By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS, Jan 21 (Reuters) - EU lawmakers voted on Wednesday to challenge the European Union's contentious free trade agreement with South America in the bloc's top court, a move that could delay the deal by two years and potentially derail it.

European Union lawmakers are expected to vote on ratifying the bloc’s trade deal with the US, restarting the process after President Donald Trump walked back his latest threat to impose tariffs on European allies that opposed his plans to annex Greenland.

European Parliament Member Anders Vistisen confronts President Donald Trump's Greenland interest with profanity-laced rebuke, drawing official reprimand from parliament leadership.

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.

BRUSSELS, Jan 22 (Reuters) - The European Union will likely resume work on a trade deal with the United States after U.S. President Donald Trump took back a tariff threat over his attempt to acquire Greenland,

The leaders said they want an EU-U.S. trade deal to be back on track after the European Parliament ​suspended its ratification in protest over U.S. pressure to acquire Greenland. While saying they want to work on strengthening the transatlantic cooperation, the EU leaders warned that they ‌were ready to act if Trump was to threaten them again.

The European Parliament again backed listing Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist group, though the final decision remains with the EU Council.

Top officials in the European Parliament have voted to condemn U.S. sanctions on former European Commissioner Thierry Breton.