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The European Union’s General Court has upheld a €3.5 million antitrust fine against German clothing manufacturer Ahlers, rejecting the company’s appeal over its role in restricting cross-border sales of Pierre Cardin-branded apparel across Europe. In a judgment issued on Wednesday, the Luxembourg-based court backed the European Commission’s calculation of the penalty and upheld the Commission’s finding that Ahlers participated in anti-competitive agreements that violated EU competition law, TheFashionLaw.com reported.
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EU lawmakers and governments aim on Wednesday to finalise a deal scrapping duties on U.S. imports under renewed pressure from President Donald Trump, though divisions over safeguards dim chances of a swift agreement, Reuters reported. Trump said on Friday that he would on EU cars and trucks to 25% this week, from 15% currently, because the EU was not complying with the terms of a in Scotland last July. Many EU countries want to ward off that threat and are pushing for swift implementation of legislation to remove import duties on U.S. industrial goods and grant preference access to U.S.
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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would increase tariffs on cars and trucks from the European Union to 25%, saying the bloc had not complied with its trade deal with Washington, Reuters reported. "Based on the fact the European Union is not complying with our fully agreed to Trade Deal, next week I will be increasing Tariffs charged to the European Union for Cars and Trucks coming into the United States," he wrote in a social media post. "It is fully understood and agreed that, if they produce Cars and Trucks in U.S.A.
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The European Parliament on Wednesday backed €2 million in EU aid for workers laid off after the bankruptcy of Liberty Steel Belgium, according to a press release. MEPs endorsed a Commission proposal to mobilise €2 million from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF) to support 507 workers who lost their jobs following the bankruptcy of Liberty Steel Belgium, a manufacturer of basic metals, in April 2025. The report passed with 586 votes in favour, 48 against, and 16 abstentions.
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The European Union and South American bloc Mercosur will implement on Friday a contentious free trade agreement that the EU in particular hopes will benefit exporters and calm critics, even if it cannot fully offset the blow from U.S. tariffs, Reuters reported. Backers including Germany and Spain say the agreement will help compensate for the hit from U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs and reduce reliance on China for critical minerals.
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