Uncovering Europe Five UK arguments for changing the Northern Ireland Protocol The UK government intends to introduce a law to override the Northern Ireland Protocol, part of the Brexit divorce deal painstakingly struck with the EU. 31/05/2022
Europe News EU and US agree to strengthen global supply chains amid Ukraine war The two sides were meeting in Paris for the second Trade and Technology Council. 16/05/2022
Europe Decoded EU-India relations enter new chapter under the shadow of Ukraine war The blooming relations between Brussels and New Delhi recently hit a bump in the road: Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which India has failed to condemn or sanction. 25/04/2022
Taste How has the Russia-Ukraine war devastated Ecuador's banana industry? It seems like a strange question but Ecuador is the world's largest banana exporter, and the sector has been hammered by the war in Ukraine. 06/04/2022
United Kingdom Brexit causing higher costs, red tape and delays, says UK report A parliamentary committee paints a less than rosy picture of the Brexit so vaunted by Boris Johnson — and warns that new border controls risk further disruption. 09/02/2022
world news US and Japan reach a deal on steel tariffs US government officials have reached a deal to lift a 25% tariff that former President Donald Trump imposed on imported Japanese steel. 08/02/2022
Uncovering Europe Ten stories to understand Brexit since the UK left the EU It's nearly two years since the UK formally left the 27-member bloc, and one year since it began operating largely free of Brussels' rules. 03/01/2022
United Kingdom A year since Brexit: How has it affected European exporters to the UK? You will probably hear a lot about how Brexit has affected UK producers. But what about European exporters to Britain? Have they had to find new markets? 27/12/2021
Japan McDonald's Japan ration fries as COVID and floods chip away at stocks The chips are down for some fast food fans in Japan. 22/12/2021
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
Portugal Brexit: UK's Lord Frost offers EU 'new legal text' on N Ireland David Frost's speech in Portugal follows a war of words between London and Brussels over the post-Brexit protocol that the UK government wants changed. 12/10/2021
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
world news EU approves €5 billion fund to help businesses post-Brexit Ireland, the only EU country sharing a land border with the UK, will receive €1.1 billion, while France will benefit from €735 million. 28/09/2021
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
France France to resume champagne exports to Russia as talks bid falls flat Exports stopped because a new law in Russia meant French producers had to remove "champagne" from their bottles and replace it with "sparkling wine". 13/09/2021
United Kingdom N Ireland: Change Brexit deal or we'll sink Belfast government — DUP Jeffrey Donaldson, leader of Northern Ireland's largest British unionist party, is threatening to collapse the power-sharing administration unless post-Brexit trade rules are rewritten within "weeks". 09/09/2021
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
Egypt Ever Given ship finally leaves Suez Canal after compensation agreed Suez Canal authorities have released the Ever Given shipping vessel that blocked the crucial east-west waterway for nearly a week in March. 07/07/2021
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
Good Morning Europe UK government 'divided' over possible trade deal with Australia It comes amid concern the agreement could undermine the UK's farming industry. 24/05/2021
Egypt Egyptian court refuses to release ship that blocked the Suez Canal The 400m-long cargo ship will only be released back to its Japanese owner once damages have been paid, Egyptian authorities have said. 05/05/2021
Denmark EU countries express interest in Denmark's AstraZeneca vaccines The World Health Organization said that Denmark was considering sharing unused vaccine doses with poorer countries. 15/04/2021
Europe News Firms must store more to avoid shocks to global supply chain, says MEP Dutch MEP Samira Rafaela told Euronews that businesses must become less dependent on just-in-time supplies if future disturbances to international trade, like the pandemic or Suez Canal blockage, are to be avoided. 06/04/2021
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
