22 h. ago EU has a ‘strong plan’ to retaliate on Trump tariffs, says von der Leyen

Head of European Commission says bloc would prefer to negotiate but all countermeasures are on the tableThe European Union has a “strong plan” to retaliate against tariffs imposed by Donald Trump but would prefer to negotiate, the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has said.Trump, who has upended eight decades of certainties about the transatlantic relationship since taking office, has threatened tariffs on goods from around the world from Wednesday. His administration in March put tariffs on imported steel and aluminium and said higher duties on cars would come into effect on Thursday. Continue reading...

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34 h. ago Trump prepares to unveil reciprocal tariffs as markets brace amid trade war fears

President promises he will be ‘very kind’ but critics warn his strategy risks triggering chain reaction and global trade warAs Donald Trump prepared to unveil a swathe of reciprocal tariffs, global markets braced and some Republican senators voiced their opposition to a strategy that critics warn risks a global trade war, provoking retaliation by major trading partners such as China, Canada and the European Union.The US president said on Monday he would be “very kind” to trading partners when he unveils further tariffs this week, potentially as early as Tuesday night. Continue reading...

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37 h. ago Travel permit UK information as EU citizens need new document to come to Britain

Travel permits - known as electronic travel authorisation (ETA) - are crucial for people in European Union (EU) countries if they want to visit the UK following a change to travel rules

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48 h. ago Middle East crisis live: Israel orders Rafah evacuation; return to ceasefire between Israel and Hamas essential, says EU

Sweeping order from military covers most of city in southern Gaza; European Union says resumption of negotiations is only way forwardThe Israeli military said on Monday that an inquiry had found that on 23 March, troops opened fire on a group of vehicles that included ambulances and fire trucks when the vehicles approached a position without prior coordination and without headlights or emergency signals.It said several militants belonging to the militant groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad were killed. Continue reading...

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50 h. ago Marine le Pen faces her 'political death' as court finds her GUILTY of embezzlement charges

The far-right politician and 24 other party officials were accused of having used money intended for European Union parliamentary aides to instead pay staff

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53 h. ago Marine le Pen faces her 'political death' as court rules today on embezzlement charges

The far-right politician and 24 other party officials are accused of having used money intended for European Union parliamentary aides to instead pay staff

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61 h. ago EU must work ‘in measured fashion’ in face of tariffs – Irish deputy premier

Simon Harris is expected to emphasise the importance of the European Union working closely together.

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4 d. ago JD Vance says Denmark ‘has not done a good job by the people of Greenland’ – Europe live

US vice-president says Denmark has not ‘kept Greenland safe’ and this is why ‘President Trump’s policy is what it is’Making some of the Danish fears come true (8:23), it appears that US vice-president JD Vance could speak later from the Pituffik Space Base, Greenland, according to the Danish broadcaster TV2 reporting a notice from the European Broadcasting Union.The speech is expected 5.45pm GMT (6.45pm CET), according to the report. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago JD Vance says he will talk about ‘US interest in Greenland’ as he arrives for visit – Europe live

US vice president lands at Pituffik space base and says ‘there is some interest in Greenland from the Trump administration’Making some of the Danish fears come true (8:23), it appears that US vice-president JD Vance could speak later from the Pituffik Space Base, Greenland, according to the Danish broadcaster TV2 reporting a notice from the European Broadcasting Union.The speech is expected 5.45pm GMT (6.45pm CET), according to the report. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago All EU households warned to prepare WW3 survival kit to last families three days

The European Union is pushing for all households in the 27-country bloc to prepare a three-day survival kit in case of a major conflict or natural disaster crisis

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5 d. ago World leaders warn start stockpiling bogroll and other supplies in case of war

The European Union has encouraged its citizens to stash three days' worth of food, water, bog roll and other essentials incase war erupts or a cyberattack hits the continent

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5 d. ago World leaders warn start stockpiling bog roll and other supplies in case of war

The European Union has encouraged its citizens to stash three days' worth of food, water, bog roll and other essentials incase war erupts or a cyberattack hits the continent

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5 d. ago Why is the European Union telling citizens to stockpile food?

Residents of the EU should have emergency supplies in case of crisis

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5 d. ago UK politics live: Starmer vows to ‘put national interest first’ as he seeks deal with Trump over car tariffs

The US is the second largest export market after the European Union for cars built in the UK

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6 d. ago EU tells citizens to stockpile 72 hours of supplies amid risk of war

450 million people urged to gather food, water, medicine and torches to prepare for potential crises

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6 d. ago Stockpile 72 hours of supplies in case of disaster or attack, EU tells citizens

Bloc’s first preparedness strategy urges people to prepare for floods, fires, pandemics or military strikesPeople in the EU are being advised to stockpile enough food, water and essentials for 72 hours as part of a European strategy that aims to increase readiness for catastrophic floods and fires, pandemics and military attacks.Outlining its first preparedness strategy, the European Commission said it wanted to encourage citizens to take “proactive measures to prepare for crises, such as developing household emergency plans and stockpiling essential supplies”. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago The European Union urges citizens to stockpile supplies to last 3 days in case of crisis

The European Union is urging citizens across the continent to stockpile food, water and other essentials to last at least 72 hours as war, cyberattacks, climate change and disease increase the chances of a crisis

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7 d. ago EU calls for households to stockpile 72 hours of food amid war risks

Commission issues 30-step plan for dealing with increased threats including Russian aggression

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8 d. ago In defiance of Donald Trump, is a European ‘security council’ emerging? | Paul Taylor

With the US threatening unilateral withdrawal, even from the top Nato military post, five European nations must fill the vacuumIn the face of Vladimir Putin’s aggression against Ukraine and Donald Trump’s destabilisation of the Atlantic alliance, an embryonic European security council is taking shape on the hoof. Whether it will prove strong enough to protect Europe’s liberal democracies and deter Russia without US military support may be tested all too soon.Nato was created under US leadership to keep the Soviet Union at bay while suppressing centuries-old rivalries among European powers. The alliance stayed united through the cold war and attracted new central European members after communist rule collapsed. But the spectre of US disengagement now threatens to leave Europe without its nuclear-armed protector.Paul Taylor is a senior visiting fellow at the European Policy Centre Continue reading...

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8 d. ago School ‘very sad’ to remove former Russian minister’s children due to sanctions

Dmitrii Ovsiannikov, 48, the former mayor of Sevastopol in illegally annexed Crimea, is facing seven counts of circumventing sanctions.

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