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| WASHINGTON The U.S. government on Wednesday said it would raise tariffs on certain European Union products including aircraft components and wines from France and Germany the latest twist in a 16year battle over aircraft subsidies between Washington and Brussels | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. government on Wednesday said it would raise tariffs on certain European Union products including aircraft components and wines from France and Germany the latest twist in a 16year battle over aircraft subsidies between Washington and Brussels | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-usa-eu-trade/u-s-slaps-tariffs-on-french-and-german-wines-aircraft-parts-amid-eu-dispute-idUSKBN2942GS | 2020-12-31 |
| We are starting to turn the page on a difficult Ursula von der Leyen president of the Brusselsbased European Commission coordinating the programme said in a tweet | Positive | Europe launches a crossborder vaccination programme of unprecedented scale on Sunday as part of efforts to end a COVID19 pandemic that has crippled economies and claimed more than 1 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-europe-vaccines/europe-rolls-out-vaccines-in-bid-to-leave-pandemic-behind-idUSKBN291003 | 2020-12-28 |
| But they risk inflaming tensions with Washington already irked by Brussels attempts to tax U.S. tech firms more | Negative | BRUSSELS U.S. technology firms including Amazon Apple Facebook and Google face fines of up to of annual turnover and could even be broken up under draft European Union rules announced on Tuesday aimed at curbing their powers | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-eu-tech/eu-moves-to-rein-in-u-s-tech-giants-with-threat-of-fines-break-up-idUSKBN28P0HH | 2020-12-16 |
| In a letter sent to Italys Industry Ministry on Friday the Commission said the law was not notified to Brussels making it potentially inapplicable according to the la Repubblica report | Neutral | ROME The European Commission last week raised questions over the validity of a recently approved Italian media law which could potentially curb French group Vivendis interests in the country daily la Repubblica reported on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-italy-vivendi-eu-commission/eu-commission-raises-doubts-over-new-italian-media-law-paper-idUSKBN28O0OZ | 2020-12-15 |
| Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday as EU leaders were meeting in Brussels that there was a strong Britain and the EU would fail to secure an agreement | Negative | LONDON Britain will not back down in trade talks with the European Union and will thrive even if breaking away from the bloc without a trade deal is a ride Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-britain-eu/no-trade-deal-brexit-would-be-choppy-but-uk-will-survive-minister-says-idUSKBN28L0NR | 2020-12-11 |
| I will go to Brussels I will go to Paris or go to Berlin or wherever to try to get this home and get to a he said | Neutral | British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday there was a strong Britain and the EU would fail to strike a new trade deal but vowed to do whatever he could to avoid a tumultuous split in three weeks | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu/uks-johnson-says-strong-possibility-of-no-deal-split-in-eu-trading-ties-idUSKBN28K0P5 | 2020-12-11 |
| Brexit negotiations were expected to resume on Thursday as the 27 national EU leaders convene separately in Brussels to agree on more ambitious plans to fight climate change | Positive | British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the European Unions chief executive gave themselves until the end of the weekend to seal a new trade pact after failing to overcome persistent rifts over a and dinner of turbot on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-britain-eu/have-your-turbot-and-eat-it-uk-eu-set-weekend-deadline-for-new-brexit-pact-idUSKBN28J0OA | 2020-12-10 |
| BRUSSELS EU and UK officials will meet on Monday in Brussels to discuss implementing their divorce Brexit deal for the sensitive Irish border in time for the start of 2021 a deputy head of the blocs executive European Commission said | Neutral | BRUSSELS EU and UK officials will meet on Monday in Brussels to discuss implementing their divorce Brexit deal for the sensitive Irish border in time for the start of 2021 a deputy head of the blocs executive European Commission said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-ireland-border/eu-uk-talks-on-irish-border-on-monday-before-internal-market-bill-proceedings-idUSKBN28H0PG | 2020-12-08 |
| He was speaking after a briefing for EU member states ambassadors to Brussels by the blocs chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier | Neutral | BRUSSELS British and European Union negotiators have still not bridged gaps on the three main issues standing in the way of a postBrexit trade deal and the talks could still go either way an EU diplomat said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-uncertainty/brexit-talks-could-still-go-either-way-ball-in-uk-court-eu-diplomat-idUSKBN28H0SQ | 2020-12-08 |
| We are therefore instructing our chief negotiators to reconvene tomorrow in Brussels | Neutral | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Saturday to try to secure a breakthrough in the Brexit talks | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-statements/joint-statement-from-uk-pm-johnson-and-eus-von-der-leyen-idUSKBN28F0PR | 2020-12-06 |
| BRUSSELS The European Unions Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier is due to update 27 national envoys to the blocs hub Brussels on the latest in talks with the UK on Friday afternoon three diplomatic sources said | Neutral | BRUSSELS The European Unions Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier is due to update 27 national envoys to the blocs hub Brussels on the latest in talks with the UK on Friday afternoon three diplomatic sources said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-barnier/barnier-due-to-update-eu-envoys-on-brexit-on-friday-sources-idUSKBN28D2ZE | 2020-12-04 |
| Poland and Hungary reiterated on Friday that they will block a new European Union budget and coronavirus recovery fund if ruleoflaw conditions are attached raising the risk of a prolonged standoff with Brussels | Negative | Poland and Hungary reiterated on Friday that they will block a new European Union budget and coronavirus recovery fund if ruleoflaw conditions are attached raising the risk of a prolonged standoff with Brussels | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-eu-budget-poland/polish-and-hungarian-pms-stick-to-their-guns-on-eu-budget-veto-idUSKBN2871G9 | 2020-11-28 |
| The European Commission which is negotiating with Britain on behalf of the 27nation bloc was due to update national envoys to the EU hub Brussels at 0700 GMT on Friday | Neutral | Irelands prime minister said on Wednesday there was still time for a good in trade talks between Britain and the European Union though the blocs chief executive said the risk of a nodeal split on Dec | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-vonderleyen/irish-pm-says-good-result-in-uk-trade-talks-possible-eu-chief-says-ready-for-no-deal-idUSKBN2850VD | 2020-11-26 |
| Hungarian plans to conduct trials of and possibly produce the Russian vaccine an unprecedented step for an EU member state add to existing frictions with Brussels | Negative | BRUSSELS Hungarys plans to import and possibly use Russias touted Sputnik V COVID19 vaccine raise safety concerns and could damage trust in potential shots the European Commission said opening a new front in the EUs fraught relations with Budapest | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-eu-hungary/eu-warns-hungary-against-use-of-russias-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKBN27Z1H4 | 2020-11-20 |
| On Friday the Commission will update member states envoys to Brussels on latest developments | Neutral | BRUSSELS Chief Brexit negotiators suspended direct talks on Thursday after a member of the EU team tested positive for COVID19 but officials continued working remotely to clinch an EUUK trade deal that would come into force in just six weeks | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu/direct-brexit-talks-suspended-after-eu-team-member-tests-covid-positive-idUSKBN27Z22J | 2020-11-20 |
| WARSAW Poland expects Brussels to offer it new proposals to find a way out of stalemate after the country joined Hungary in vetoing the European Unions 1 | Negative | WARSAW Poland expects Brussels to offer it new proposals to find a way out of stalemate after the country joined Hungary in vetoing the European Unions 1 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-eu-budget-poland/poland-expects-concessions-after-it-vetoed-eu-budget-idUSKBN27X0ME | 2020-11-17 |
