Europe Decoded EU is vowing to fight against economic coercion. How far will it go? "We will not accept intimidation tactics," said Valdis Dombrovskis, the European Commission's Vice President. 08/12/2021
Europe News EU and US vow to boost microchip supplies and promote trustworthy AI The EU and the US kicked off its joint Trade and Technology Council but failed to tackle controversial issues such as data transfers and the Trump-era tariffs on steel and aluminium. 30/09/2021
Uncovering Europe Cheesed off: Brexit blues wipe out UK cheesemaker's European business One Derbyshire cheesemaker says it has fallen victim to the extra paperwork, costs and confusion that have hit many a British exporter to the continent since the UK left the EU. 17/09/2021
Uncovering Europe Brexit harvest: 5 self-sown problems on Boris Johnson's autumn plate The UK faces new border constraints as it struggles with supply shortages, the fruit of the government's rejection of EU rules and overseas labour. 06/09/2021
world news Deadlock as London rejects EU's proposals on Northern Ireland trade Talks between London and Brussels entered another impasse on Monday after the UK refused the EU's proposals to solve post-Brexit trade disputes over Northern Ireland. 27/07/2021
Europe News US-EU need to write the rules for new technologies 'before China' "China doesn't share our values," said Raimondo. "So we, together with Europe, need to write the rules of the road." 15/06/2021
Europe News Switzerland pulls out of negotiations to redefine relationship with EU The Swiss Federal Council concluded on Wednesday that there remain "substantial differences between Switzerland and the EU on key aspects of the agreement", such as wage protection and state aid, and "the conditions are thus not met for the signing". 26/05/2021
world news 100 days on, what impact has Brexit had on UK-EU trade? 100 days after post-Brexit rules kicked in, trade bodies foresee long-term supply problems while some smaller UK businesses have been shut out of EU markets altogether. 31/03/2021
Europe News Brussels prioritises WTO reform in newly announced trade plans The European Commission laid out its trade priorities for the next few years on Thursday, which include reforming the World Trade Organization. 18/02/2021
world news Post-Brexit trade: Is red tape chaos really just 'teething trouble'? A month after the UK left the EU's Single Market and Customs Union, importers and exporters say the new rules have brought a nightmare of red tape and extra costs. 29/01/2021
Europe News EU-US relations under Biden 'won't be the same as before Trump' "There will be no nostalgia," said EU trade chief Sabine Weyland. "We are not going to go back to the global order of previous days." 18/01/2021
Europe News Growers in Belgium all hoping Brexit talks will bear fruit Belgium's fruit sector is worried about Brexit deal or no deal. Fruit exports make up over 5 per cent of the country's agricultural output. They say the main problem is uncertainty. 22/12/2020
United Kingdom Northern Ireland traders in the dark over post-Brexit GB trade Northern Ireland retailers say they're not ready for new trading arrangements with Britain from January 1 as they've not been given the technical information needed. 08/12/2020
world news Brexit deal looking 'very tricky', UK PM says ahead of Brussels talks The British leader told reporters on Tuesday he remains "optimistic" a deal can be secured but warned that "it's looking very, very difficult at the moment." 07/12/2020
Europe News Will last gasp Brexit negotiations bear fruit this weekend? A source close to the talks has told Euronews that it comes down to UK PM Boris Johnson now. 27/11/2020
Europe News EU-UK trade deal talks to resume after London has a change of heart "Clearly, significant differences remain between our positions on the most difficult subjects but we are ready with the EU, to see if it is possible to bring them closer during intensive discussions," said a spokesman for Johnson. 21/10/2020
Europe News EU-UK trade deal talks continue despite London's pessimism The EU and the UK will resume discussions on a post-Brexit trade deal today despite London threatening to walk away from the talks. 19/10/2020
United Kingdom Johnson: Brexit trade talks 'finished' unless EU changes approach The UK prime minister said the EU seemed to be unable to offer the country the preferred Canada-style trade deal post-Brexit. 16/10/2020
View The EU can set the pace worldwide with a forward-thinking digital trade strategy ǀ View With a forward-thinking digital trade strategy, the EU could make a huge impact globally on privacy, COVID-19 recovery efforts and much more. 07/10/2020
Uncovering Europe Brexit trade talks: How badly do Europe's exporters need a deal? Many major European exporters to Britain have sounded cries of alarm on the urgent need for a new post-Brexit free trade agreement. 28/09/2020
Europe News How Hogan's resignation presents Von der Leyen with a fresh headache Hogan quit on Wednesday after becoming embroiled in controversy over whether he flouted COVID-19 restrictions on a recent trip home to Ireland. 27/08/2020
Europe News Golfgate: Commission requests 'further clarifications' from Hogan The EU Commissioner for Trade was forced to apologise at the weekend for breaking Ireland’s coronavirus rules, one of 80 guests at a golf dinner attended by other Irish politicians - some of whom have since resigned. 24/08/2020
United Kingdom Brexit: COVID-19 leaves UK companies even less prepared, report warns "The coronavirus crisis has made a difficult task much harder," the report from the Institute for Government states. 19/07/2020
United Kingdom 'Let's get going': UK steps up preparations for when Brexit kicks in The UK government will delay tariffs and customs declarations on standard goods for six months in 2021 after the end of the post-Brexit transition period. 13/07/2020
Europe News Watch again: EU and China seek to ease tensions at summit Chinese leaders and EU officials are seeking to cool tensions at a video summit on Monday, which will address new tariffs targeting Chinese firms, Beijing’s increasing control over Hong Kong, and the fallout from the coronavirus crisis. 22/06/2020
Europe News UK going its own way on trade is a non-starter, says EU minister Irish foreign minister reacts to Sajid Javid's recent comments about the UK not being "rule takers". 21/01/2020
