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Latest news, analysis and comment on trade policy in Europe and beyond.
Canada and Denmark settle ‘Whisky War’ with a bottle exchange
The friendly deal signed Monday will split the uninhabited mound of rock between Nunavut and Greenland roughly in half.
Beyond the Brexit sound and fury, a legal quagmire awaits
Biden: US to build silos on Poland border to export Ukrainian grain
Ukraine says Russia ‘more resilient’ to sanctions than expected
Boris Johnson picks (another) big Brexit fight
US urges UK to keep talking to EU in ‘good faith’ amid Brexit row
UK vows to ‘remove’ EU court from Northern Ireland Brexit protocol
Europe Minister Beaune among top officials at risk in French parliamentary election
Challenge from new French left alliance could force ministers out after the second round.
5 things to watch for in the latest Northern Ireland Brexit bust-up
Boris Johnson’s government is set to present a bill Monday allowing it to waive controversial post-Brexit rules on trade.
Globalization’s gut check: World Trade Organization gathering offers a test of free trade system
If the global organization can’t reach a consensus on some of the low-hanging fruit on its agenda, there is little hope it can help tackle the world’s biggest challenges.
Ukraine war derails French plan for fairer food trade
A push to impose stricter food standards on non-EU countries fizzles out.
The lobbying war over cutting EU emissions
Centrist and left-wing lawmakers say lobby outfits played significant role, while their opponents say it’s the way the game is played.
Zelenskyy calls on UN food body to kick out Russia
Ukraine president says Moscow ‘working’ toward starving millions by blockading the Black Sea.
Boris Johnson’s new Brexit gamble
A wounded prime minister retreats to his comfort zone.
Black Sea bullshit: Kyiv battles Russia’s lies on the food crisis
Moscow has a parallel version of events in which Ukraine is responsible for the closure of the port of Odesa.
EU Parliament clash delays key climate legislation
Furious MEPs failed to strike a deal on an overhaul of the bloc’s carbon market.
WTO boss warns against economic cold war
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala tells POLITICO now is not the time to back out of global trade.
Key climate proposals fail to pass European Parliament
MEPs refused to adopt positions on key files following conservative-led efforts to water them down.
No deal yet with Russia or Turkey to unblock Black Sea, Ukraine says
Kremlin’s Sergey Lavrov will hold talks with Turkish foreign minister in Ankara on Wednesday.
Ukraine war highlights stakes of Chinese attack on Taiwan
Beijing’s threat to Taiwan will loom over Asia’s top security conference this weekend.
MEPs prepare for key climate vote against backdrop of war and inflation
Parliament votes Wednesday on measures crucial to reducing the EU’s emissions by 55 percent this decade.
At UN, EU’s Michel blames Russia for food crisis
In speech to Security Council, European Council president refutes Kremlin claims about Western sanctions.
Senegalese president buys into Putin’s promise to free Ukraine’s grain
Macky Sall calls on countries to lift sanctions on Russian wheat and fertilizers — even though there aren’t any.
Abramovich is suing the EU. He’s not the only one
Russian companies and individuals are fighting against sanctions in court.
EU sanctions Putin’s alleged girlfriend Alina Kabaeva
Measure is part of latest package aimed at Moscow over war in Ukraine.
Macron MP fights to prove he isn’t Beijing’s man
Buon Tan was the only lawmaker to vote against a resolution calling China’s treatment of Uyghurs a genocide.
More than 20 of Putin’s allies fight back against EU sanctions
More than 20 businessmen, politicians and other individuals connected to the Kremlin are suing the Council of the EU after having been sanctioned following the invasion of …
Orbán wins again as furious EU envoys take church patriarch off Russian sanctions list
Russian Orthodox leader Patriarch Kirill removed from EU sanctions list after objections from Budapest.
European Parliament bars Russia-backed lobbyists
Move comes amid debate over EU’s sixth package of sanctions.
Hungary throws new spanner into EU sanctions talks
Budapest has asked to exempt the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, from the latest round of sanctions against Moscow, diplomats say.
Can a WTO summit fix the world’s problems? It’s a long shot
The upcoming WTO summit is an opportunity to tackle the pandemic and world hunger. Politics is in the way.
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