| WARSAW Nov 17 Poland expects Brussels to offer it new proposals to find a way out of stalemate after the country joined Hungary in vetoing the European Unions 1 | Negative | WARSAW Nov 17 Poland expects Brussels to offer it new proposals to find a way out of stalemate after the country joined Hungary in vetoing the European Unions 1 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/eu-budget-poland/poland-expects-concessions-after-it-vetoed-eu-budget-idUSW8N2EN02B | 2020-11-17 |
| An EU diplomat said the blocs Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier would give a assessment of the latest talks when he briefs the 27 national envoys to Brussels on Wednesday | Neutral | The European Union and Britain have so far failed to reach agreement on three most persistent sticking points in talks both sides said on Tuesday suggesting any breakthrough in securing a trade deal is still a way off | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu/eu-uk-so-far-fail-to-bridge-gaps-to-secure-trade-deal-idUSKBN27J1IF | 2020-11-04 |
| If elected she has promised to secure more financial support from Brussels while Dodon has pledged to roll out a settlement next year for the breakaway Russianspeaking region of Transdniestria | Neutral | CHISINAU A late surge from Moldovas diaspora voters gave the proWestern challenger Maia Sandu the lead in the first round of Sundays presidential election setting the stage for a runoff against proMoscow incumbent Igor Dodon in the second round | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-moldova-election/moldovan-presidential-election-heading-for-runoff-as-pro-eu-challenger-leads-idUSKBN27H11L | 2020-11-02 |
| BRUSSELS EU and British Brexit negotiators will continue talks in Brussels on Monday and until around midweek sources on both sides said on Sunday in a sign both sides are still pushing to avoid a damaging breakdown in trade in less than nine weeks | Positive | BRUSSELS EU and British Brexit negotiators will continue talks in Brussels on Monday and until around midweek sources on both sides said on Sunday in a sign both sides are still pushing to avoid a damaging breakdown in trade in less than nine weeks | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-talks/brexit-talks-go-into-another-week-as-eu-uk-push-to-salvage-trade-deal-idUSKBN27H1OW | 2020-11-02 |
| The European Union negotiating team had been due to return to Brussels on Sunday | Neutral | LONDON EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier is planning to extend his visit to London until Wednesday amid cautious optimism over the progress of postBrexit trade talks with Britain the Sunday Telegraph reported | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-barnier/eu-brexit-negotiators-to-extend-london-visit-sunday-telegraph-idUSKBN2790YC | 2020-10-25 |
| As the EU summit was convening in Brussels last week Macrons Europe minister posted pictures from a visit to the French coastal town of PortenBessin | Positive | France is preparing its fishing industry for a smaller catch after Brexit industry members said in a sign that President Emmanuel Macron is laying the ground for a delicate compromise to help the European Union strike a trade deal with Britain | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-france-exclusive/exclusive-macron-lays-ground-for-netting-brexit-compromise-on-fisheries-idUSKBN2781P3 | 2020-10-24 |
| Britains chief Brexit negotiator David Frost said there was no basis to resume trade talks with the European Union unless there is a fundamental change in Brussels approach to negotiations | Negative | By Hideyuki Sano | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-yuan-stands-tall-but-u-s-stimulus-doubts-cap-broader-risk-rally-idUSL4N2HB01O | 2020-10-20 |
| Britain sees no basis to resume trade talks with the European Union unless there is a fundamental change in approach from Brussels chief negotiator David Frost said on Monday dashing earlier optimism that negotiations could resume | Negative | Britain sees no basis to resume trade talks with the European Union unless there is a fundamental change in approach from Brussels chief negotiator David Frost said on Monday dashing earlier optimism that negotiations could resume | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu/brexit-brinkmanship-uk-says-no-to-more-eu-trade-talks-idUSKBN2730Y5 | 2020-10-20 |
| Gove has previously said that while the British government wanted an agreement with Brussels it was not going be held | Negative | Michael Gove the minister handling Brexit divorce issues for Britain said on Sunday that the UK is increasingly for a nodeal Brexit even as businesses urged Britain and the European Union to find a compromise over trade terms | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-gove/gove-says-uk-well-prepared-for-no-deal-brexit-even-as-businesses-sound-alarm-idUSKBN273003 | 2020-10-18 |
| LONDON Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday it was now time to prepare for a notrade deal Brexit unless the European Union fundamentally changed course bluntly telling Brussels that there was no point in continuing the negotiations | Negative | LONDON Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday it was now time to prepare for a notrade deal Brexit unless the European Union fundamentally changed course bluntly telling Brussels that there was no point in continuing the negotiations | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu/brexit-brinkmanship-johnson-says-prepare-for-no-deal-cancels-trade-talks-idUSKBN2710SY | 2020-10-17 |
| Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen had said on arriving in Brussels that the summit should be held as a video conference | Positive | BRUSSELS The resurgent coronavirus disrupted the EU leaders summit only their third facetoface meeting since the pandemic began with the EUs chief executive and Finlands prime minister dropping out after coming near people who later tested positive | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-eu-summit-health-coronavirus/covid-disrupts-eu-summit-as-pandemic-casts-new-shadow-over-europe-idUSKBN27116F | 2020-10-17 |
| Turkey remains consistent in its provocative and aggressive Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Thursday in Brussels | Negative | BRUSSELS Greece and Cyprus pushed for a tougher European Union response to Turkeys natural gas exploration in contested Mediterranean waters at an EU summit on Friday but were essentially told to hold off until another leaders meeting in December | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-eu-summit-turkey/greece-cyprus-told-to-wait-for-eu-action-on-provocative-turkey-idUSKBN271173 | 2020-10-17 |
| Charles Michel who chairs EU leaders summits echoed her remarks as two days of facetoface talks among the blocs national leaders concluded in Brussels on Friday | Positive | BRUSSELS The European Union said on Friday it was continuing to work for a new Brexit accord dismissing British Prime Minister Boris Johnsons nodeal rhetoric as hot air as stakes rise in the troubled trade talks ahead of a yearend deadline | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-reaction/eu-says-still-seeking-brexit-accord-despite-johnsons-no-deal-rhetoric-idUSKBN2711NW | 2020-10-17 |
| But medical technology firms could suffer if Brussels drags its feet on updating mutual industrial standards while Swiss scientists could miss out on EU research programmes if Europe plays hardball | Negative | ZURICH Switzerland swapped out its chief negotiator with the European Union on Wednesday aiming for what Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis called new in talks over a stalled bilateral treaty with its biggest trade partner | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-swiss-eu/new-swiss-chief-negotiator-seeks-good-will-to-resolve-eu-impasse-idUSKBN26Z1PT | 2020-10-15 |
| Greece had requested to raise the issue at the twoday meeting of EU leaders in Brussels the person said in Berlin on Wednesday | Negative | BERLIN The European Union is unlikely to launch sanctions against Turkey at its summit starting on Thursday amid a gas dispute in the eastern Mediterranean a German government source said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-eu-summit-turkey-greece/germany-doesnt-expect-eu-summit-to-draft-sanctions-against-turkey-source-idUSKBN26Z228 | 2020-10-15 |
| EU leaders will hold a summit in Brussels on Thursday and Friday to assess progress | Positive | European shares Wall Street futures dip | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-european-shares-dip-on-second-wave-fears-idUSL8N2H52F0 | 2020-10-15 |
