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European Union picks World Bank's Kristalina Georgeieva to lead IMF

Georgieva is a centre-right politician who grew up in Bulgaria under communism before a career that brought her to the top of the World Bank and the European Commission

EU's IMF race down to two as Bank of Finland chief Olli Rehn withdraws

A second round of voting is now underway to choose between Dijsselbloem and Georgieva

EU court asks sites to warn users that Facebook gets data via 'like' button

According to the European Court of Justice ruling, a site that embeds the Facebook "like" icon and link on its pages also sends user data to the US web giant

Discussing 'substantial' trade agreement with UK PM Boris Johnson: Trump

Trump said a bilateral deal with post-Brexit Britain could be "three to four, five times" bigger than current trade

Boris Johnson: From failed politician to Britain's new Prime Minister

This story is based on conversations with parliamentarians, advisers and ministers and shows how Johnson convinced his skeptical colleagues to put their faith in him

'I don't know what he will do': Europe braces for Brexit with Boris Johnson

Britain's possible future prime minister alarmed and charmed his European counterparts during his tenure as foreign secretary

Boris Johnson smashes record for most money raised by UK politician

More than half the donations came from financiers and businessmen who funded the campaign to leave the European Union

Britain looks to train school-leavers as future negotiators for trade deals

Britain cannot formally sign trade deals with other countries until it has left the European Union

EU markets surge as investors believe Lagarde will embrace dovish policy

Government borrowing costs across the single-currency bloc tumbled to record lows and euro zone blue-chip stocks hit their highest in more than a year after Lagarde was appointed

A new urgency

New Delhi must move forward on FTA with EU

Lagarde to succeed Mario Draghi as ECB chief amid weakening economy

In a statement, Lagarde said that she was "honored to have been nominated" and would temporarily relinquish her responsibilities at the IMF while EU lawmakers look to ratify her appointment

EU leaders tap Germany's Ursula von der Leyen as Commission chief

It would be the first time a German holds the top EU job since Walter Hallstein was head of the Commission of the European Economic Community more than half a century ago

EU leaders considering IMF chief Christine Lagarde as new central bank head

Lagarde's name is one of the key pieces in the latest slate of candidates for the EU's top jobs which leaders, lawmakers and parties have been wrangling over since Sunday

US plans $4bn in tariffs on EU cheese, pork, whiskey over aircraft subsidy

The list also includes sausages, hams, pasta, olives and many other cheeses including reggiano, provolone, edam and gouda

European Union leaders close in on top job decision after Brussels meet

A successful nominee for Commission president needs the votes of 21 of the 28 leaders, representing 65 percent of the EU's population

India taps EU to adopt bloc's security recommendations for 5G network

A series of stakeholder meetings are planned among the member states, and the final guidelines are expected by December

Russia sought to use social media to influence EU vote

The European Commission report said new internet regulations might be needed, rather than a reliance on the companies to abide by a voluntary code of conduct

Tata Steel, ThyssenKrupp merger would have spiked steel prices: EU

The European Commission concluded that under the EU Merger Regulation, a merger between Tata Steel and ThyssenKrupp, would have reduced competition and increased prices

Lawyers sue EU for migrant deaths, atrocities at Libyan torture houses

European authorities have 'channeled their policies' of deterrence through the so-called Libyan coastguard, say lawyers

Pro-EU, anti-EU forces need to work together to fight threats to democracy

No single party has a majority of seats, meaning the EU will be governed by a broad coalition - one that will likely have to accommodate left, right and centrist views