European Union governments have backed a proposal to limit Chinese medical device suppliers' participation in bids for public contracts, after finding EU companies were not given fair access to China's public tenders,

China trade tensions this week. Tensions are simmering as Washington and Beijing accuse each other of undermining last month’s agreement–and officials hint of a possible phone call between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping this week.

US President Donald Trump is eager to land more trade deals, but talks with China and Europe continue to languish amid communications breakdowns and fresh tariff threats.

The European Union is preparing “countermeasures” against the United States if the two sides cannot reach a deal after surprise U.S. tariffs on steel rattled global markets and complicated the ongoing negotiations between Brussels and Washington.

European shares retreated on Monday after rounding off monthly gains in May, as U.S. President Donald Trump's new tariff plans threatened to rekindle global trade tensions. The continent-wide STOXX 600 was down 0.

The European Union said it is preparing “countermeasures” against the U.S. following President Donald Trump’s unexpected announcement that he would increase his tariffs on steel. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Trump last week agreed to “rapidly” begin on a trade deal.

Poland has elected Karol Nawrocki, a nationalist conservative, as its next president — a win that signals a turn to the right in one of the European Union's member states

Nationalist Karol Nawrocki's victory in Poland's presidential election deals a major blow to pro-EU premier Donald Tusk and looks set to rattle Brussels.While Nawrocki's win may not upend Brussels, it was welcomed by the EU's cohort of nationalist leaders spearheaded by Hungary's Viktor Orban as a triumph for their anti-EU cause.

In a victory for European conservatives inspired by President Donald Trump, Nawrocki secured 50.89% of the vote, election commission data showed.

A nationalist candidate backed by Donald Trump won Poland’s presidential election, defeating the centrist mayor of Warsaw and complicating efforts to shift the nation back into the European Union mainstream.