3 января: Турция достигла крупнейших экспортных поступлений за когда-либо с почти $ 135 млрд. в 2011 году, сообщил в понедельник министр экономики Турции Зафер Чаглаян. Это на 20% больше по сравнению с показателями 2010 года. (Todays Zaman)

Borrell underlined that the European Union will make every effort to support the peace process and to remain a committed partner to the Afghan people. "Of course, we will have to take into account the evolving situation, but disengagement is not an option.  We are clear on that: there is no alternative to a negotiated political settlement, through inclusive peace talks.

US President Donald Trump on Friday said he is “recommending a straight 50% Tariff on the European Union” after complaining that trade negotiations have stalled. The steep new import duties would start on 1st June, Trump wrote on Truth Social. The EU “has been very difficult to deal with,” Trump wrote. “Our discussions with them are going nowhere!”