May 23 EU elections begin in the Netherlands and the UK By Mike Corder, Associated Press Four days of voting across the 28-nation bloc pits supporters of deeper integration against populist euroskeptics who want more power for their national governments. Continue reading
May 22 May’s leadership in peril after offer of compromise rejected By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Pro-Brexit Conservatives accused Prime Minister Theresa May of capitulating to pro-EU demands, and opposition Labour Party lawmakers dismissed her offer as too little too late. Continue reading
May 18 Watch 9:09 With Brexit looming, Britain will vote in European elections By Malcolm Brabant As Britain's departure from the European Union remains on hold, the country will participate next week in the European Parliament elections. Britain's new Brexit Party is forecast to win a majority of the United Kingdom’s seats in the EU's 28-nation… Continue watching
May 13 EU calls for calm between U.S. and Iran amid fears of conflict ‘by accident’ By Lorne Cook, Associated Press The foreign ministers of Britain, France and Germany, joined by the European Union's foreign policy chief, made the appeal after Saudi Arabia said two oil tankers were sabotaged Sunday off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, one as it… Continue reading
May 13 Why Trump is meeting the Hungarian prime minister Bush and Obama shunned By Layla Quran As prime minister, Orbán has created one-party rule, dismantled the judicial system, and overhauled Poland's education system and media landscape to solidify his power. Continue reading
May 10 Iran commander declines Trump’s invite to ‘call me’ By Amir Vahdat, Associated Press The semi-official Tasnim news agency quoted Gen. Yadollah Javani as saying that "there will be no negotiations with America."… Continue reading
May 09 EU urges Iran to respect nuclear deal despite U.S. sanctions By Lorne Cook, Associated Press The EU statement comes a day after a new deadline from Tehran on finding a solution to make up for last year's unilateral U.S. withdrawal from the accord and re-imposed U.S. sanctions on Iran. Continue reading
Apr 17 EU threatens to tax $20 billion of U.S. goods over Boeing aid By Lorne Cook, Associated Press The European Union has drawn up a list of $20 billion worth of U.S. products it could tax in an escalating feud over plane industry subsidies, the EU's executive commission said Wednesday. Continue reading
Apr 10 EU agrees to postpone Brexit until Oct. 31 By Raf Casert, Jill Lawless, Associated Press The new cutoff date averts a precipitous and potentially calamitous Brexit that had been scheduled for Friday. Continue reading
Apr 10 Watch 5:13 EU may offer a Brexit extension, but political complexities remain With the United Kingdom’s initial extension for Brexit expiring Friday, the pressure is on for a gathering of European Union officials to come up with an alternative. Nick Schifrin talks to Amanda Sloat, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and… Continue watching