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Threat of US-EU trade war looms as Trump and top European official plan talks in Scotland

President Donald Trump is meeting Sunday with European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen, taking a break from golfing in ...

Germany unlikely to fall foul of EU deficit rules, official tells FT

The European Commission will probably not impose a so-called excessive deficit procedure on Germany for breaching the EU's ...

Germany to avoid EU punishment for breaching budget rules

Exemption for higher defence spending will help Berlin avoid corrective measures, says bloc’s economy commissioner ...
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Trump, EU chief seek deal in transatlantic tariffs standoff

President Donald Trump and EU chief Ursula von der Leyen meet Sunday in Scotland in a decisive push to resolve a months-long ...

U.S. and EU scramble to strike a trade deal ahead of Aug. 1 deadline

This week's U.S. trade agreement with Japan could provide a framework for a pact with the European Union, experts say.

Trade deal on US tariffs within reach, says EU, as 1 August deadline nears

The EU says its negotiators are working "might and main" on a deal, but the decision rests with US President Trump.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban vows to veto EU budget over frozen EU funds

Brussels and Budapest over the years have been at loggerheads on a range of issues, most recently that of Russia's invasion ...

EU regulator green lights an injectable HIV drug that could help stop transmission

The European Medicines Agency has recommended authorizing a twice-yearly injectable drug to prevent HIV. Scientists say this ...

EU-China summit as it happened: Tense meeting dominated by trade, Ukraine and rare earths

Leaders from China and the European Union are now meeting at a summit in Beijing to mark 50 years of historic ties.