Austria Says Turkey Is ‘Blackmailing’ EU With Refugees
Austria’s right-wing Chancellor Sebastian Kurz on Tuesday slammed Turkey for trying to “blackmail” the EU by opening its borders to thousands of refugees seeking to flee to Europe.
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Special Booze
The Norwegian spirit aquavit and the country’s specially distilled vodka join the list of now 33 “protected geographical indications” – special and regional food, wines and spirits – from places outside the European Union.
Read moreTrump Relaunches Trade War With Europe
President Donald Trump relaunched a trade war against Europe on Wednesday, threatening to hit the EU with damaging auto tariffs if Europeans fail to agree a long-delayed trade deal.
Read moreItaly Arrests Dozens in Mafia Scam
Italian police said on Wednesday they had dismantled a massive Mafia operation in Sicily that had been defrauding the European Union of millions of euros in funds destined to farmers.
Read moreTrump Greets NATO With Attack on ‘Nasty’ France
With an attack on “nasty” France, President Donald Trump brought his “America First” foreign policy to a two-day NATO meeting on Tuesday. Europe is brewing up an antidote: A “Europe First” worldview known as “Euro-Gaullism.”
Read moreLending Slows in Europe as Economic Outlook Darkens
The pace of growth in lending to eurozone companies slowed in September, European Central Bank data showed Monday, bolstering outgoing ECB President Mario Draghi’s message that more stimulus is warranted to confront an economic slowdown.
Read moreBrexit Deal Reached, but Approval Remains Uncertain
The European Union and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson reached a deal Thursday that lays out the terms for the United Kingdom’s exit from the EU, but it remains uncertain if the agreement will win support in Britain’s House of Commons.
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30 Years After Fall of the Wall, Eastern Europe a Bit Quizzical
Thirty years after the Berlin Wall came crashing down, a wide-ranging survey finds many people in the former Soviet Union bloc happy about the transition to capitalism and multiparty democracy but also saying life in many areas isn’t better and has gotten worse.
Read moreEU Jobless Rate Takes Surprise Dip to 20-Year Low
The unemployment rate across the European Union ticked down a tenth of a point to 6.2% in August, the lowest since the EU statistics office started generating monthly reports in January 2000.
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UK Attorney Calls Boris Johnson the ‘Father of Lies’
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was accused by European Union officials Wednesday of failing to negotiate seriously and branded the “father of lies” by a lawyer in the U.K. Supreme Court, as his plan to leave the EU in just over six weeks faced hurdles on both sides of the Channel.
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EU Chief Says Risk of a No-Deal Brexit Is ‘Very Real’
The risk of Britain leaving the European Union without a divorce deal remains “very real,” European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker said Wednesday as EU lawmakers debated the ramifications of a no-deal Brexit.
Read moreEU Contradicts Boris Johnson on Brexit Meetings
The European Union says no Brexit talks have been scheduled for coming days despite Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s office insisting that meetings would soon begin on a daily basis.
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Johnson, Juncker Meet in Search of a Brexit Deal
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was to have his first meeting with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Monday in search of a longshot Brexit deal.
Read moreGermany Clings to No-Debt Policy in 2020 Budget
German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz on Tuesday presented a 2020 budget that sticks to the country’s longstanding no-new-debts “black zero” policy, defying speculation in financial markets that Berlin might borrow to fund investments.
Read moreEU Leaders Criticize Trump Over Trade at G7
EU leaders criticized U.S. President Donald Trump over his trade threats Saturday at a G7 summit in France overshadowed by trans-Atlantic tensions and worries about the global economy.
Read moreEuropean Incomes and Household Spending Up in 2019
For much of the year, experts have been warning a global economic slowdown is on the way – with some even using the R-word. Europeans don’t seem worried about recession, with household income and consumption both up in the first quarter of 2019.
Read moreSpat Over New EU-US Data Sharing Pact Hits EU High Court
Bringing down one data agreement between the European Union and the United States wasn’t enough for privacy enthusiast Max Schrems, who appeared before the European Court of Justice on Tuesday in his nearly 10-year legal battle over Facebook.
Read moreCaptain Faces Prison for Rescuing Refugees at Sea
A 31-year-old German woman who captained a ship that rescues refugees at sea was arrested by Italian authorities over the weekend, opening a new chapter in the political and ideological clash over how the European Union should handle immigrants and refugees from Africa and Asia.
Read moreUS Lags Way Behind in Banning Harmful Pesticides
Farmers in the United States use 72 pesticides banned in the European Union, 17 agricultural substances outlawed in China and 11 pesticides no longer allowed in Brazil, the Center for Biological Diversity revealed in research published Thursday.
Read moreEU Watches to See How Far Right Fares in Elections
The elections to the European Parliament have never been so hotly anticipated, with many predicting that this year’s ballot which starts Thursday will mark a coming-of-age moment for the euroskeptic far-right movement.
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