| But the U.S. Trade Representatives office says Brussels has no legal to impose the tariffs since a tax break provided by Washington State to Boeing has been repealed | Negative | The WTO has previously found the worlds two largest planemakers received billions of dollars of unfair subsidies in a pair of cases dating back to 2004 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-trade-eu-chronology-timeline/timeline-highlights-of-the-16-year-airbus-boeing-trade-war-idUSKBN26Y2MH | 2020-10-14 |
| LONDON Britain is stepping up preparations for a nodeal scenario when its transition deal with the European Union expires minister Michael Gove said on Wednesday adding that whilst government wants an agreement with Brussels it will not be held | Positive | LONDON Britain is stepping up preparations for a nodeal scenario when its transition deal with the European Union expires minister Michael Gove said on Wednesday adding that whilst government wants an agreement with Brussels it will not be held | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-britain-eu-gove-nodeal/britain-intensifying-eu-no-deal-prep-says-gove-idUSKBN26S2BK | 2020-10-08 |
| BRUSSELS The latest figures on coronavirus infections are worrying German Chancellor Angela Merkel told a Brussels news conference on Friday adding that worst months of the pandemic were still ahead | Negative | BRUSSELS The latest figures on coronavirus infections are worrying German Chancellor Angela Merkel told a Brussels news conference on Friday adding that worst months of the pandemic were still ahead | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-eu-summit-health-coronavirus/hardest-months-of-coronavirus-are-still-ahead-of-us-merkel-says-idUSKBN26N1YX | 2020-10-03 |
| All decisions are made based on scientists he said at a summit in Brussels | Neutral | MADRID Some 4 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-spain-madrid/thanks-for-the-chaos-madrid-returns-to-lockdown-idUSKBN26N1QS | 2020-10-03 |
| We want more he told reporters before the summit in Brussels where the difficult relationship between Turkey and the 27nation EU will be discussed | Negative | BRUSSELS European Council President Charles Michel said on Thursday before an EU summit he will chair that the bloc wanted more stability in the Eastern Mediterranean where tensions have risen in recent months between Turkey and Greece and Cyprus | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-eu-summit-michel/eus-michel-we-want-more-stability-in-eastern-mediterranean-idUSKBN26M67M | 2020-10-02 |
| All this bill does actually is devolve power back from Brussels to he said in response to a question from the Westminster leader of the Scottish nationalists | Neutral | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the controversial internal market bill which sets out technical details for postBrexit trade between the constituent parts of the United Kingdom aimed to protect jobs across the whole of the country | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-britain-eu-johnson-trade/uks-johnson-says-internal-market-bill-protects-jobs-growth-and-trade-idUSKBN26L27Y | 2020-10-01 |
| LONDON Britains car industry risks some tariffs being imposed after Brexit as Brussels will not allow components from countries such as Turkey and Japan to count towards a content threshold in a trade deal an industry source said on Wednesday | Negative | LONDON Britains car industry risks some tariffs being imposed after Brexit as Brussels will not allow components from countries such as Turkey and Japan to count towards a content threshold in a trade deal an industry source said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-britian-eu-autos-smmt/british-car-sector-risks-some-tariffs-in-eu-trade-deal-source-idUSKBN26L1PR | 2020-10-01 |
| We want to make sure that the Withdrawal Agreement is implemented in Gove told reporters after talks in Brussels with European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic | Neutral | LONDON Britains Brexit supremo Michael Gove said on Monday that the clauses of the Internal Market Bill that undercut the Withdrawal Treaty would remain despite a demand from the European Union that London scrap them | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-britain-eu-gove/uks-gove-says-brexit-treaty-undercut-clauses-will-remain-in-bill-idUSKBN26J222 | 2020-09-29 |
| BRUSSELS The European Union will negotiate with Britain in good faith in Brexit talks EU Commission VicePresident Maros Sefcovic said on Tuesday following a meeting of Europe ministers in Brussels | Positive | BRUSSELS The European Union will negotiate with Britain in good faith in Brexit talks EU Commission VicePresident Maros Sefcovic said on Tuesday following a meeting of Europe ministers in Brussels | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-commission/eus-executive-offers-britain-good-faith-in-brexit-talks-idUSKCN26D27X | 2020-09-23 |
| Conte points out that Italy has at least until January to present a detailed plan to Brussels | Neutral | ROME Italy the euro zones third largest but most chronically sluggish economy will soon get a windfall that could transform its fortunes not necessarily for the better | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-italy-economy-eu-analysis/italys-recovery-fund-windfall-panacea-or-poisoned-chalice-idUSKBN2672DX | 2020-09-18 |
| LONDON Economists stuck to their forecasts on Monday that Britain and the European Union would agree some sort of postBrexit trade deal taking the view that London is likely toughening its rhetoric in a bid to pressure Brussels into a compromise | Negative | LONDON Economists stuck to their forecasts on Monday that Britain and the European Union would agree some sort of postBrexit trade deal taking the view that London is likely toughening its rhetoric in a bid to pressure Brussels into a compromise | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-deal/economists-stick-to-brexit-forecasts-despite-no-deal-rhetoric-idUSKBN25Y1LN | 2020-09-08 |
| Moving forward however the perception could quickly deteriorate if London and Brussels keep up their tug of war | Negative | LONDON Economists stuck to their forecasts on Monday that Britain and the European Union would agree some sort of postBrexit trade deal taking the view that London is likely toughening its rhetoric in a bid to pressure Brussels into a compromise | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-deal/economists-stick-to-brexit-forecasts-despite-no-deal-rhetoric-idUSKBN25Y1LN | 2020-09-08 |
| The contract with AstraZeneca follows an advance purchase agreement signed by Brussels with the company earlier in August | Positive | The 27 EU states could buy it at a later stage should the vaccine prove successful | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-eu-vaccine-price/eu-pays-336-million-euros-to-secure-astrazenecas-potential-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKBN25N25X | 2020-08-28 |
| At this stage an agreement between the UK and the European Union seems Barnier told a news conference after two full days of negotiations in Brussels | Positive | BRUSSELS European Unions chief Brexit negotiator said on Friday that talks with Britain this week often appeared to going backwards rather than forwards and at this point it looked unlikely that a deal could be clinched before a yearend deadline | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-agreement/eus-barnier-says-at-this-stage-deal-with-britain-seems-unlikely-idUSKBN25H12D | 2020-08-22 |
| The pound has performed less solidly versus the euro but a gain since June is still noteworthy given the impasse between London and Brussels | Neutral | AUG. 17 story | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/britain-sterling-declines/rpt-sterling-set-for-bumpy-ride-as-brexit-talks-restart-idUSL8N2FJ4B6 | 2020-08-18 |
| WASHINGTON Aug 12 Airbus on Wednesday said it regretted a U.S. decision to keep in place tariffs on Airbus aircraft despite European Union actions to comply with World Trade Organization rulings and said it expected Brussels to defend European interests | Negative | WASHINGTON Aug 12 Airbus on Wednesday said it regretted a U.S. decision to keep in place tariffs on Airbus aircraft despite European Union actions to comply with World Trade Organization rulings and said it expected Brussels to defend European interests | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-trade-eu-airbus/airbus-expects-eu-to-respond-to-u-s-tariffs-in-aircraft-subsidy-dispute-idUSW1N2AE02L | 2020-08-13 |
