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
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 turns page on Brexit, moves on to trade talks
A resolute European Union sought Friday to turn the page on Brexit and move on to negotiating a looser, less favourable trading relationship with its departing British partner
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 urges big powers to avert trade ‘conflict and chaos’
The EU urges the US, China and Russia to work together to ease worsening global trade tensions, warning that they could otherwise spiral into "conflict and chaos".
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.
Economic partnerships worldwide
CEFTA, APEC, NAFTA, SACU – economic communities exist all over the world. Our graphic provides an overview over the most important partnerships.