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French President Emmanuel Macron attends the OECD ministerial council meeting on &quot;Refounding Multilateralism&quot;, in Paris, France, Wednesday, May 30, 2018. Macron warned against trade wars in an impassioned speech about international cooperation Wednesday, two days before the Trump administration decides whether to hit Europe with punishing new tariffs. (Philippe Wojazer/Pool Photo via AP)

EU in flux as US alliance creaks, populists rise in Italy

By DAVID McHUGH - Associated Press

European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini, right, prepares to shake hands with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi prior to a meeting at EU headquarters in Brussels, Friday, June 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

EU, China vow to uphold Iran nuclear deal

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In this photo taken on Tuesday, April 10 2018, Latvia's Prime Minister Maris Kucinskis poses for a photograph, during an interview, in Riga. Latvia has come into focus as a potential weak link in the West’s banking system as the U.S. and EU increasingly rely on financial sanctions as a weapon in their diplomatic spats — with North Korea, but also Russia and Syria, among others. (AP Photo/David Keyton)

U.S. sanctions have a weak spot: Tiny allies like Latvia

By Carlo Piovano - Associated Press

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, left, prepares to shake hands with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi prior to a meeting at EU headquarters in Brussels, Friday, June 1, 2018. The European Union and China say they will deepen ties on trade and investment and that they fully support global trade rules, after U.S. President Donald slapped tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

From distillers to farmers, trade war would cause casualties

By PAUL WISEMAN and STEVE KARNOWSKI - Associated Press

French President Emmanuel Macron, right, and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Secretary-General Angel Gurria arrive at the OECD ministerial council meeting on "Refounding Multilateralism," in Paris, France, Wednesday, May 30, 2018. Macron warned against trade wars in an impassioned speech about international cooperation Wednesday, two days before the Trump administration decides whether to hit Europe with punishing new tariffs. (Philippe Wojazer/Pool Photo via AP)

Donald Trump plans to go ahead with steel, aluminum tariffs on EU

By Ken Thomas and Angela Charlton - Associated Press

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, right, shakes hands with Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto, left, during their meeting at the US State Department in Washington, Wednesday, May 30, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Hungary a ‘natural ally’ of Trump as Pompeo, Peter Szijjarto meet

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, left, welcomes US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross prior to their meeting at French Economy Ministry in Paris, France, Thursday, May 31, 2018. U.S. tariffs on European steel and aluminum imports are expected after Trump administration's failure to win concessions from EU. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

Trump tariffs on US allies draw retaliation threats

By KEN THOMAS and PAUL WISEMAN - Associated Press

President Donald Trump talks with reporters before boarding Air Force One, Thursday, May 31, 2018, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump slaps tariffs on U.S. allies; they retaliate with their own duties

By Stephen Dinan and S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Polish Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz, left, speaks with Spanish Foreign Minister Alfonso Dastis Quecedo during a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the Europa building in Brussels on Monday, May 28, 2018. EU foreign ministers on Monday were seeking to protect the bloc's strategic and economic interests in Iran in the wake of the U.S. withdrawal from the international nuclear deal. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

EU foreign ministers seek to keep Iran nuclear deal alive

By RAF CASERT - Associated Press

Iran deal: Merkel cautious on compensation after US pullout

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses the media at an EU and Western Balkan heads of state summit at the National Palace of Culture, in Sofia, Bulgaria, Thursday, May 17, 2018. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Europe vows to hold Iran deal together, but will ‘talk’ with Trump

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Luigi Di Maio, leader of Italy's 5-Star movement, is in talks with Matteo Salvini of the League to form a populist and anti-immigrant alliance. (Associated Press)

Italy government alliance clashes with EU ideology

By Eric J. Lyman - Special to The Washington Times

European Council President Donald Tusk speaks during a media conference prior to an EU-Western Balkans summit at the National Palace of Culture in Sofia, Bulgaria, Wednesday, May 16, 2018. Heads of State of the EU and Western Balkan countries will attend a dinner on Wednesday and meet for a summit at Sofia's National Palace of Culture on Thursday. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

EU chief lashes out at Trump amid new push to save Iran deal

By LORNE COOK and RAF CASERT - Associated Press

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson arrives prior to meet German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif at the European Council building in Brussels, Tuesday, May 15, 2018. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys)

Europe, Iran say push to save nuclear deal off to good start

By RAF CASERT and LORNE COOK - Associated Press

Trade body: EU still providing illegal subsidies to Airbus

By JAMEY KEATEN - Associated Press

A uniformed man carries a Croatian flag during a commemoration ceremony in Bleiburg, Austria, Saturday, May 12, 2018. Thousands of Croatian far-right supporters have gathered in a field in southern Austria to commemorate the massacre of pro-Nazis by victorious communists at the end of World War II. The controversial annual event was held Saturday amid a surge of far-right sentiments in Croatia, the European Union's newest member. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

Croats gather in Austria for controversial commemoration

By DUSAN STOJANOVIC - Associated Press

European Council President Donald Tusk, right, and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban participate in a media conference at the EU Council building in Brussels on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is visiting EU officials on Thursday to discuss the current migration crisis. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

A battle of wills over Polish courts exposes EU bullying

By L. Todd Wood

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks on occasion of the Charlemagne Prize awarding to French President Emmanuel Macron in Aachen, Germany, Thursday, May 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

France’s Macron backs European unity amid US tensions

By GEIR MOULSON and CHRISTOPH NOELTING - Associated Press

In this photo released by official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani addresses the nation in a televised speech in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, May 8, 2018. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Tuesday he'd send his foreign minister to negotiate with countries remaining in the nuclear deal after Donald Trump's decision to pull America from the deal, warning he otherwise would restart enriching uranium &quot;in the next weeks.&quot; (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)

The Latest: Macron calls US exit from Iran deal a ‘mistake’

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Sanctions on Iran could cost US, European companies billions

By DAVID KOENIG and ANGELA CHARLTON - Associated Press