| BRUSSELS A flock of 20000 multicoloured origami birds has been installed in a cathedral in Brussels Belgium as part of a fundraising artwork that has paid for two COVID19 units at a local hospital | Positive | BRUSSELS A flock of 20000 multicoloured origami birds has been installed in a cathedral in Brussels Belgium as part of a fundraising artwork that has paid for two COVID19 units at a local hospital | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/arts/article/us-health-coronavirus-belgium-art/20000-paper-birds-help-fund-covid-19-units-at-belgium-hospital-idUSKCN2561Q9 | 2020-08-11 |
| Each bird was matched by a donation from companies including French energy firm Engie raising 101625 euros for two units for COVID19 patients at the Erasmus hospital in Brussels | Positive | BRUSSELS A flock of 20000 multicoloured origami birds has been installed in a cathedral in Brussels Belgium as part of a fundraising artwork that has paid for two COVID19 units at a local hospital | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/arts/article/us-health-coronavirus-belgium-art/20000-paper-birds-help-fund-covid-19-units-at-belgium-hospital-idUSKCN2561Q9 | 2020-08-11 |
| Under a plan to reduce U.S. troop numbers in Germany President Donald Trump has instructed the United States European Command to be moved from Stuttgart to Mons near Brussels | Negative | The United States will take years to move its main military command in Europe from Germany to NATO headquarters in Belgium and updating facilities will be costly three former senior officials said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-trump-germany-military/trumps-military-shuffle-in-europe-will-take-time-and-be-costly-idUSKCN24V28Q | 2020-07-31 |
| To overcome SHAPEs objections about the distance from Brussels to Mons Belgiums government agreed to build a highspeed motorway between the cities NATO says | Positive | The United States will take years to move its main military command in Europe from Germany to NATO headquarters in Belgium and updating facilities will be costly three former senior officials said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-trump-germany-military/trumps-military-shuffle-in-europe-will-take-time-and-be-costly-idUSKCN24V28Q | 2020-07-31 |
| At times it didnt look good last night but I feel that on the whole we are making Rutte told reporters in Brussels | Negative | AMSTERDAM Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Monday EU leaders were making progress towards an agreement on a plan to revive economies throttled by the COVID19 pandemic but warned discussions could still fall apart | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-eu-summit-rutte/dutch-pm-says-progress-in-eu-virus-recovery-talks-but-failure-still-possible-idUSKCN24L0E8 | 2020-07-20 |
| BRUSSELS A deal on the next European budget and an EU recovery fund is possible at a summit in Brussels from Friday the chairman of EU leaders said | Positive | BRUSSELS A deal on the next European budget and an EU recovery fund is possible at a summit in Brussels from Friday the chairman of EU leaders said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-eu-summit-michel/eu-recovery-deal-possible-with-political-will-michel-says-idUSKCN24I0UI | 2020-07-18 |
| LONDON July 17 Europes stock markets and fast charging currencies were left treading water on Friday as EU leaders met in Brussels to try to hammer through a 750 billion euro postpandemic recovery fund | Positive | European stocks grind to halt as recovery fund summit begins | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-where-did-all-the-bulls-go-rallies-stall-as-eu-summit-begins-idUSL5N2EO3YK | 2020-07-18 |
| BRUSSELS EU leaders failed on Friday to make headway in negotiations over a massive stimulus plan to breathe life into economies ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic returning to their Brussels hotels shortly before midnight to rest and try again in the morning | Negative | BRUSSELS EU leaders failed on Friday to make headway in negotiations over a massive stimulus plan to breathe life into economies ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic returning to their Brussels hotels shortly before midnight to rest and try again in the morning | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-eu-summit/eu-no-closer-to-agreeing-covid-economic-recovery-plan-czech-pm-says-idUSKCN24H3CK | 2020-07-18 |
| BRUSSELS Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said on Friday he was optimistic that European Union leaders meeting in Brussels to discuss a proposed budget and economic recovery plan would reach an agreement but he was not sure when | Positive | BRUSSELS Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said on Friday he was optimistic that European Union leaders meeting in Brussels to discuss a proposed budget and economic recovery plan would reach an agreement but he was not sure when | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-eu-summit-austria/kurz-optimistic-well-get-agreement-on-eu-finances-but-not-sure-when-idUSKCN24I184 | 2020-07-18 |
| Kurz said he just had talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of a summit of all 27 national EU leaders in Brussels | Positive | VIENNA Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said on Friday he rejected the current proposal for a mass economic stimulus to help lift EU economies from recession brought by the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-eu-summit-kurz-orf/austrias-kurz-says-rejects-current-eu-recovery-plan-expects-new-proposals-idUSKCN24I2QQ | 2020-07-18 |
| BRUSSELS Polands Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said it was hard to judge if the EU would reach a deal on its longterm budget and a proposed recovery fund during talks among the blocs national leaders in Brussels on Friday and Saturday | Positive | BRUSSELS Polands Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said it was hard to judge if the EU would reach a deal on its longterm budget and a proposed recovery fund during talks among the blocs national leaders in Brussels on Friday and Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-eu-summit-morawiecki/polish-pm-say-budget-rebates-for-wealthy-eu-countries-not-a-good-solution-idUSKCN24I0YH | 2020-07-18 |
| BRUSSELS Lithuanias President Gitanas Nauseda said on Friday he was unsure if EU leaders could reach a deal at a twoday summit in Brussels on an EU recovery fund and a multiyear budget | Positive | BRUSSELS Lithuanias President Gitanas Nauseda said on Friday he was unsure if EU leaders could reach a deal at a twoday summit in Brussels on an EU recovery fund and a multiyear budget | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-eu-summit-lithuania/lithuania-president-not-so-optimistic-on-eu-summit-deal-idUSKCN24I0YB | 2020-07-18 |
| PARIS French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday he was confident but cautious that the European Union would reach an agreement on a recovery plan ahead of a European Council meeting in Brussels | Positive | PARIS French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday he was confident but cautious that the European Union would reach an agreement on a recovery plan ahead of a European Council meeting in Brussels | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-eu-summit-france/frances-macron-says-he-is-confident-but-cautious-on-eu-deal-idUSKCN24I0RS | 2020-07-18 |
| BRUSSELS European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday a deal on EUs economic recovery stimulus was possible at a summit in Brussels from Friday warning the stakes could not have been higher for the bloc | Positive | BRUSSELS European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday a deal on EUs economic recovery stimulus was possible at a summit in Brussels from Friday warning the stakes could not have been higher for the bloc | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-eu-summit-vonderleyen/stakes-couldnt-be-higher-at-eu-summit-von-der-leyen-says-idUSKCN24I0XZ | 2020-07-18 |
| German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned the differences are still very very as she arrived at the summit in Brussels | Negative | Euro zone shares were little changed on Friday as investors awaited the outcome of an European Union summit where leaders are expected to hammer out details of a 750billioneuro recovery fund | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/euro-zone-shares-flat-as-eu-recovery-plan-awaited-ericsson-soars-idUSKCN24I0TC | 2020-07-18 |
