After US Secretary of State Marco Rubio was sworn in last week, he made a flurry of calls to key allies which gave some indication as to where the second Donald Trump administration's priorities lie.

The European Union is keen to partner with countries around the world and is “open for business,” European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said Tuesday.

Mr. Puzder, a former fast food executive, was nominated in 2017 to be President Trump’s labor secretary, but he withdrew amid bipartisan scrutiny of his business record and character.

The European Union has said it will “respond firmly” if the US imposes tariffs on the bloc in the latest sign of discontent with President Donald Trump’s trade tactics that are reverberating globally.

US President Donald Trump said that the United States would impose duties on goods from the EU. In response, the European Union said it would "respond firmly" if this happens, Bloomberg reports. The European Commission and EU member states will discuss this possibility on Tuesday at a meeting of trade ministers in Warsaw.

European Union awaits to see what tariffs Trump will levy Sir Keir Starmer says it is "early days" in his relationship with the new US president over trade - but he wants to see "strong trading relations".

The European Union, EU, on Sunday lambasted the sweeping tariffs of U.S. President, Donald Trump on Canada, Mexico and China, saying it would hit back firmly if targeted. Brussels had before now indicated that it hoped to avoid a trade conflict with Trump through negotiation.

The European Union insisted Sunday it would retaliate "firmly" if US President Donald Trump hit it with tariffs, as Brussels decried his sweeping measures against Canada, Mexico and China. "The European Union regrets the US decision to impose tariffs on Canada,