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May calls on EU to open Brexit trade talks

BritishPrimeMinisterTheresaMayrepeatedherwishonFridaytomakeajointmovewiththeEuropeanUniontoopennegotiationsonapost-Brexittradedeal.Speakingtoreportersonarrivala

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France, five others risk breaking deficit rules: EU

TheEUwarnedWednesdaythatFranceandfiveothercountrieswereatriskofbreachingthebloc'stoughpublicspendingrules,addingtothepressureonPresidentEmmanuelMacrontopushthro

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38 European firms seek business opportunities in China

Thirty-eightcompaniesfromGermanyandtheCzechRepublichaveshowedinterestinexploringbusinessopportunitiesincentralChina'sHubeiProvince.TheEuropeancompaniessignedase

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IMF downgrades Britain's economic growth forecast for 2017

TheInternationalMonetaryFund(IMF)MondaymorningdowngradeditsforecastforGDPgrowthinBritainto1.7percentforthisyear.Thismarksa0.3percentagepointreductioningrowthexp

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23 EU members signal intent to launch common defense pact

Afterdecadesindiscussion,commonEuropeandefensehastakenasignificantsteptowardsbecomingrealityinBrusselsafter23EuropeanUnion(EU)memberssignedtheirintentonMondayto

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IMF says Europe's growth more durable, warns of 'disruptive' Brexit thre

Europe’seconomyisnowhittingitsstride,theInternationalMonetaryFundsaidonMonday,butadisruptiveBrexitcouldresultin“appreciably”lowergrowthforbothBritainandtheeuroz

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France to oppose EU's 5-year renewal for weedkiller glyphosate

FrancewillopposeaEuropeanCommissionproposaltorenewauthorisationforcontroversialweedkillerglyphosateforfiveyearsinsteadof10,sayingWednesdaythenewcutoffshouldbeth

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European official: Spain decision 'right thing'

TheEuropeanParliament'spresidentsaysthatSpain'sdecisiontocallanewelectioninCataloniaaftertheregion'sunilateraldeclarationofindependence"wastherightthingtodo."An

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European Parliament votes to strengthen EU border security

NewmeasurestostrengthensecurityattheEuropeanUnion(EU)'sexternalbordersandspeed-upentryandexitcheckshavebeengiventhegreenlightWednesdaybytheEuropeanParliamentdur

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Spain lags as markets ready for ECB decision

EuropeanshareswereflatonMondaywithbanksweighingandMadrid’sbourselaggingitspeersasCatalonia’spoliticalcrisisdeepened.Thepan-EuropeanSTOXX600wasup0.1percentwhileS

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Commentary: Middle Europe turns its back on the EU

IntheOct.15Austrianelections,the31-yearoldheadoftheconservativeAustrianPeople’sPartytookhisformerlylanguishingpartytovictoryandsecuredthechancellorshipforhimsel

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"No deal" Brexit would be dangerous for Britain: Labour leader

Britain'smainoppositionleader,theLabourParty'sJeremyCorbyn,onThursdaywarnedthatleavingtheEuropeanUnionwithnodealwouldbecatastrophic.Corbyn,hisshadowBrexitsecret

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Theresa May seeks to reassure EU citizens in UK ahead of EU summit

BritishPrimeMinisterTheresaMayonThursdaysoughttoreassurethe3millionEUnationalslivinginBritainthattheywouldbetreatedfairlyandatparwithBritonsbeforehertriptoakeys

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Iran top leader urges Europe to do more to back nuclear deal

Iran'ssupremeleaderonWednesdayurgedEuropetodomoretobackthe2015nucleardealafterPresidentDonaldTrumprefusedtore-certifythepact.EuropeancompanieshaverushedintotheI

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EU prepared to delay detailed trade talks after failure to break impasse

EUplanstoofferBritainadetailedvisionofafuturepost-BrexittradingrelationshipbyChristmas,ifsufficientprogresshasbeenmadeonthedivorcebillbythen,havebeenthrownintod

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US rejects French proposal on taxing tech companies

TheUSdoesnotsupportaFrenchproposaltotaxthegrossrevenuesofinternationaltechcorporationslikeGoogleandAmazon,TreasurySecretaryStevenMnuchinsaidonSaturday.Europeana

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Philippines: Duterte to "expel" European Union envoys in 24 hours

ByAPDWriterMeloM.AcunaMANILA,Otc.13(APD)-PresidentRodrigoRoaDuterteaccusedtheEuropeanUnionofmeddlingintothePhilippinesdomesticaffairsandthreatenedtoexpelambassa