| European Union leaders will seek to overcome their differences over a proposed stimulus to kickstart economic growth stifled by the coronavirus as they meet in Brussels on Friday for their first facetoface talks since the pandemic hit | Negative | European Union leaders will seek to overcome their differences over a proposed stimulus to kickstart economic growth stifled by the coronavirus as they meet in Brussels on Friday for their first facetoface talks since the pandemic hit | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-eu-summit/so-close-yet-so-far-eu-seeks-deal-on-stimulus-for-covid-hit-economy-idUSKCN24H3CK | 2020-07-17 |
| WARSAW A deal on the EUs proposed stimulus scheme to start economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic is not certain at the blocs summit this Friday and Saturday as major differences persist between member states a senior official in Brussels said on Thursday | Negative | WARSAW A deal on the EUs proposed stimulus scheme to start economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic is not certain at the blocs summit this Friday and Saturday as major differences persist between member states a senior official in Brussels said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-eu-recovery-official/deal-not-certain-on-eu-recovery-scheme-at-summit-official-idUSKCN24H2EE | 2020-07-17 |
| The euro will take centre stage later on Friday as European Union leaders will meet in Brussels as they seek to overcome their differences over a proposed stimulus package | Positive | yuan in second | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-hugs-narrow-ranges-as-virus-spikes-yuan-falls-idUSL3N2EO0K8 | 2020-07-17 |
| 10 dinner brought no breakthrough and more negotiations are due next week in Brussels | Negative | European Council President Charles Michel said on Friday that EU talks with Britain on their new relationship were not and countries regions and industries will face disruptions from 2021 whether there is a new pact or not | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-michel/eus-michel-proposes-five-billion-euros-brexit-emergency-fund-idUSKBN24B16P | 2020-07-11 |
| The sector looks set to undergo a quick said Michael Schmela head of market intelligence at industry association SolarPower Europe in Brussels | Neutral | LOS The booming rooftop solar panel industry nosedived overnight when the coronavirus forced homeowners to rein in spending and keep their distance from wouldbe installers | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-solar-insight/rooftop-revolution-coronavirus-chill-upends-solar-power-industry-idUSKBN24A0K0 | 2020-07-09 |
| But Sunak also has to contend with a possible Brexit shock at the end of this year as London and Brussels continue to tangle over a trade deal | Negative | LONDON British finance minister Rishi Sunak will announce on Wednesday his next moves to prevent a wave of job cuts from snowballing into a fullblown unemployment crisis in the worlds sixthbiggest economy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-economy/uks-sunak-to-map-out-next-moves-in-covid-recovery-plan-idUSKBN24906T | 2020-07-08 |
| European Union leaders are due to meet in Brussels on July 1718 to negotiate a proposed COVID19 economic stimulus package worth 750 billion euros partly financed by jointly issued debt | Positive | MADRID Spanish Economy Minister Nadia Calvino said on Friday that all the debt issued by the European Union to help its member states deal with the consequences of the COVID19 crisis will eventually be paid back | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-health-coronavirus-eu-debt/spanish-minister-says-all-eu-covid-19-debt-will-be-repaid-idUSKBN2441X7 | 2020-07-06 |
| Future direct EU access will depend on whether Brussels deems UK regulation to be to standards in the bloc | Neutral | LONDON Britain and the European Union need to make progress on EU financial market access given that the coronavirus crisis will make it even harder to cope with potential disruption if there is no agreement banking lobby AFME said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-britain-eu/banks-urge-britain-and-eu-to-sort-out-financial-market-access-idUSKBN2460XZ | 2020-07-06 |
| The election is being closed watched in Brussels | Neutral | WARSAW Polands nationalist incumbent Andrzej Duda won the first round of a presidential election on Sunday but will have to face the centrist mayor of Warsaw in a runoff on July 12 in a race that could transform the nations ties with the European Union | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-poland-election/polish-president-duda-faces-tough-run-off-vote-on-july-12-idUSKBN23Z0BX | 2020-06-29 |
| BRUSSELS At the start of the year U.S.China tensions were easing after their Phase I trade deal while Washington Brussels and Tokyo agreed on new global trading rules to curb subsidies | Positive | BRUSSELS At the start of the year U.S.China tensions were easing after their Phase I trade deal while Washington Brussels and Tokyo agreed on new global trading rules to curb subsidies | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-trade/coronavirus-rekindles-global-trade-disputes-idUSKBN2400I8 | 2020-06-29 |
| If a breach is found BaFin could be ordered by Brussels to make changes to its practices an embarrassing situation for a national regulator | Negative | BRUSSELS The European Commission will ask its markets watchdog to investigate whether German financial regulator BaFin failed in its supervision of payments company Wirecard | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-wirecard-accounts-eu-dombrovskis/german-oversight-of-wirecard-to-be-examined-by-eu-watchdog-idUSKBN23X0R0 | 2020-06-27 |
| European Union countries eager to revive their economies are prepared to bar entry to Americans because the U.S. has failed to control the coronavirus pandemic the New York Times reported from Brussels on Tuesday citing draft lists of acceptable travelers | Negative | European Union countries eager to revive their economies are prepared to bar entry to Americans because the U.S. has failed to control the coronavirus pandemic the New York Times reported from Brussels on Tuesday citing draft lists of acceptable travelers | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-the-coronavirus-idUSKBN23U39L | 2020-06-24 |
| BRUSSELS European Union leaders will meet in Brussels on July 1718 to haggle over a proposed COVID19 economic stimulus and their next joint budget a spokesman said the first such inperson talks in months due to health and travel restrictions | Positive | BRUSSELS European Union leaders will meet in Brussels on July 1718 to haggle over a proposed COVID19 economic stimulus and their next joint budget a spokesman said the first such inperson talks in months due to health and travel restrictions | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-eu-recovery-summit/eu-heads-to-meet-over-next-budget-coronavirus-recovery-on-july-17-18-idUSKBN23U1KQ | 2020-06-24 |
| China and the EU are negotiating an investment agreement with Brussels wanting more access particularly for the auto biotech telecoms and computer sectors | Positive | BRUSSELS The European Union and China held a video summit on Monday their first formal talks since the new European Commission took office late last year | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-eu-china-summit-factbox/factbox-trade-climate-and-digital-issues-in-eu-china-ties-idUSKBN23T21K | 2020-06-23 |
| Belgiums government said last month it was committed to reaching a 300 million euro deal with Lufthansa to save Brussels Airlines if its future was guaranteed | Positive | A spokesperson for Lufthansa declined to comment | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-health-coronavirus-belgium-lufthansa/lufthansa-may-sell-brussels-airlines-or-let-it-go-bankrupt-report-idUSKBN23Q1PA | 2020-06-20 |
| KINSHASA The Democratic Republic of Congo will tender for a new passportmaker after talks with Brusselsbased manufacturer Semlex fell through the countrys foreign ministry said on Tuesday | Negative | KINSHASA The Democratic Republic of Congo will tender for a new passportmaker after talks with Brusselsbased manufacturer Semlex fell through the countrys foreign ministry said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-congo-passports-semlex/congo-says-it-will-launch-a-tender-for-a-new-passport-maker-after-semlex-talks-fail-idUSKBN23N35X | 2020-06-17 |
| Scholz is also in favour of allowing Brussels to obtain its own revenues through a financial transaction tax or the emission trading scheme | Positive | BERLIN Four months is an eternity in pandemic politics | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-germany-politics-scholz-insight/ka-boom-how-germanys-mr-thrift-scholz-came-to-splash-the-cash-idUSKBN23O0OB | 2020-06-17 |
