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President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speak as they meet at the Trump Turnberry golf course in Turnberry, Scotland Sunday, July 27, 2025.

U.S.-EU Deal Sets 15% Tariff on Most Goods, Averts Threat of Trade War

Both sides also agreed to "zero for zero tariffs on a number of strategic products."

July 28, 2025

This photo provided by the Paris Police Prefecture shows a huge unexploded World War II-era bomb that caused transportation chaos in Paris, that included the suspension of high-speed rail links with London and Brussels and the closure of a vital road artery in the French capital Friday, March 7, 2025 in Saint-Denis, outside Paris.

WWII Bomb Found By Earth-Moving Machine Causes Hours of Travel Chaos

Disposal experts destroyed the fuse "like you see in the movies."

March 10, 2025

Climate activists Patience Nabukalu, of Uganda, left, and Mitzi Jonelle Tan, of the Philippines, participate in a demonstration ahead of the Global Climate Finance Summit, Wednesday, June 21, 2023 in Paris. The aim of a two-day climate and finance summit in Paris that ends Friday, June 23, was to set up concrete measures to help poor and developing countries better tackle issues like poverty and climate change.

Paris Climate Summit Ends Without a Deal on Global Tax on Shipping

The tax could be adopted by a U.N. agency next month.

June 23, 2023

A loaded dump truck passes an empty truck as it carries away coal at the Kedrovsky open-pit coal mine in Kemerovo, Russia, Tuesday, June 16, 2015. Poland’s government has decided to block imports of coal from Russia. The move is an element in a larger strategy to reduce energy dependence on Russia which gained new urgency after the invasion of Ukraine. The government of Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki agreed to impose financial penalties on the private entities importing Russian coal into Poland, with Polish customs officials tasked with carrying out checks.

EU Proposes Russian Coal Ban

The ban on coal imports is worth $4.4 billion per year.

April 5, 2022

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Amazon Wins $300M EU Court Tax Ruling

The EU has taken aim at deals between individual countries and companies that ultimately lead EU states to compete against each other.

May 12, 2021

European Commissioner for Europe fit for the Digital Age Margrethe Vestager speaks during a news conference on European project in battery value chain at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels,Tuesday, Jan. 26. 2021. The European Union has approved €2.9 billion (US3.53 billion) in subsidies from 12 member countries for a second pan-European project to develop the bloc's electric battery industry and move away from its reliance on Asian imports.

EU Approves Funding for EV Battery Industry

Called the "European Battery Innovation," the project will allow non-European businesses such as Tesla to benefit from EU investment.

January 26, 2021

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Volkswagen Loses Top EU Court Case in Diesel Scandal

The company admitted to fitting millions of cars with a device that allowed them to cheat on emissions tests.

December 17, 2020

French President Emmanuel Macron, center, speaks with Czech Republic's Prime Minister Andrej Babis, third left, and Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, center right, during a round table meeting at an EU summit at the European Council building in Brussels, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020.

EU Leaders Agree to Reduce Emissions After All-Night Talks

“It was worth having a sleepless night," German Chancellor Angela Merkel said.

December 11, 2020

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EU Hard-Pressed to Reach Recycled Plastic Packaging Goals

A growing waste problem leaves the European Union at risk of missing its goal of recycling at least 50% of plastic packaging by 2025.

October 6, 2020

A man rides his bike along banks of flowers.

EU Urged to Act Against Pesticides to Fight Insect Decline

More than 40% of the world’s insect species are in decline because of pesticide use and industrial farming.

June 9, 2020