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#Trade

Britain's PM Rishi Sunak and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen attend a joint press conference at the Fairmont Hotel in Windsor, west of London on February 27, 2023, following their meeting. Photo: Dan Kitwood / Pool
Britain's PM Rishi Sunak and European Co... […]

Northern Ireland Protocol: why the changes?

Britain and the EU have struck a deal to re-fashion a post-Brexit trade agreement with Northern Ireland that has become a significant political problem
The Baltic Performer, a 150-metre cargo ship operated by a Swedish subsidiary of the Russian company Baltic Shipping, arrives in the Swedish port of Helsingborg on April 4, 2022. Photo: Camille Bas-Wohlert / AFP
The Baltic Performer, a 150-metre cargo ... […]

Europe warms up to Russian shipping blockade

One of Sweden's two main dockworkers' unions decided at the end of March that it would not unload vessels with ties to Russia, in protest against Moscow's invasion of Ukraine
Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans (L) and President Ursula von der Leyen unveil the 'European Green Deal' during a press conference at the EU Parliament in Brussels on July 14, 2021. Photo: John Thys / AFP
Commission Vice President Frans Timmerma... […]

Europe’s green economy plan: main points

The European Commission has unveiled a vast legislative programme to increase the cost of pollution and drive the economy towards a carbon neutral future
Joe Biden (centre) is flanked by Ursula von der Leyen (left) and Charles Michel ahead of the EU-US summit in Brussels. Photo: Kenzo Tribouillard / AFP
Joe Biden (centre) is flanked by Ursula ... […]

US, EU strike Airbus-Boeing deal, turn to China ‘challenges’

US President Joe Biden and the EU have agreed a long-term truce in the 17-year-old Airbus-Boeing feud, putting aside their own disputes to take on a rising China
France's President Emmanuel Macron (left) and Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel (right) look at US President Donald Trump during a 2019 NATO summit in Watford. Photo: Christian Hartmann / AFP-Pool / File
France's President Emmanuel Macron (left... […]

Five sore points in EU-US ties

Brussels and Washington will renew their vows during a whistle-stop visit by President Joe Biden to EU headquarters, following a difficult four years under Donald Trump's rule
The EU has already launched legal proceedings against the UK after it delayed custom controls on some goods arriving in Northern Ireland from mainland Britain. Photo: Paul Faith / AFP
The EU has already launched legal procee... […]

UK urges EU ‘flexibility’ for post-Brexit N. Ireland trade

Britain and the EU hold key talks about implementing the Brexit deal, with London urging "flexibility" from Brussels over trading arrangements in Northern Ireland blamed for sparking violence