{"podcast":{"title":"Europe News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now","slug":"europe-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7498547","podcast_index_feed_id":7498547,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/europe-news-today-2-min-news.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/europe-news-today-2-min-news.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":1340,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Europe News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Europe—from politics and business to culture, international relations, and regional developments. Designed for quick, on-the-go listening, each episode brings you up to speed in minutes. Produced by AI for speed, consistency, and global scale, the show is part of The Daily News Now network—bringing local and global news together and keeping communities connected. Europe News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the continent. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T14:20:52.277832+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/europe-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7498547"},"episode":{"title":"Germany Shifts EU Trade Stance on China","slug":"germany-shifts-eu-trade-stance-on-china","published_at":"2026-06-11T09:48:22+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/europe-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7498547/germany-shifts-eu-trade-stance-on-china","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/europe-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7498547","url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/3e24939a-3e11-41f3-a210-ed012bf73987.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/3e24939a-3e11-41f3-a210-ed012bf73987.mp3","summary":"German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is pushing the EU to rethink its trade strategy with China, warning that Europe’s open markets can’t ignore unfair subsidies that are crippling German manufacturing and costing thousands of jobs monthly. As Germany shifts from trade surplus to massive deficit, pressure mounts for tougher EU measures — including an “overcapacity instrument” — while Spain remains the lone major EU holdout. Meanwhile, Macron plans a G7-China call to tackle macroeconomic imbalances, and Germany leads the push to slash the EU’s €1.8 trillion budget, demanding fiscal restraint from Brussels as citizens tighten belts at home. Support the show: Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/5c95e5d388a65958","meta_description":"German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is pushing the EU to rethink its trade strategy with China, warning that Europe’s open markets can’t ignore unfair subsid…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":118,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/europe-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7498547/episodes/germany-shifts-eu-trade-stance-on-china/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/europe-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7498547/germany-shifts-eu-trade-stance-on-china.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}