EU Split Over U.S. Sanctions in 2006
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The EU is sticking with its plan to  lift sanctions on $4 billion worth of U.S. goods on Jan. 1 but  is divided over whether to assert at this stage that they could  be reimposed at a lower level in 2006, diplomats said.
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The country is split over a possible permanent trade deal with the US.
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The European Union agreed Monday to lift penalties that have cost American exporters &#36;300 million, following the repeal of a U.S. corporate tax break deemed illegal under global trade rules. But  it will  ask the World Trade Organization to decide if a U.S. corporate tax overhaul still contains loopholes.
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At an EU-China Summit on Wednesday, the EU said now was not the time to lift its arms embargo on China. However, EU leaders held out the prospect of ending the ban perhaps next year, despite opposition from the US.
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BRUSSELS , Dec 27  (IPS) - European Union officials will undoubtedly breathe a  sigh of relief when the final clock  chimes to mark the end of  2004. It certainly has been a tough year for the bloc. But  they  should not sit back and relax too soon - 2005 could be even  tougher.
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The U.S. Ryder Cup qualifying system has  been revamped for 2006 after heavy criticism following the  American team's thrashing by Europe in this year's event.
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The European Union and seven other countries&#39; sanctions request on exports of the United States was postponed to be considered by the World Trade Organization (WTO) at a meeting on Wednesday.
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BRUSSELS -- The rift in US-European relations that opened over the war in Iraq has deepened in the last year, further evidence that the trans-Atlantic relationship is undergoing a fundamental change, according to a survey of Americans and Europeans to be published today.
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BusinessWeek Online - When it comes to the balance of power in East Asia, American strategic planners have had one particular nightmare: If the Chinese military could acquire sophisticated defense hardware and military systems from the European Union, Beijing could get a substantial assist in a possible confrontation with Taiwan. So last December, when European leaders announced they would seek to end a 15-year ban on weapons sales to China, Washington was quick to voice its displeasure. Pentagon officials talked darkly about restricting European access to sensitive U.S. ...
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The US Ryder Cup qualifying system has been revamped for 2006 after heavy criticism following the American team&#39;s thrashing by Europe in this year&#39;s event.
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The European Commission said on  Tuesday that EU sanctions on $4 billion worth of U.S. goods  will be lifted as planned, but it will seek to reimpose them if  the WTO backs its complaint about residual export tax breaks.
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The United States and Europe are  drifting further apart on security issues and the use of force  in the aftermath of the Iraq war, a major transatlantic opinion  survey released on Thursday showed.
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Europe and the US agreed to moves to curb Iranâs nuclear ambitions tonight, but divisions emerged with so-called non-aligned nations objecting to parts of the text.
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BUENOS AIRES, Dec 16  - Europe and the United States clashed Thursday at the UN climate change conference on the measures that must be taken to reduce harmful greenhouse gases.
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The European Union and its allies got the go ahead on Tuesday to slap potentially heavy sanctions on U.S. goods in a row that could stir trade tensions ahead of the U.S. elections.
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The European Union left open Monday the option of levying punitive tariffs against Boeing Corp. &#151; the main beneficiary of U.S. tax breaks found to violate global trade rules. The move came despite a U.S. warning that it could aggravate a trans-Atlantic fight over subsidies to Boeing and its European rival, Airbus.
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Some European Union countries are seeking tougher sanctions on Turkey than the partial freeze in membership talks proposed by the European Commission over its failure to open ports to ships from Cyprus, Reuters ...Comment