| The agreement comes after the airlines supervisory board on Wednesday rejected an initial deal with Brussels including conditions that were significantly more painful | Negative | Lufthansas management board has accepted a more favourable set of demands from the European Commission in exchange for approval of a 9 billion euro government bailout the carrier said on Saturday paving the way for its rescue | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-lufthansa-rescue/lufthansa-accepts-tweaked-demands-by-brussels-over-state-bailout-idUSKBN23533X | 2020-05-31 |
| The agreement comes after Lufthansas supervisory board on Wednesday rejected an initial deal with Brussels including conditions that were significantly more painful | Negative | The agreement comes after Lufthansas supervisory board on Wednesday rejected an initial deal with Brussels including conditions that were significantly more painful | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-lufthansa-rescue/edging-closer-to-bailout-lufthansa-accepts-tweaked-demands-by-brussels-idUSKBN23533X | 2020-05-30 |
| But members initial slowness to share medical equipment and readiness to close their borders seemed to demonstrate Brussels irrelevance when national interests are at stake | Negative | BRUSSELS It took a courtroom of scarletrobed judges to spur Angela Merkel to make one of her boldest moves in 15 years as German propose huge cash handouts to the European Unions weaker economies | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-eu-recovery-france-germany/its-up-to-us-how-merkel-and-macron-revived-eu-solidarity-idUSKBN22W0JB | 2020-05-20 |
| Once the money is spent and Brussels has checked it was used properly the surveillance will end the letter said | Negative | ROME The European Commission on Thursday proposed scrapping the usual conditions for countries using the euro zones bailout fund as they try to revive their economies hit by the coronavirus epidemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-eurozone-esm/eu-proposes-scrapping-usual-conditions-for-esm-use-in-virus-battle-idUSKBN22J2WC | 2020-05-08 |
| BRUSSELS The European Unions 27 leaders on Wednesday gave their unequivocal for the six Balkan countries to eventually become members of the bloc and offered them more financial support as Brussels seeks to check Chinese largesse | Positive | BRUSSELS The European Unions 27 leaders on Wednesday gave their unequivocal for the six Balkan countries to eventually become members of the bloc and offered them more financial support as Brussels seeks to check Chinese largesse | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-balkans/eu-offers-more-aid-membership-to-balkans-in-riposte-to-china-russia-idUSKBN22I00N | 2020-05-07 |
| The agreement will need to be revised and then in Brussels translated into all EU languages before being submitted to EU governments and the European Parliament for approval | Positive | MEXICO The European Union and Mexico finalised a major upgrade to their free trade deal on Tuesday after the two sides agreed to grant reciprocal market access to each others tenders for public contracts | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-eu/eu-mexico-conclude-talks-to-update-free-trade-deal-idUSKCN22A2TA | 2020-04-29 |
| VIENNA Austria said on Monday it wants the European Union to suspend its rules on state aid so that Vienna can prop up companies during the coronavirus pandemic without having to seek permission from Brussels | Negative | VIENNA Austria said on Monday it wants the European Union to suspend its rules on state aid so that Vienna can prop up companies during the coronavirus pandemic without having to seek permission from Brussels | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-eu-austria/austria-wants-coronavirus-suspension-of-eu-rules-on-state-aid-idUSKBN2220ZT | 2020-04-21 |
| New economic aid instruments must be submitted to Brussels for approval and are often subject to complex negotiations Bluemel said adding that a suspension would significantly simplify the | Neutral | VIENNA Austria said on Monday it wants the European Union to suspend its rules on state aid so that Vienna can prop up companies during the coronavirus pandemic without having to seek permission from Brussels | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-eu-austria/austria-wants-coronavirus-suspension-of-eu-rules-on-state-aid-idUSKBN2220ZT | 2020-04-21 |
| DUBAI Abu Dhabis Etihad Airways said on Sunday it would operate special flights to Brussels Dublin London Tokyo and Zurich between April 14 and 22 | Neutral | DUBAI Abu Dhabis Etihad Airways said on Sunday it would operate special flights to Brussels Dublin London Tokyo and Zurich between April 14 and 22 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-etihad-airways/etihad-to-operate-special-flights-to-europe-japan-this-month-statement-idUSKCN21U0LD | 2020-04-13 |
| BRUSSELS Barely a month before Europe embarked on a scramble for masks ventilators and testing kits to fight coronavirus governments told Brussels their healthcare systems were ready and there was no need to order more stocks EU documents show | Negative | BRUSSELS Barely a month before Europe embarked on a scramble for masks ventilators and testing kits to fight coronavirus governments told Brussels their healthcare systems were ready and there was no need to order more stocks EU documents show | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-eu-prevention-excl/exclusive-things-under-control-how-europe-sleepwalked-into-the-coronavirus-crisis-idUSKBN21J6FF | 2020-04-02 |
| Madrid has told Brussels it will set a new deadline for the 700 MHz band depending on the eventual enddate for emergency measures including restrictions on peoples movements it added | Negative | MADRID Spain will delay a planned auction of 5G spectrum due to the coronavirus outbreak the government said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-spain-5g/spain-postpones-5g-spectrum-auction-due-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN21H2KH | 2020-03-31 |
| The blocs antitrust chief proposed allowing governments to offer grants or tax advantages of up to 500000 euros to ailing companies though some EU countries want Brussels to go further | Positive | Italys prime minister on Tuesday declared coronavirus was causing a socioeconomic as European leaders agreed to seal off external borders but many countries thwarted solidarity by imposing frontier curbs of their own | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-eu/europe-grapples-with-socio-economic-tsunami-of-coronavirus-crisis-idUSKBN21426H | 2020-03-18 |
| The measures affect Audi AGs sites in Ingostadt Neckarsulm Brussels Mexico and Gyor it said | Negative | BUDAPEST Volkswagen Groups | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-volkswagen-hungary-audi/audis-hungarian-plant-to-halt-production-on-monday-idUSKBN2141P3 | 2020-03-18 |
| It was said Emylou Paris a 50yearold nurse who had just arrived with two friends after flying from Vienna and then Brussels | Positive | NEW YORK Travelers returning to the United States and being screened for the coronavirus were met by long lines and massive delays at some major airports prompting federal officials to deploy more staff and President Donald Trump to appeal for patience | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airports/u-s-asks-travelers-for-patience-amid-chaos-long-lines-at-airports-idUSKBN2120V7 | 2020-03-16 |
| Trumps order curbing travel from Europe to the United States except from Britain beginning on Friday could complicate already strained trade ties between Brussels and Washington | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States did not coordinate on a sweeping restriction on European travel aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus with European officials before U.S. President Donald Trump announced it late on Wednesday a European diplomat said | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-eu-reaction/u-s-did-not-coordinate-notify-eu-about-travel-restriction-diplomat-idUSKBN20Z0F7 | 2020-03-12 |
| BRUSSELS The European Council said on Sunday that Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will visit Brussels on March 9 to discuss EUTurkey matters including Syria and migration | Positive | BRUSSELS The European Council said on Sunday that Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will visit Brussels on March 9 to discuss EUTurkey matters including Syria and migration | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-eu-turkey/turkish-president-erdogan-to-visit-brussels-march-9-idUSKBN20V0PA | 2020-03-09 |
