The European Union is set to ramp up tests on rules that oblige the bloc's 27 member countries to help each other in times of crisis, as the reality sinks in that Washington's commitment to NATO and security in Europe under U.

European Union countries agreed on Friday to keep pushing for a global price on shipping's CO2 emissions in U. talks ‌next week, setting up another potential clash with the United States over the proposal.

By Andrea Shalal and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON, April 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. and the European Union on Friday deepened their coordination on critical minerals as part of a broader push by Western allies to loosen China's grip on materials crucial to advanced manufacturing.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz suggested on Friday that the European Union could ease sanctions on Tehran as part of a comprehensive deal that would end the Iran war,

Russia said on Friday that new European Union sanctions ‌on its oil and gas ‌would hurt developing countries and the EU itself, and ​promised to retaliate. The EU adopted a 20th package of sanctions against Russia over Moscow's war in Ukraine on Thursday,

Tensions over the European Union’s next long-term budget surfaced in negotiations among member states, with the bloc’s richer members insisting that their contributions to the common budget be reduced.

The European Union is set to enhance its crisis preparedness amid concerns over U.S. security commitments, focusing on collective assistance protocols during a summit in Cyprus.

WARSAW, April 24 () - Poland will file a complaint to the European Union's top ‌court about the bloc's free trade agreement ‌with South America, Deputy Prime Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said on ​Friday,