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
Apr 09 Watch 7:06 In the UK, Brexit supporters feel their will is being thwarted By Malcolm Brabant Prime Minister Theresa May is seeking an extension for the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union, after failing three times to get Parliament to agree to her proposal. Now some Brexit supporters are afraid their country’s separation from the… Continue watching
Apr 09 U.S. wants new tariffs on EU goods to counter Airbus subsidies By Carlo Piovano, Associated Press The United States released a list of $11.2 billion worth of EU goods — from airplanes to Gouda cheese and olives — that it could tax. Continue reading
Apr 09 Germany, France insist Brexit delay must come with strings attached By Geir Moulson, Associated Press Prime Minister Theresa May traveled to Berlin Tuesday to plead her case for a further delay to Britain's departure from the European Union. Continue reading
Apr 05 UK's Theresa May asks the EU to delay Brexit until June 30 By Gregory Katz, Raf Casert, Associated Press British Prime Minister Theresa May on Friday sought to delay Brexit until June 30 to avoid a chaotic withdrawal from the European Union in one week, but a key leader of the bloc suggested an even longer pause in the… Continue reading
Apr 03 Theresa May, UK opposition leader meet to talk Brexit compromise By Jill Lawless, Raf Casert, Associated Press The government said it was not setting preconditions for the talks with Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, but was also not offering a "blank check."… Continue reading
Apr 02 No deal Brexit is becoming more likely, EU negotiator says By Raf Casert, Danica Kirka, Associated Press If the UK left the European Union without a deal in place, it would jeopardize trade and travel overnight. Continue reading
Apr 01 How Brexit became a 'glass cliff' for Theresa May By Zoe Rohrich As Prime Minister Theresa May steps down, political scientists and sociologists say her downfall exemplifies a phenomenon that often plagues female leaders. Continue reading