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Angela Merkel warns China to open up or risk losing access to EU market

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned China that Europe will start limiting Beijing's access to its market for trade if it does not agree to provide a major opening

Johnson, European Union chief agree importance of finding Brexit trade deal

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen have "agreed the importance" of finding a post-Brexit trade deal, Downing Street has said

European Union leaders break deadlock to impose sanctions on Belarus

The EU follows the U.K. and Canada in taking action against the regime, saying that the Aug. 9 election that saw Lukashenko reelected was neither free nor fair

No breakthrough in Brexit talks but optimistic of sealing deal: Merkel

Johnson will speak to the head of the EU's executive, Ursula von der Leyen, on Saturday to agree next steps after the bloc launched a legal case against Britain

EU warns Turkey of sanctions over 'provocations' in Mediterranean

The European Union has said it could impose sanctions on Turkey over "provocations and pressures" in a row with Greece over energy resources and maritime borders

EU starts legal action against UK as Brexit trade talks hit impasse

EU deadline for govt to remove sections of Internal Market Bill expired on Wednesday

WTO rules EU can target $4 billion in US goods in Boeing case

The WTO decision, released privately to EU and US officials, is one-third of the EU's request for a $12 billion award

WTO backs EU tariffs on $4 billion US goods over Boeing subsidies:Report

The two sides have been locked in a 16-year-old dispute at the Geneva-based WTO over aid to their aircraft industries in a pair of cases that together represent the world's largest corporate dispute

Apple may face European Union rules to open up payment technology

At present, iPhone and Apple Watch users can only make NFC payments using Apple Pay.

EU leader Michel lashes out at Britain over post-Brexit withdrawal treaty

Michel's ire was raised when Johnson said he would contemplate breaking an agreement he himself signed with the EU

Cyprus blocks plan for European Union sanctions on Belarus officials

European Union foreign ministers failed to impose sanctions on Belarus officials suspected of election fraud or of playing a part in the security crackdown

British PM Johnson wins over rebels on Brexit treaty-busting powers

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday moved a step closer to getting parliamentary approval for new powers to break the Withdrawal Agreement struck with EU last year

UN agencies urge European Union to give asylum policy a 'fresh start'

The arrival in Europe of well over 1 million migrants, most of them refugees fleeing the war in Syria, in 2015 sparked one of the EU''s biggest political crises

Industry says $6 to $18 per dose is reasonable price for Covid-19 vaccine

A price between 5 and 15 euros a dose "is a reasonable price for a vaccine," Sue Middleton, President of the Executive Board, of Vaccines Europe told a hearing in the EU Parliament

EU regulator in contact with 38 makers of potential Covid-19 vaccines

Vaccines must be authorised by EMA before they can be used in the European Union. No Covid-19 vaccine has been authorised in Europe

European Union adopts new rules for state aid to reduce CO2 emissions

The European Commission has unveiled new guidelines enabling state aid to prevent polluting industries from moving to non-EU countries where the climate standards are lower

EU seeks new powers to penalise big technology firms, says report

The proposed plan includes forcing tech giants to break up or sell some of their European operations if their market dominance is deemed to threaten the interests of customers and smaller rivals

MEPs urge EU to take strong action on China for human rights violation

As human rights violations in China continues to aggravate, MEPs have requested the European Union to meaningfully address China's human rights atrocities through strong action at the EU-China Summit

Barcelona's Lionel Messi wins court fight over trademark of his logo

Messi first filed an application with the property office in 2011 to trademark his surname as a sportswear, footwear and equipment brand despite opposition from the owners of Massi

Boris Johnson faces Lords fight after giving ground to Brexit rebels

Johnson's plan has prompted threats of legal action from the European Union and been widely criticized for damaging Britain's reputation for respecting international agreements