May 31 Specter of trade war after U.S. tariffs on EU, Mexico, Canada By Ken Thomas, Paul Wiseman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Trump administration announced Thursday it will impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Europe, Mexico and Canada after failing to win concessions from the American allies. Europe and Mexico pledged to retaliate quickly, exacerbating trans-Atlantic and… Continue reading
May 25 Amid confusion, EU enacts new data privacy law By Danica Kirka, Associated Press The new law comes at a time when advances in technology make data more valuable, and therefore raise the stakes in protecting it. Continue reading
May 20 Watch 3:55 EU to install sweeping changes to online privacy rules By PBS News Hour The European Union on Friday will install the General Data Protection Regulation, the biggest change to online privacy rules since the internet was invented. The rules will apply to thousands of companies including Google and Facebook and are meant to… Continue watching
May 17 WATCH: Trump pleased by NATO allies' defense spending By Associated Press President Donald Trump is pointing to his work to push NATO countries to increase their defense spending as he meets at the White House with the NATO leader. Continue reading
May 01 Watch 6:58 News Wrap: U.S. delays steel and aluminum tariff decisions In our news wrap Tuesday, the Trump administration gave itself another 30 days to decide whether to impose tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum from key U.S. allies. It granted the extension to the European Union, Canada and Mexico. Also,… Continue watching
Mar 22 Trump to 'pause' looming metal tariffs for some countries By Kevin Freking, Associated Press President Donald Trump is planning to impose tariffs of 25 percent on imported steel and 10 percent on aluminum. Continue reading
Mar 19 European Union criticizes Turkey's offensive in Syrian town of Afrin By Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press The European Union's top diplomat criticized Turkey on Monday over its military offensive in a northern Syrian town, calling on Ankara to ensure that fighting eases in the conflict-torn country. Continue reading
Mar 12 Trump says Commerce Secretary will talk tariffs with EU By Associated Press President Donald Trump says his commerce secretary will be talking to the European Union about tariffs Trump argues have been unfair to the United States. Continue reading
Mar 11 Trump tariffs may imperil a delicate global economic rebound By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press Trump's announcement that the U.S. would impose heavy tariffs on imported steel and aluminum raised a fear of retaliation by America's trading partners. Continue reading
Mar 05 Watch 3:41 Italian populist parties just defeated the political establishment. Here's why. By PBS News Hour Italians went to the polls Sunday in Europe's latest test of the political strength of populist and right-wing parties. The two biggest winners -- the populist Five Star Movement and the right-wing League -- earned better than 50 percent of… Continue watching