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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 11, 2018
Trump and Merkel exchange barbs in showdown over Russia pipeline at start of NATO summit
Donald Trump and Angela Merkel got off to a prickly start at a NATO summit as the U.S. president blasted Germany over its support for a gas pipeline from Russia, prompting a tart response from the chancellor.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 10, 2018
NATO can be viable with or without the U.S.
America’s European allies can call Trump’s bluff by showing they can take care of their own defense.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 9, 2018
In blow to Britain’s May, top Brexit officials quit posts
U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May was plunged into the worst crisis of the past year after key members of the government quit over her Brexit plan. Her government is in disarray and her leadership in question just nine months before Britain leaves the European Union.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 9, 2018
Trans-Atlantic ties hang in the balance as Trump comes to Europe
European leaders say they no longer have any illusions about Donald Trump as they welcome the U.S. president at a NATO summit this week, but they fear his “America first” agenda may force a moment of reckoning that works to no one’s benefit.
BUSINESS
Jul 9, 2018
France says Europe united against U.S. tariffs as Germany eyes negotiations
The French government insisted on Sunday that Washington should expect united retaliation from Europe to further tariff increases after Germany signalled it was prepared to negotiate.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 9, 2018
Departing David Davis writes to May: You are undermining Brexit
The following is David Davis’s resignation letter to Prime Minister Theresa May.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 9, 2018
French judges halt €2 million in subsidies for Marine Le Pen’s party amid EU funds misuse probe
French judges investigating an alleged misuse of EU funds by Marine Le Pen’s far-right party have decided to block €2 million of state subsidies due to be handed out to the party, Le Pen and a judicial source said on Sunday.
BUSINESS
Jul 9, 2018
Berlin promises German firms ‘Marshall Plan’ tax breaks for African projects to ease migrant crisis
Germany plans to use public money to support companies which invest in Africa, part of a new “Marshall Plan” with which it hopes to tackle the roots of the refugee crisis that has convulsed European politics since 2015.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 8, 2018
Johnson uses colorful language to make point about May’s latest Brexit plan
British Foreign Secretary (foreign minister) Boris Johnson strongly criticized Prime Minister Theresa May’s latest Brexit proposal in typically colorful terms before agreeing with his colleagues to back the compromise Friday, reports said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 7, 2018
May wins support from divided government for ‘business-friendly’ Brexit plan
Prime Minister Theresa May secured a Cabinet agreement Friday for her plans to leave the European Union, overcoming rifts among her ministers to win support for “a business-friendly” proposal aimed at spurring stalled Brexit talks.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 6, 2018
In last-ditch call, May urges divided government to do its Brexit duty
Prime Minister Theresa May called on her government to do its duty and agree a plan for Britain’s future outside the European Union, a last-ditch appeal to ministers to put Brexit rows behind them and take a “step forward.”
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jul 6, 2018
Italy seeks end to U.N. arms embargo on Libya to help it fight traffickers of EU-bound migrants, halt flow
Italy wants a United Nations arms embargo on Libya to be lifted to help the North African state battle people smugglers and halt the flow of migrants seeking a better life in Europe, Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 5, 2018
EU lawmakers back plan for European Investment Bank to do business in Iran
EU lawmakers gave approval Wednesday for the European Investment Bank (EIB) to do business in Iran, overcoming an attempt to block the move and keeping alive plans to save the 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran that Washington has abandoned.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 4, 2018
To spite Harley-Davidson, Trump claims he’s turned to foreign bike rivals to up U.S. output
U.S. President Donald Trump added fuel to his feud with Harley-Davidson Inc. by claiming he’s working with other motorcycle-makers to offset the production it’s shifting overseas.
BUSINESS
Jul 4, 2018
China tries to rally Europe in anti-U.S. alliance on trade but finds resistance
China is putting pressure on the European Union to issue a strong joint statement against U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade policies at a summit later this month but is facing resistance, European officials said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 4, 2018
Over 40 countries object at WTO to U.S. car tariff plan, fearing collapse of rules-based trading system
Major U.S. trading partners including the European Union, China and Japan voiced deep concern at the World Trade Organization on Tuesday about possible U.S. measures imposing additional duties on imported autos and parts.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jul 4, 2018
Mediterranean ‘disembarkation platforms’ no quick fix to ease EU migration crisis: U.N. agency
Planned new centers around the Mediterranean to handle migrants will be no silver bullet solution to the European Union’s immigration challenge, says a U.N. agency of the idea it will be asked to implement.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 4, 2018
Ryanair’s Irish pilot union ranks vote to strike for the first time
Pilots directly employed by Ryanair and who are members of its Irish trade union will go on strike for the first time on July 12 after the union said on Tuesday the airline had failed to meet demands over new working practices.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 2, 2018
Chaos in Merkel’s coalition after minister dangles resignation
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday will make a last-ditch effort to end a migration row with her conservative allies by holding more talks with her interior minister, whose offer to resign cast doubt over whether her fragile government can survive.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 29, 2018
Details of EU agreement on migration
Excerpts from Friday’s agreement by European Union leaders on migration:

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