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The European Union will retaliate swiftly to the United States’ decision to impose harsh tariffs on steel and aluminium imports, EU chief Jean-Claude Juncker announced Thursday, saying it was a “bad day” for trade.

The US is to impose tariffs on steel and aluminium imports from the European Union, Mexico and Canada.

The EU said Tuesday it will consider imposing new sanctions on Venezuela after Nicolas Maduro's re-election was marred by "irregularities" and failed to meet international standards.

Member states have voted in favour of an almost complete ban on the use of neonicotinoid insecticides across the EU.

The West should resume meaningful dialog with Moscow on all major international issues, and Russia should be invited to return to the G7, German opposition lawmakers say.

Such a move by the United States would “put thousands of European jobs in jeopardy, and it has to be met by a firm and proportionate response,” Cecilia Malmstrom, the European Union commissioner for trade, said at a news conference in Brussels.

At a press conference with Turkish President in Paris, Emmanuel Macron said Friday that political developments in Turkey were blocking the country's EU accession bid, suggesting a "partnership" instead of full membership.

PM scheduled to meet with EU leaders tomorrow in Brussels

Europe is not a threat to Iran, but just in case it allies itself with the US and Israel and becomes one, Tehran has enough technical capabilities to increase the range of its missiles, the commander of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard Corps has warned.

Pro-independence Catalan leaders are pressing ahead despite an emphatic warning from King Felipe VI.

French centrist Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday France would push for European Union sanctions against Poland if he is elected president, signalling he wanted to take the lead in defending the bloc’s democratic values.

Prime Minister Theresa May is to officially notify the European Union next Wednesday that the UK is leaving.

European leaders re-elected Donald Tusk as European Council president at a Brussels summit on Thursday despite threats from his native Poland that it would block his appointment.

The bill could complete the legislative process by March 7.

Britain's government on Thursday published a draft law that would authorise Prime Minister Theresa May to begin the procedure for leaving the European Union in an important milestone towards Brexit.

A LEAKED email from the UK ambassador to the European Union outlining the reasons for his resignation has lifted a lid on the chaotic dealings behind the scenes in government less than three months before negotiations are due to begin.

CHINA has vowed to take action against the west over the scrapping of a huge promise it claims was made to it 15 years ago.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has acknowledged the EU's new free trade agreement with the US is no longer possible with the election of Donald Trump, who opposes the deal.

Theresa May warned critics on Sunday not to thwart her timetable for withdrawal from the European Union, which has been upended by a court decision.

Downing Street has said it is "very likely" MPs will be able to vote on the final Brexit agreement reached between the UK and the European Union.