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Washington risks nearly $300bn trade tariff reprisals, EU warns
Jul 02, 2018 11:56The European Union has warned Washington that imposing import tariffs on cars from the 28-member bloc could lead to “countermeasures” against nearly $300 billion worth of US exports.
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Italy’s far-right interior minister urges Europe-wide alliance against refugees
Jul 02, 2018 05:16Italy’s hardline Interior Minister Matteo Salvini has called for the formation of a Europe-wide alliance of like-minded far-right parties to “defend their borders” against an influx of refugees into the continent.
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Surge in British citizens getting EU nationality
Jul 01, 2018 02:30An increasing number of British citizens are obtaining the nationality of other EU member states since the Brexit referendum, with German citizenship seeing the highest requests.
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Thousands in London protest privatization of NHS
Jul 01, 2018 02:24Tens of thousands of people in London have taken to the streets to protest against the government’s funding cuts for the National Health Service (NHS) and privatization of its services.
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EU yet to deliver package of proposals to save JCPOA: Iran
Jun 30, 2018 10:20Iran has dismissed media reports about having received a package of proposals from the European Union to save a multilateral nuclear agreement between Tehran and the P5+1 group of countries from which the US has withdrawn, saying the Europeans are holding their final discussions in this regard.
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EU guilty in any refugee death after new deal: MSF
Jun 30, 2018 03:49Doctors Without Borders has slammed the EU's new refugee deal, warning that the European governments will be responsible for putting the lives of the most vulnerable people at stake.
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EU says 'last call' for Britain in Brexit talks
Jun 30, 2018 02:43European Union President Donald Tusk issued a "last call" Friday for Britain to explain what it wants from Brexit, as the bloc warned time was running out and stepped up preparations for the prospect of no deal.
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Three babies die, 100 people go missing after refugee boat sinks off Libya
Jun 29, 2018 14:52Three babies have died in an incident where a boat transporting more than 100 refugees capsized off the coast of Libya, according to survivors and the coast guard.
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EU plans to strengthen military readiness, cut reliance on US
Jun 29, 2018 08:55The European Union must strengthen its defenses, spend more and be able to act independently of the United States, the bloc's leaders said in a summit statement released early on Friday, pledging to push ahead with a new military cooperation pact.
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EU leaders extend economic sanctions against Russia
Jun 29, 2018 08:51European Union leaders have agreed to extend the bloc’s economic sanctions against Russia for another six months.