brussels bureau G7: diplomatic detentes and mixed messages Our political editor Darren McCaffrey looks at the outcome of the G7. 27/08/2019
world news The Brief: Australia optimistic over potential of EU trade deal Canberra and Brussels began talks in May 2018 and both sides of the negotiating table have clear demands. 13/08/2019
World EU-Mercosur deal: Is the agreement a threat to European agriculture? Twenty years after negotiations began, the European Union and the South American trade bloc Mercosur reached a free-trade agreement on Friday, but farmers have raised concerns 03/07/2019
World EU and Vietnam sign "ambitious" free trade deal The European Union signed a landmark free trade deal with Vietnam on Sunday, the first of its kind with a developing country in Asia. 30/06/2019
brussels bureau Pompeo says current US-Europe trade deal is 'not fair' Relations between Europe and the U.S. are “excellent” but current trade terms are “not fair” to America, Mike Pompeo said. 03/06/2019
Good Morning Europe Trump announces 5% tariffs on Mexico in response to migrants President Donald Trump announced on Twitter that he is placing a 5% tariff on all Mexican imports to pressure the country over migrants trying to cross the U.S. border. 31/05/2019
USA Trump says US will impose 5% tariff on all Mexican goods The president says the tariffs will take effect June 10 and will stay until "illegal migrants" stop coming into the country from Mexico. 31/05/2019
world news US lifts steel and aluminium tariffs on Canada and Mexico The tariffs were imposed in 2018 after Donald Trump said cheap steel in the United States posed a national security threat 18/05/2019
View Despite our Brexit differences, we must work together for the common good ǀ View It is in our mutual interest to make a success of the Brexit negotiations and rescue a deal that will allow us to continue to trade and work together as closely as we have before. 29/03/2019
Good Morning Europe No-deal Brexit “like jumping off cliff without parachute” says former WTO leader Pascal Good Morning Europe that the idea the United Kingdom would be able to negotiate improved terms in bilateral trade deals “made no sense”. 22/02/2019
United Kingdom UK outlines post-Brexit trading vision, prepares to shift to the East International Trade Secretary Liam Fox set out to position the UK as a champion of multilateralism in a major speech on Friday, just 56 days before Britain leaves the EU. 01/02/2019
USA Trump claims trade progress U.S. President says big progress is being made on trade talks with China 30/12/2018
world news US and Canada claim victory as NAFTA saved at the last Both Washington and Ottowa made concessions as the trilateral trade pact with Mexico was rescued, despite Donald Trump’s long-standing criticisms. 01/10/2018
world news Switzerland is also negotiating its relationship with the EU Currently relations between Switzerland and the EU are based on more than 100 bilateral agreements struck since 1972. 26/09/2018
Nigeria Britain's Prime Minister touts for trade in Nigeria The UK will increase its military support to Nigeria to help protect its citizens and British workers from the "menace" of groups like Boko Haram. But the main aim of the trip is to push trade ties 30/08/2018
Business Brics summit: importance of "open world economy" Leaders of the BRICS bloc of emerging economies, signed a declaration supporting an open and inclusive multilateral trading system under World Trade Organisation rules 27/07/2018
USA Trump and Juncker ease US-EU trade tensions, promise zero tariffs Trump and Juncker ease US-EU trade tensions, promise zero tariffs 25/07/2018
brussels bureau EU and Japan sign historic trade deal The EU and Japan have just signed the largest free-trade deal either country has negotiated. 17/07/2018
focus EU-Japan EPA: what will it mean for companies and consumers? An historic economic partnership agreement between the EU and Japan is being signed in Tokyo this week, heralding a new era in trade relations. But what will it mean for companies and consumers? 16/07/2018
Global Japan Japan-EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA): Why the agreement between Japan and the EU is a big deal In this episode of Global Japan, you will discover a historic economic partnership agreement between Japan and the European Union. Much more than just a free trade agreement, it goes well beyond the purely economic sphere. 09/07/2018
Canada G7 finance ministers isolate U.S. Canada, Mexico and the EU all plan retaliatory measures 02/06/2018
world news Macron brands Trump tariffs move ‘illegal’ and vows EU response The French president slams US ‘economic nationalism’ as EU leaders weigh up retaliation, as US tariffs on steel and aluminium imports come into effect. 01/06/2018
USA U.S. and China trade war is on hold It's after both countries have dropped their tariff threats to each other, according to a joint statement. 20/05/2018
economy China calls on WTO members to oppose the United States' tariffs Beijing urges them to oppose U.S. tariffs targeting China’s alleged theft of intellectual property. 26/03/2018
brussels bureau EU 'close' to trade war with the US The EU could tax whiskey 'n rye, bluejeans and boss hogs, as trade rhetoric ramps up. 09/03/2018
world news International condemnation over Trump trade tariffs President Trump’s trade tariffs provoke condemnation for some of the US’s main international trading partners. 09/03/2018
