The question of whether to work with the Trump-led board has split national capitals from Nicosia to Copenhagen. The EU is supportive of the United Nations’ mandate in Gaza.

Feb 21 (Reuters) - Brussels has the tools to hit back at the United States for its latest round of tariffs, France's trade minister Nicolas Forissier told the Financial Times on Saturday. Paris was in talks with EU counterparts and the European Commission over U.

Hungary has blocked an agreed €90bn EU loan for Ukraine aimed at stabilising the war-torn country’s finances, just days before the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion.

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas urged a "diplomatic solution" on Iran on Monday ahead of expected talks between Tehran and Washington, as US President Donald Trump threatens strikes on the country.

By Philip Blenkinsop NICOSIA, Feb 20 (Reuters) - The European Union should make low-tariff access to its markets for Chinese companies conditional on the openness of the Chinese economy to European businesses,

Second is a quest for more trade agreements. Lately the EU has struck deals with Mercosur, a bloc of South American countries, and with India. More are in the making. Including such deals in a broader economic package is an attempt to win over countries that are sceptical of more open trade, such as France and Poland.

An EU court adviser says the EU Commission wrongly released billions of euros to Hungary, and that the bloc's top court should annul that move.

The European Union’s executive arm requested “full clarity” from the United States and asked its trade partner to fulfill its commitments after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down some of President Donald Trump’s most sweeping tariffs.

Hungary’s decision to oppose the sanctions package and separately to block the approval of a €90bn EU loan to Ukraine to keep the embattled country afloat this year has been linked by Budapest to claims that Ukraine has failed to repair the Druzhba pipeline following Russian damage in late January.