The EU has reverted to offering the US tit-for-tat tariff reductions on cars, with negotiators abandoning the idea of a complex “netting mechanism” first proposed by German carmakers.

Slovakia will stop blocking the approval of the 18th package of European Union sanctions against Russia on Friday, Prime Minister Robert Fico said.

The German government said it won't accept a proposal by the European Commission to boost the long-term EU budget to a total volume of €2 trillion ($2. 3 trillion) for the years 2028 to 2034.