May 23rd, 2025 - President Trump Statement

"The European Union, which was formed for the primary purpose of taking advantage of the United States on TRADE, has been very difficult to deal with. Their powerful Trade Barriers, Vat Taxes, ridiculous Corporate Penalties, Non-Monetary Trade Barriers, Monetary Manipulations, unfair and unjustified lawsuits against Americans Companies, and more, have led to a Trade Deficit with the U.S. of more than $250,000,000 a year, a number which is totally unacceptable. Our discussions with them are going nowhere! Therefore, I am recommending a straight 50% Tariff on the European Union, starting on June 1, 2025. There is no Tariff if the product is built or manufactured in the United States. Thank you for your attention to this matter!"

Highest class solar flare registered on Sunday

The solar flare of the highest class was registered in the Sun on Sunday, the Institute of Applied Geophysics said.

"The X1.1 flare with the duration of seventeen minutes was registered on May 25 at 01:52 a.m. GMT in the X-ray band within the group of spots 4098 (S05W22)," the Institute informed.

Flares are accompanied with solar plasma ejections. Its clouds may provoke magnetic storms when reaching the Earth.