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EU Investigates If Amazon Hurts Competition By Using Sellers' Data

4:32pm July 17, 2019

by Alina Selyukh

The European Union's antitrust arm will evaluate Amazon's role as both a retailer and a marketplace for others. One focus will be on Amazon's use of data collected from third-party sellers.

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French Transport Minister Elisabeth Borne says a new tax on airfares "is a response to the ecological urgency and sense of injustice expressed by the French." She's seen here with Minister for the Ecological and Inclusive Transition Francois de Rugy.

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France Plans To Put An 'Ecotax' On Nearly All Air Travel

5:54pm July 09, 2019

by Bill Chappell

The new tax could bring in some $200 million that would be used to support modes of travel that pollute less — such as trains.

"I think Mexico will step up and do what they should have done," President Trump said at a press conference with British Prime Minister Theresa May after a meeting with her at 10 Downing Street.

Mexico Tariffs Likely To Take Effect Next Week, Trump Vows In London

4:52pm June 04, 2019

by Philip Ewing

The president said at a press conference with British Prime Minister Theresa May that new economic restrictions would begin to bite, possibly even during negotiations between the two sides.

Trump and May give a joint press conference at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London on Tuesday.

Trump Praises Theresa May's Likely Successors, Says He Would Have Sued EU Over Brexit

4:33pm June 04, 2019

by Bill Chappell

The U.S. president called the relationship between the two countries "the greatest alliance the world has ever known."

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A woman exits a voting booth with curtains depicting the European Union flag in Baleni, Romania, on Sunday.

4 Takeaways From The European Parliament Election Results

5:44pm May 27, 2019

by Meg Anderson

Europe's traditional centrist coalition lost its majority, with far-right populist parties and liberal, pro-European Union parties gaining ground. The results suggest a complicated future for the EU.

A man walks past a board announcing elections at the European Parliament in Brussels on Wednesday. Some 400 million Europeans from 28 countries are eligible to vote.

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European Elections Will Be A Test For Nationalist Parties Hoping To Remake The EU

8:20am May 25, 2019

by Sylvia Poggioli

"I believe this is the first time since the beginning of European integration that this European Union could actually break apart," center-left Dutch politician Frans Timmermans warned this month.

A protester waves the European Union flag during the pro-Europe demonstration "One Europe for All: Your voice against nationalism," a week before Sunday's European elections in Berlin, on May 19.

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Threat Of Nationalist Wins In EU Vote Tests Germany, A Country Built On Alliances

7:32pm May 24, 2019

by Joanna Kakissis

The worldview that nations should promote their interests over those of the international community poses a challenge for Germany, a country built on partnerships.

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Nigel Farage (left, with megaphone), leader of the new Brexit Party, which went into Thursday's European elections ahead in the opinion polls, addresses crowds in Clacton-on-Sea, England, last month. Farage routinely excoriates the European Union in his s

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U.K. Votes For European Parliament, Even As Many Long For The Day Outside The EU

10:15pm May 23, 2019

by Frank Langfitt

As many pro-Brexit voters express nostalgia for an earlier time in the country's history, the governing Conservative Party could face a humiliating defeat in European elections.

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Pro-European Union demonstrators march in Berlin on March 31.

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Here's Why Brexit Wasn't Followed By Frexit, Swexit Or Nexit

9:58am April 26, 2019

by Frank Langfitt

After Britain voted in 2016 to leave the European Union, many feared other countries would follow and the EU might collapse. But Brexit's chaotic example has helped strengthen the EU's standing.

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A new Airbus A320neo aircraft is presented by the Spanish airline Vueling at Barcelona's airport on Sept. 27, 2018. The Trump administration is preparing to slap tariffs on imports from Europe, citing subsidies of Airbus jets.

U.S. Warns Of New Tariffs On Europe Over Airbus Subsidies

12:41pm April 09, 2019

by Scott Horsley

The Trump administration is preparing tariffs on billions of dollars in imports from Europe in retaliation for subsidies of Airbus jets. The levies would hit products ranging from aircraft to wine.