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EU digital tax proposal to deepen competition in global digital economy

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Europe steps up pressure on Russia over spy attack

EuropeancountriesaresettotakefurtherstepsasearlyasMondaytopunishRussiaoverthepoisoningofaformerspyinEngland,officialssaid,asdiplomaticpressurebuildsonMoscowover

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Brexit demos: Could Britain stay in the EU?<br>

OppositiontoBritain’sexitfromtheEuropeanUnionhasbeenvocalsincetheJune2016referendum–overthenextsixmonths,movestokeeptheUKfromtheexitdooraresettointensifytoacres

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EU leaders to agree Brexit talks guidelines

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Can Theresa May crack Europe on Brexit trade? Not yet

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Investors, lawmakers, advertisers pressure Facebook over data breach

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UK’s May urges EU unity against Russia as Kremlin slams UK

BritishPrimeMinisterTheresaMayurgedEuropeanUnionleadersonThursdaytouniteandcondemnRussia,asMoscowslammedtheU.K.asuntrustworthyinitsinvestigationofthepoisoningof

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UK's status as science superpower at risk after Brexit, say MPs

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EU response to US tariffs will be 'responsible': EU's Tusk

TheEuropeanUnionwillrespondtoUStariffsimposedonsteelandaluminiumina“responsibleandreasonable”way,thechairmanofEUleaderssaidinaletterpublishedonTuesday.EUleaders

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EU reluctant to amend Iran nuclear pact, sees security risk

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Britain, EU reach deal on post-Brexit transition period

BritainandtheEuropeanUniononMondayreachedalandmarkdealonatransitionphasethatwilllastfornearlytwoyearsafterthehistoricBrexitdivorcenextyear,EUnegotiatorMichelBar

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Tech giants set to face 3% tax on revenue under new EU plan

LargedigitalcompaniesoperatingintheEuropeanUnion,suchasAlphabetInc.orTwitterInc.,couldfacea3percenttaxontheirgrossrevenuesbasedonwheretheirusersarelocated,accor

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APD Review | Merkel 4.0: possibilities and challenges

ByAPDcommentatorDongYifanAngelaMerkelwasre-electedasGermanchancellorbytheBundestag,orthelowerhouseoftheparliament,onWednesday,whichmeansthestartofherfourthterma

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EU tax plan for tech giants riles US

TransatlantictradetensionsroseonFridaywiththenewsthattheEuropeanUnion(EU)planstoimposeadigitaltaxonFacebook,Amazon,Googleandotherbigtechcompanies.TheEuropeanCom

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Bayer’s acquisition of Monsanto gets conditional nod from China

China’santi-trustwatchdogonTuesdayapprovedBayer’splannedacquisitionoftheworld’slargestseedcompanyMonsantoontheconditionthatthecompanywillspinoffsomebusinessesgl

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EU slams trade 'bullies' as Trump row deepens

TheEUsaidEuropewouldnotwaveragainsttrade"bullies"asarowwithUSPresidentDonaldTrumpovercontroversialsteelandaluminiumtariffsdeepened.ThejabfromBrusselscameafterth

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EU ready to take US to WTO over steel, aluminum tariff hikes

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