Trade UK

Latest news, analysis and comment on trade policy in the U.K.

With Merkel gone, Germany gets tough on Brexit

June 25, 2022 2:18 pm

New German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has Boris Johnson firmly in his sights.

Tory Brexiteers will back Northern Ireland protocol bill

June 25, 2022 6:00 am

British MPs will on Monday vote on the U.K. government’s plan to override trade rules in Northern Ireland.

UK trade department ghosts business over tariff cut requests

June 24, 2022 5:00 am

The proposals the government requested were met with silence.

UK trade secretary set to extend controversial steel protections

June 23, 2022 2:23 pm

Steel industry welcomes ‘right result’ but role of trade watchdog under scrutiny.

Brussels says it’s serious about green trade deals

June 22, 2022 11:12 am

The EU aims to use its massive market power to push trading partners to act on climate change.

Smugglers’ secrets: How Russia can beat EU sanctions

June 21, 2022 8:59 pm

It’s only a matter of time before Russia starts pulling tricks on ships at sea and sending goods via friendly countries to avoid and evade sanctions.

Spain demands EU leave energy treaty over climate concerns

June 21, 2022 6:44 pm

Spain is the first country to publicly call for an exit from the treaty.

EU moves toward Russian lobbyist ban

June 21, 2022 6:41 pm

Russian representatives will be suspended from the transparency register, as Council of EU takes action.

Race against time to unlock Ukraine’s trapped grain

June 18, 2022 10:50 am

Western governments are scrambling to bolster a patchwork of land routes to export the grain before the summer harvest.

WTO breaks negotiating slump with package of deals

June 17, 2022 8:18 am

The deals breathe new life into the moribund organization, which previously had produced only one new multilateral agreement between all 164 members in its 27-year existence.

Boris Johnson’s ethics chief quit amid row over steel tariffs

June 16, 2022 1:51 pm

Christopher Geidt said he had been placed in an ‘impossible and odious position’ regarding dispute over tariffs.

Poland says Biden’s plan to export Ukrainian grain ‘interesting’ but will take months

June 15, 2022 7:23 pm

US president proposed building temporary silos on the Polish-Ukrainian border to move crucial goods stuck amid Russia’s invasion.

India takes WTO hostage as key talks drag into overtime

June 15, 2022 7:04 pm

First major WTO meeting in five years is at risk of failure, diplomats fear.

EU launches legal action over UK’s Northern Ireland Brexit bill

June 15, 2022 11:45 am

EU takes aim at UK legislation which would let it ignore parts of the post-Brexit Northern Ireland protocol.

Beyond the Brexit sound and fury, a legal quagmire awaits

June 14, 2022 11:54 pm

The EU is about to trigger a lengthy legal process to bring Britain back in line with the Brexit deals.

Biden: US to build silos on Poland border to export Ukrainian grain

June 14, 2022 7:26 pm

US and Western officials have been exploring efforts to build temporary silos in Ukraine and other nations as a means to quickly scale up grain storage capacity in Ukraine.

Ukraine says Russia ‘more resilient’ to sanctions than expected

June 14, 2022 5:00 pm

‘Revenues from commodities ensure stability of Russia’s public finances,’ deputy economy minister says.

Boris Johnson picks (another) big Brexit fight

June 13, 2022 10:06 pm

UK prime minister makes his move on Northern Ireland protocol as Brussels mulls legal action.

US urges UK to keep talking to EU in ‘good faith’ amid Brexit row

June 13, 2022 9:56 pm

Antony Blinken calls for plan that ‘preserves the gains of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement.’

UK vows to ‘remove’ EU court from Northern Ireland Brexit protocol

June 13, 2022 7:00 pm

Boris Johnson insists UK bill on Northern Irish trade is ‘not a big deal.’

Europe Minister Beaune among top officials at risk in French parliamentary election

June 13, 2022 6:52 pm

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

June 12, 2022 4:12 pm

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

June 11, 2022 11:04 am

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

June 10, 2022 6:30 am

A push to impose stricter food standards on non-EU countries fizzles out.

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