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EU warns US of tit-for-tat tax on icons Levi's, bourbon, Harley-Davidson

TheEuropeanUnion(EU)onMondaythreatenedtotakeretaliatoryactionbychargingdutyonAmericanproductsifU.S.PresidentDonaldTrumpimposedtariffsonEuropeansteelandaluminum.

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Iran foreign minister criticises EU 'extremism' towards Tehran

Iran'sforeignministerslammedtheEuropeanUnionfor"extremism"inrelationshiptoTehraninaninterviewpublishedMondayaheadofameetingwithhisFrenchcounterpart."Inordertoke

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Palestinians seek multilateral mechanism to oversee peace with I

PalestiniansarecountingonanactiveroleoftheEuropeanUnion(EU)tocreateamultilateralsponsorshipforPalestinian-Israelipeaceprocess.ItwasbelievedtobepartofthePalestin

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EU to respond 'firmly' to Trump tariffs

EuropeanUnionofficialshavesaidtheywillrespond"firmly"ifUSPresidentDonaldTrumppressesaheadwithhisplanforsteepglobaldutiesonmetals.EUtradechiefsareconsideringslap

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EU gives Facebook and Google three months to tackle extremist content

TheEuropeanUnionhasgivenGoogle,YouTube,Facebook,Twitterandotherinternetcompaniesthreemonthstoshowthattheyareremovingextremistcontentmorerapidlyorfacelegislation

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EU splits expected as leaders meet for post-Brexit talks

UncertaintyoverBritain’sfutureafterleavingtheEuropeanUnionhasdominatedtheBrexitdebate,butthedirectionoftheblocoverthenextdecadewillbeinfocusonFridaywhenEUleader

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European Parliament votes to reduce seats after Brexit

TheEuropeanParliamentvotedWednesdaytoreduceitsnumberofseatsandredistributesometounder-representedcountriesaspartofitspost-Brexitrestructuring.AfterBritainleaves

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EU seeks to give millions better access to drinking water

TheEuropeanUnionproposedThursdaygivingmillionsofpeopleinthe28-nationblocbetteraccesstosafetapwaterandreducewaterconsumptionviawastefulplasticbottles.Thelegislat

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Putting the brakes on Brexit - Theresa May’s ‘lose-lose’ dilemma

TheformerGreekFinanceMinister,YannisVaroufakis,wasinBelfastthisweekendtooutlineplansforhisnewDemocracyinEuropeMovement25(Diem25).LaunchedtwoyearsagoinBerlin,Die

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Europe's space agency braces for Brexit fallout

TheEuropeanSpaceAgency(ESA)isdrawingupcontingencyplansforprojects,commercialdeals,andstaffingthatmaybeadverselyaffectedbyBrexit,seniorofficialssaidWednesday.Pro

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Will Brexit undo UK’s ‘Empire State’?

WhentheresultsoftheUnitedKingdom’s2016referendumonEuropeanUnionmembershipwerereportedfromTVstudiosontheeveningofJune23,2016theyunleashedanimplosivebinarylogicwi

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British lawmakers approve EU Withdrawal Bill

ThemarathonbillpavingthewayforBritaintoleavetheEuropeanUnionpassedacrucialstageintheHouseofCommonsWednesdaynight.Withsupportof324MPs,andoppositionby295MPs,agove

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Commentary: There’s a better way to unite Europe

TheEuropeanpoliticalyear,grindingbackintogearfor2018,isfullofdoubt,evenwoe.Inthecontinent’smajorcountriespoliticsarestuck,orlikelytostick,incul-de-sacsfromwhich

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Blue passports could send UK citizens to back of queue, EU officials say

TheresaMay’sdecisiontochangepassportcolourasexpressionof‘independenceandsovereignty’couldmeantraveldelaysTravellersqueueatthesecuritycheckpointsatBarcelona-ElPr

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EU extends sanctions against Russia for another 6 months

TheEuropeanUniononThursdayofficiallyprolongeditseconomicsanctionstargetingspecificsectorsoftheRussianeconomyforanothersixmonths,despiterepeatedwarningsfromMosco

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Keywords of 2017 | What can the world do when countries flying solo?

ByAPDwriterChuYinTranslatedbyShiXiaomengThetrendof“flyingsolo”burgeonedin2016andhasbeengatheringmomentumin2017.Oneafteranother,andwithdevelopedonestakingthelead

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New Austrian government will see country shift to the right

AnewAustriangovernmentwillshiftthecountrytotherightwithmembersofanationalistpartyinseveralkeyministries,whileconservativepartyheadSebastianKurzwillbecomeEurope'