HANOI, Jan 25 (Reuters) - The European Union and Vietnam will elevate ties during a visit to Hanoi by the European Council President Antonio Costa on Thursday, an EU official said, as both sides seek to expand international partnerships amid disruptions from U.

European Council president Antonio Costa arrived in India on Sunday, as the EU and New Delhi seek to seal a free trade pact, capping nearly two decades of negotiations between the economic behemoths.

The European Union is suspending its special tariff threat against the United States following this week's sudden de-escalation of the Greenland conflict, it was confirmed on Friday. A regulation prepared last year for duties on imports worth €93 billion ($109 billion) is to be put on hold for a further six months,

European Union lawmakers have voted to hold up a major free trade agreement with the Mercosur group of South American countries over concerns about the legality of the deal

The European Union will suspend retaliatory tariffs on €93 billion ($109 billion) of US goods for another six months after US President Donald Trump backed down from his threat to impose levies on some EU countries that opposed his push to annex Greenland.

Rattled by U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats over Greenland, the European Union is readying countermeasures against the United States.

BRUSSELS, Jan 23 (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Friday it would propose suspending for another six months an EU package of retaliatory trade measures against the U.S. worth 93 billion euros ($109.

The ECJ review is likely to take more than 12 months, pushing back the timetable for ratification of the accord with the Mercosur bloc of Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay.