The European Commission is condemning a US decision to impose travel restrictions on five EU citizens, including former commissioner Thierry Breton

It is believed those who have already received their J1 visas for the US this summer are unlikely to be impacted

Simon Harris appeared to contradict a claim that the trade imbalance was discussed with secretary of state Marco Rubio.

Simon Harris insisted that the ‘trade imbalance was not specifically referenced’ during the 20-minute call with the US Secretary of State.