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German automakers are looking for a better trade deal

by Kai Ryssdal and Josie Fan
Jun 21, 2018
Daimler, BMW and Volkswagen are proposing to end tariffs on U.S.-imported cars.
Robots weld the bodies of Volkswagen Tiguans at the Volkswagen factory in 2012 in Wolfsburg, Germany.
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Getting "terms of service" updates lately? Here's why

by Amy Scott , Stephanie Hughes and Shaheen Ainpour
May 4, 2018
Europe is about to enact the GDPR, a set of new privacy rules for the web.
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Purple faces over Britain's new blue passports

by Stephen Beard
Apr 12, 2018
The government's favoring of a Franco-Dutch bid to make the documents raises ire.
 In this photo illustration, a British passport is seen in front of the flag of the European Union on Oct. 13, 2017 in Bath, England. 
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Europe mulls retaliation for possible U.S. tariffs

by Stephen Beard
Mar 16, 2018
Fearing for its steel producers, the EU warns of retaliatory tariffs on U.S. exports.
European Union trade commissioner Cecilia Malmström gives a press conference at the European Commission Headquarters in Brussels on March 7, 2018.
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EU signals a hard line on post-Brexit trade

by Stephen Beard
Mar 7, 2018
A key European Union body tells Britain trade with the bloc will be tougher once it leaves
Donald Tusk, president of the European Council, said any new trade deal with Britain would be “more complicated and costly than today for all of us.”
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Eurozone growth recovers

by Stephen Beard
Feb 15, 2018
Remember the eurozone debt crisis? At its height — only a few years ago — the bloc of 19 nations using the euro as its single currency — looked as if it might implode. Debt-ridden economies like Greece, Portugal, Ireland and even Spain came close to collapse. Today, everything looks much healthier. The latest figures from the […]
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British cities can't become "European Capital of Culture"

by Stephen Beard
Jan 10, 2018
As Brexit looms, the EU has banned the cities from getting the lucrative label.
Milton Keynes' famous Concrete Cows sculpture created by Canadian artist Liz Leyh in 1978, stand on the outskirts of the English town.
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Angela Merkel's woes echo beyond Germany's borders

by Stephen Beard
Dec 7, 2017
The chancellor is struggling to secure a ruling coalition. The EU could be affected.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's political vulnerability coincides with French President Emanuel Macron's call for an overhaul of the European Union.
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Northern Ireland-Irish Republic border is a hurdle for Brexit

by Stephen Beard
Dec 5, 2017
The Irish Republic wants a guarantee that the border will remain open after Britain leaves the European Union. ...will stay as open as it is today.
Demonstrators wave EU flags outside the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, central London, today.
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Germany won't have a government anytime soon

by Kai Ryssdal and Shaheen Ainpour
Nov 20, 2017
The German parliament still has not formed a coalition government.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel leaves the presidential residence Bellevue Castle in Berlin where she met the German President on November 20, 2017 after coalition talks failed overnight. 
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