European Union

EU nations back retaliating against US steel, aluminum tariffs

Jun 14, 2018 14:41

European Union countries on Thursday unanimously backed a plan to impose import duties on 2.8 billion euros ($3.3 billion) worth of US products after Washington hit EU steel and aluminum with tariffs at the start of June, EU sources said.
Amid refugee policy discord, Merkel urges European unity

Jun 14, 2018 08:34

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called on the European Union (EU)’s member countries to overcome their differences and take a unified approach to the bloc’s refugee crisis.
British prime minister survives another key Brexit vote

Jun 14, 2018 01:23

British Prime Minister Theresa May has survived another key Brexit vote but faces pressure from Conservative MPs over giving the parliament a greater say in the final deal to leave the European Union.
Germany calls on Europe to counter Trump's 'America first' policy

Jun 13, 2018 14:55

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has called on European countries to join force and confront US President Donald Trump's "America first" policy, amid the ongoing trade war between the two sides.
UN slams EU for its ‘shameful’ refugee policy

Jun 13, 2018 13:55

UN refugee chief Filippo Grandi urged the European Union on Wednesday to sort out its "shameful" refugee policy after both Italy and Malta turned away a ship carrying hundreds of refugees.
European Commission: US tariffs on Spanish olive 'unacceptable'

Jun 13, 2018 10:25

The European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union, has censured a decision by the United States to impose high tariffs on the import of olive from Spain, saying the “unacceptable” move would eventually hurt American consumers.
May defuses revolt in parliament over Brexit plans

Jun 13, 2018 03:58

British Prime Minister Theresa May has defused a rebellion in parliament over her Brexit plans after she was forced to compromise and hand lawmakers greater control over Britain’s exit from the European Union.
UK minister resigns over May’s Brexit war with MPs

Jun 12, 2018 06:38

A British justice minister has announced his resignation in protest to the government’s “wish to limit” UK parliament’s role in London’s bid to leave the European Union (EU).
Theresa May urges Trump to 'honor G7 commitments'

Jun 12, 2018 02:19

Britain has made clear it expects Donald Trump to honor commitments made at a recent G7 summit in Canada, despite the US president's abrupt disownment of the meeting’s final communique.
EU, UNHCR call on Italy, Malta to let refugee ship dock

Jun 11, 2018 14:02

The European Union and the United Nations refugee agency have called on Italy and Malta to immediately end a political standoff that has left hundreds of refugees stranded at the Mediterranean Sea and to allow their ship to dock.