnews.co.uk/world/france-germany-eu-trade-retaliation-tool/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/france-germany-eu-trade-retaliation-tool/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Merz and Macron wrote to Ursula von der Leyen on Monday proposing a rapidly-activated EU instrument to hit back at countries that weaponise trade. Sarah Whitfield eu-trade-tool eu france germany trade-policy Reuters