Jorge Valero

Stay informed with Jorge Valero’s coverage and analysis for Fortune.

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – JULY 16: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen holds a press conference on the 2028-2034 budget in Brussels, Belgium on July 16, 2025. (Photo by Dursun Aydemir/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Germany rejects EU proposal for €2 trillion budget

By Michael Nienaber, Jorge Valero, and others

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrives for a press photo prior to a meeting with Petr Pavel, President of the Czech Republic at the EU headquarters on May 20, 2025 in Brussels.

EU plans to ‘fast track’ trade talks with US amid tariff fight

By Jorge Valero and Bloomberg

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – APRIL 7: European Union (EU) Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a joint press conference, held with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store (not seen), in Brussels, Belgium on April 7, 2025. (Photo by Dursun Aydemir/Anadolu via Getty Images)

EU adopts tariffs on €21 billion of U.S. goods in metals fight

By Jorge Valero, Alberto Nardelli, and others

Mario Draghi, former president of the European Central Bank (ECB), during a news conference in the Berlaymont building of the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium, on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. Draghi called on the EU to invest as much as 800 billion ($884 billion) extra a year to make the bloc more competitive and to commit to the regular issuance of common bonds to compete with China and the US. Photographer: Simon Wohlfahrt/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Mario Draghi says the EU needs €800 billion to rival the U.S. and China, but may face push back from some countries

By Jorge Valero, Andrea Palasciano, and others

Flags of Great Britain and European Union

EU would ‘be delighted’ to forge closer ties with the U.K.’s next government, according to Economy Commissioner

By Jorge Valero, Craig Stirling, and others

Vehicle carrier vessel “BYD EXPLORER NO.1” arrives at Xiaomo International Logistics Port in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province, Jan. 14, 2024. “BYD EXPLORER NO.1,” a vehicle carrier vessel leased to Chinese automaker BYD, held its maiden voyage ceremony on Monday at a port in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province. With more than 5,000 new energy vehicles NEVs on board, it set sail for the ports of Vlissingen in the Netherlands and Bremerhaven in Germany. It is the first vessel in the shipping fleet of BYD, which has joined a number of Chinese automakers in accelerating car exports by operating their own shipping fleets. (Photo by Xinhua via Getty Images)

The EU just got a step closer to hitting Chinese EVs with additional tariffs—and may even apply them retroactively

By Jorge Valero, Alberto Nardelli, and others

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky

EU leaders formally grant Ukraine candidate status in historic path to membership

By Jorge Valero, Katharina Rosskopf, and others

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gives a press conference on the EU membership applications by Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels on June 17, 2022. (Photo by Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / AFP) (Photo by KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP via Getty Images)

Ukraine just took its first real step toward joining the EU

By Alberto Nardelli, Jorge Valero, and others