The WTO waiver battle over Covid jab IP rights
Sudden US backing for a global waiver on patent protections for Covid-19 vaccines offers hope to poor nations struggling for doses -- but big pharma thinks the notion misguided
With Biden, Europe hopes for friendlier trade
Final votes are yet to be tallied in the US election but European exporters are already excited about the prospect that Joe Biden may put an end to a trade war and lift US tariffs on their products
Johnson expects no-deal Brexit unless EU makes ‘fundamental change’
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is ready for the scenario of not reaching an agreement unless the European Union is prepared to change its trade policy with Britain.
Spectre of no-deal Brexit returns to haunt virus-hit UK
The prospect of a no-deal Brexit looms again in Britain, stoking fears of a painful double whammy for an economy already on its knees due to the deadly coronavirus outbreak
EU to push for Airbus deal to avoid US tariffs until ‘last hour’
The EU is trying to avoid new US tariffs being imposed on European goods, the EU trade commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom has confirmed.
US to strike EU with $7.5 bn in tariffs over Airbus subsidies
The World Trade Organization has given Washington the green light to slap annual tariffs on $7.5 billion worth of EU goods in retaliation for the bloc's illegal support of Airbus
Breeders fear EU-Mercosur pact will make mincemeat of Belgium’s beef
The Libramont show is the annual highlight for Belgium's proud beef industry, but this year even the sunny skies of Europe's record heatwave can't chase one looming shadow away
EU to challenge US olive tariffs before World Trade Organization
The EU and the US are engaged in trade talks but have made little progress towards launching negotiations on a limited trade deal.
My Brexit plan or crash out of EU: UK PM
British PM Theresa May insists her Brexit plan is the only alternative to leaving the EU without an agreement, an outcome the IMF warns would inflict "substantial costs" on the UK economy.
Europe’s arsenal against Trump’s trade offensive
The EU has prepared a series of counter-measures to respond to Washington's imposition of punishing import tariffs on steel and aluminium, as fears grow of an all-out global trade war.
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