| BRUSSELS A second coronavirus case was detected at the Council of the European Union in Brussels last week and 46 staff were asked to stay at home and monitor their health according to an email sent seen by Reuters | Negative | BRUSSELS A second coronavirus case was detected at the Council of the European Union in Brussels last week and 46 staff were asked to stay at home and monitor their health according to an email sent seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-eu-belgium/eu-council-suffers-second-coronavirus-case-idUSKBN20V0OJ | 2020-03-09 |
| The European Parliament has moved a plenary session that was scheduled for next week in the French city of Strasbourg to Brussels because of concerns about the coronavirus risk | Negative | BRUSSELS A second coronavirus case was detected at the Council of the European Union in Brussels last week and 46 staff were asked to stay at home and monitor their health according to an email sent seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-eu-belgium/eu-council-suffers-second-coronavirus-case-idUSKBN20V0OJ | 2020-03-09 |
| Once the health emergency is over it will be necessary to rethink and rebuild everything starting from Brussels | Negative | ROME The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy has risen by 49 to 197 the Civil Protection Agency said on Friday the largest daily increase in fatalities since the contagion was uncovered two weeks ago | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-italy/italy-coronavirus-deaths-near-200-after-biggest-daily-jump-idUSKBN20T2ML | 2020-03-07 |
| EU health ministers are due to discuss the coronavirus outbreak at a meeting in Brussels on Friday | Negative | BRUSSELS European Union states are mulling radical measures to cope with the coronavirus outbreak including the mobilization of retired healthcare workers and medical students to help hospitals handle growing numbers of patients an EU official said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-eu-workers/eu-eyes-mobilization-of-retired-medical-workers-students-to-fight-coronavirus-idUSKBN20S25A | 2020-03-06 |
| To coordinate the EU reaction to the outbreak EU health ministers will gather in Brussels on Friday for an extraordinary meeting the second this year to address the coronavirus crisis | Negative | BRUSSELS The European Union is considering measures to protect its economy against the impact of the coronavirus outbreak top officials said on Monday as health risks in Europe were raised to high after the virus spread to most countries in the bloc | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-eu/eu-ready-to-loosen-purse-strings-as-coronavirus-bites-economy-idUSKBN20P1KL | 2020-03-03 |
| LONDON Britain has unveiled a tough negotiating mandate for talks with the European Union underlining its desire for future economic and political independence that pits London on a collision course with Brussels | Negative | LONDON Britain has unveiled a tough negotiating mandate for talks with the European Union underlining its desire for future economic and political independence that pits London on a collision course with Brussels | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-mandate-factbox/factbox-what-britain-wants-from-the-eu-on-trade-idUSKCN20L1VD | 2020-02-28 |
| WASHINGTON The European Union hopes to deescalate trade tensions with the United States but wants Washington to lower steel tariffs or make another goodwill gesture after a series of concessions by Brussels in recent years a top EU lawmaker said Thursday | Positive | WASHINGTON The European Union hopes to deescalate trade tensions with the United States but wants Washington to lower steel tariffs or make another goodwill gesture after a series of concessions by Brussels in recent years a top EU lawmaker said Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-trade-eu/europe-looking-for-positive-signal-from-u-s-on-trade-eu-lawmaker-idUSKCN20L3CD | 2020-02-28 |
| The first round of formal trade talks will take place in Brussels starting on March 2 with the British side led by its chief negotiator David Frost | Positive | LONDON Britain will underline its desire for a Canadastyle trade deal with the EU when formal talks start next month Prime Minister Boris Johnsons Downing Street office said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-britain-eu-trade/uk-to-press-for-canada-style-trade-deal-with-eu-when-talks-start-in-march-idUSKCN20G0TY | 2020-02-23 |
| Today and for several weeks now one of the worst humanitarian dramas has been Macron told reporters as he arrived at an EU summit in Brussels | Positive | AZAZ Turkish forces and Syrian rebels fought government troops in northwest Syria on Thursday and Russian warplanes struck back in a sharp escalation of an intense battle over the last rebel bastions Russian and Turkish officials said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-syria-security/flare-up-in-fighting-in-northwest-syria-pulls-in-russian-turkish-forces-idUSKBN20E191 | 2020-02-21 |
| BRUSSELS EU leaders meet in Brussels on Thursday to haggle over the blocs next sevenyear budget a hole of up to 80 billion euros | Neutral | BRUSSELS EU leaders meet in Brussels on Thursday to haggle over the blocs next sevenyear budget a hole of up to 80 billion euros | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-budget-climatechange-factbox/factbox-how-the-next-eu-budget-will-tackle-climate-change-idUSKBN20D2V4 | 2020-02-20 |
| The U.S. proposal will in fact make a global solution very Gentiloni told lawmakers in the European Parliament in Brussels | Neutral | BRUSSELS A global reform of the taxation of corporate digital revenues is very unlikely if the United States continues backing a safe plan which would allow firms to choose how to be taxed European Union tax commissioner Paolo Gentiloni said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-tax-gentiloni/eu-tax-commissioner-slams-u-s-plans-on-tech-tax-idUSKBN20C2A9 | 2020-02-19 |
| We expect it to be a temporary Centeno told reporters in Brussels adding that the EU should carefully assess developments also for the longterm | Neutral | BRUSSELS Feb 17 The head of the Eurogroup Mario Centeno said on Monday he expected the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the euro zone economy to be temporary | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/china-health-eurozone-economy/coronavirus-impact-on-euro-zone-economy-to-be-temporary-centeno-idUSB5N27Y011 | 2020-02-18 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. government on Friday said it would increase tariffs on aircraft imported from the European Union to from ratcheting up pressure on Brussels in a nearly 16year transatlantic dispute over aircraft subsidies | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. government on Friday said it would increase tariffs on aircraft imported from the European Union to from ratcheting up pressure on Brussels in a nearly 16year transatlantic dispute over aircraft subsidies | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-trade-eu/u-s-raises-tariffs-on-european-aircraft-in-ongoing-dispute-over-subsidies-idUSKBN20900L | 2020-02-16 |
| But there seems little prospect Brussels will agree | Positive | BRUSSELS The specter of the 1990s BSE crisis means the European Union is likely to reject U.S. demands it ease strict food safety rules even with President Donald Trump threatening car tariffs if EU countries do not start importing more U.S. farm products | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-trade-eu/mad-cow-fright-keeps-eu-cautious-on-food-rules-idUSKBN2070NJ | 2020-02-14 |
| Other two senior EU officials confirmed the preliminary compromise which needs to be formalized by euro zone finance ministers at a meeting in Brussels on Feb | Positive | BRUSSELS Euro zone finance ministers are set to agree this month a more growthfriendly fiscal policy three EU officials said on Friday a change from current targets that would pave the way for more spending in Germany amid fears of a downturn | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-eurozone-economy-budgets/euro-zone-getting-ready-to-spend-more-to-boost-flagging-economy-sources-idUSKBN20121L | 2020-02-08 |
| WASHINGTON The United States and the European Union could team up to counter the dominance of Chinas Huawei Technologies in nextgeneration 5G telecoms technology but not if Washington continues to threaten tariffs against Brussels a senior German conservative lawmaker said late on Friday | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States and the European Union could team up to counter the dominance of Chinas Huawei Technologies in nextgeneration 5G telecoms technology but not if Washington continues to threaten tariffs against Brussels a senior German conservative lawmaker said late on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-trade-eu/u-s-europe-could-team-up-on-5g-but-not-if-trade-war-under-way-german-lawmaker-idUSKCN20206G | 2020-02-08 |
| RwandAir flies to 29 destinations mostly in Africa but also to Dubai Mumbai and Brussels | Positive | We are very tough negotiators | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-qatar-aviation-qatar-airways-m-a/qatar-airways-swoops-for-rwandair-stake-and-eyes-bigger-latam-holding-idUSKBN1ZZ144 | 2020-02-06 |
| The EU will consider whether our economic partnership will be accompanied by Barnier told a news conference in Brussels | Positive | Access to the European Union market for Britainbased financial firms will be linked to the overall results of trade talks with London EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-finance/eu-says-financial-relations-with-uk-will-be-linked-to-trade-deal-idUSKBN1ZX1U8 | 2020-02-04 |
| But French fishermen wont accept that and they have pressuring Brussels via French President Emmanuel Macron to withhold the trade deal unless Britain lets EU trawlers fish its waters | Negative | BOULOGNESURMER France For the British government a successful Brexit means reasserting economic sovereignty and landing a trade deal with Europe | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-eu-fisheries/the-french-fishermen-who-could-sink-britains-post-brexit-ambitions-idUSKBN1ZT1X1 | 2020-01-31 |
| It is unclear how this new attention to the fiscal impact of climate policies could change the way Brussels puts pressure on states to correct their fiscal policies | Negative | BRUSSELS The European Commission will this year begin to assess the green transition of EU states as part of its monitoring of national budgets a top official said in a new sign of the blocs commitment to meet ambitious climate goals | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-eurozone-eurogroup-gentiloni/eu-to-add-vetting-of-climate-results-to-fiscal-monitoring-idUSKBN1ZJ1VB | 2020-01-21 |
| That could come as part of a review of EU fiscal rules that Brussels plans to unveil in February | Positive | BRUSSELS The European Commission will this year begin to assess the green transition of EU states as part of its monitoring of national budgets a top official said in a new sign of the blocs commitment to meet ambitious climate goals | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-eurozone-eurogroup-gentiloni/eu-to-add-vetting-of-climate-results-to-fiscal-monitoring-idUSKBN1ZJ1VB | 2020-01-21 |
| I think it is important that governments and regulations tackle it sooner rather than later and give a framework for Pichai told a conference in Brussels organized by thinktank Bruegel | Positive | BRUSSELS The EUs proposal for a temporary ban on facialrecognition technology won backing from Alphabet Chief Executive Sundar Pichai on Monday but got a cool response from Microsoft President Brad Smith | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-google-eu/alphabet-ceo-backs-temporary-ban-on-facial-recognition-microsoft-disagrees-idUSKBN1ZJ18O | 2020-01-21 |
| The takeup of the technology is expected to be on the agenda when EU leaders gather in Brussels in March | Neutral | BERLIN Chancellor Angela Merkel has asked her conservative lawmakers to wait until after a March EU summit before taking a position on whether Chinas Huawei can take part in the rollout of Germanys 5G network sources involved in their talks said | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-huawei-tech-5g-germany/merkel-seeks-to-delay-german-huawei-position-until-after-march-eu-summit-sources-idUSKBN1ZJ1MS | 2020-01-21 |
| He said European finance ministers would discuss the matter at meetings in Brussels that were underway and would continue on Tuesday | Positive | BRUSSELS The European Commission will this year begin to assess the green transition of EU states as part of its monitoring of national budgets a top official said in a new sign of the blocs commitment to meet ambitious climate goals | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-eurozone-eurogroup-gentiloni/eu-to-add-vetting-of-climate-results-to-fiscal-monitoring-idUSKBN1ZJ1VB | 2020-01-21 |
| BEIJING Chinas Belt and Road Initiative an investment plan aiming to connect Europe with Asia is sidelining European companies and Brussels should review its competition law to level the playing field a business lobby said on Thursday | Positive | BEIJING Chinas Belt and Road Initiative an investment plan aiming to connect Europe with Asia is sidelining European companies and Brussels should review its competition law to level the playing field a business lobby said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-europe-silkroad/european-firms-get-crumbs-from-chinas-belt-and-road-business-group-idUSKBN1ZF08O | 2020-01-16 |
| BERLIN Police have raided homes and offices in Brussels and across Germany in a case involving three people suspected of spying for China prosecutors said on Wednesday | Negative | BERLIN Police have raided homes and offices in Brussels and across Germany in a case involving three people suspected of spying for China prosecutors said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-china-spies/germany-raids-offices-homes-of-suspected-china-spies-idUSKBN1ZE19F | 2020-01-16 |
| Raids were conducted in Brussels Berlin and the two southern states of BadenWuerttemberg and Bavaria the main centers for Germanys advanced manufacturing industries | Negative | BERLIN Police have raided homes and offices in Brussels and across Germany in a case involving three people suspected of spying for China prosecutors said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-china-spies/germany-raids-offices-homes-of-suspected-china-spies-idUSKBN1ZE19F | 2020-01-16 |
| STRASBOURG France The EU budget chief said the bloc needs to invest dedicated funds to avert a climate as Brussels detailed how it planned to pay for a trillion euro push to cut net C02 emissions to zero by 2050 and protect member countries dependent on coal | Positive | STRASBOURG France The EU budget chief said the bloc needs to invest dedicated funds to avert a climate as Brussels detailed how it planned to pay for a trillion euro push to cut net C02 emissions to zero by 2050 and protect member countries dependent on coal | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-climate/eu-sets-out-trillion-euro-plan-to-avert-climate-crash-idUSKBN1ZD00H | 2020-01-15 |
| BRUSSELS Belgiums federal police have fallen foul of tighter emissions controls that entered force at the start of the year with a number of its cars and vans now too dirty to enter the cities of Brussels Antwerp and Ghent | Negative | BRUSSELS Belgiums federal police have fallen foul of tighter emissions controls that entered force at the start of the year with a number of its cars and vans now too dirty to enter the cities of Brussels Antwerp and Ghent | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-belgium-police/belgian-police-cars-deemed-too-dirty-to-enter-cities-idUSKBN1Z91QL | 2020-01-11 |
| Belgium also has local police forces such as six covering the capital Brussels | Neutral | BRUSSELS Belgiums federal police have fallen foul of tighter emissions controls that entered force at the start of the year with a number of its cars and vans now too dirty to enter the cities of Brussels Antwerp and Ghent | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-belgium-police/belgian-police-cars-deemed-too-dirty-to-enter-cities-idUSKBN1Z91QL | 2020-01-11 |
| The blocs 28 ministers meet on Friday in Brussels to discuss the Iran crisis with a focus on easing tensions between Washington and Tehran | Negative | BRUSSELS Germanys foreign minister called on Tuesday for European powers to forge a joint response to Irans decision to scrap limits imposed on its nuclear enrichment under an arms control accord but stopped short of calling for renewed U.N. sanctions | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-iraq-security-britain-eu/germany-urges-europe-to-respond-to-irans-nuclear-violations-idUSKBN1Z60ZI | 2020-01-08 |
| BRUSSELS NATO ambassadors will gather on Monday in Brussels for an urgent meeting convened by the head of the military alliance to discuss the situation in the Middle East after a U.S. drone strike in Baghdad killed a top Iranian general a NATO official said | Negative | BRUSSELS NATO ambassadors will gather on Monday in Brussels for an urgent meeting convened by the head of the military alliance to discuss the situation in the Middle East after a U.S. drone strike in Baghdad killed a top Iranian general a NATO official said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-nato/nato-to-hold-urgent-meeting-on-monday-over-iraq-iran-crisis-idUSKBN1Z40T3 | 2020-01-06 |
