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Canada joins new German France ‘alliance’ that doesn’t include U.S.
OTTAWA — Canada has formally joined a German-French coalition aimed at saving the international world order from destruction by various world dictators and autocrats — and U.S. President Donald Trump. The initiative is part of ongoing government efforts to shore…
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EU agrees terms for limited trade talks with US
Brussels, Belgium — The European Union approved Monday its terms for negotiating a new trade deal with the United States, but set up a possible show-down with Washington by refusing to include agricultural products in the talks. Making public the…
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China’s spreading influence in Eastern Europe worries West
Belgrade, Serbia — Coal-powered plants, mobile networks, major bridges, roads and railways: Chinese investments have been booming throughout Central and Eastern Europe’s cash-strapped developing countries, even as European Union officials scramble to counter Beijing’s mounting economic and political influence on…
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Trick or treat? EU, UK agree to delay Brexit until Halloween
Brussels, Belgium — As if Brexit hadn’t spooked Britain and the European Union enough over the past three years, the two sides agreed early Thursday to extend the deadline to Halloween. The new, Oct. 31 cutoff date averts a precipitous…
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From jets to cheese: Trump wants to impose new tariffs on EU
London, UK — The United States wants to tax $11.2 billion worth of EU goods — from airplanes to Gouda cheese — in what some experts say marks another attempt by the Trump administration to use tariffs to reshape global…
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CEVA commences regular trucking service between China and Europe
Baar, Switzerland — CEVA Logistics has further extended its highway to the west road service between China and Europe following on from its first ever TIR truck to Poland at the end of last year. This week, the company marked…
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European shippers call for repeal of liner shipper regulation
Brussels, Belgium — The European Shippers’ Council (ESC) stated that the Consortia Block Exemption Regulation (BER) that is currently under the revision of the European Commission has not contributed to better services in maritime transport for shippers as it aimed…
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UK firms step up preparations for a ‘no deal’ Brexit
London — U.K. companies have ratcheted up their preparations for a disorderly “no-deal” Brexit as best they can over the past couple of months, the Bank of England said Thursday. With the prospect of a chaotic Brexit potentially eight days…
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UK speaker stymies PM May’s bid for 3rd vote on Brexit deal
London, UK — The speaker of Britain’s House of Commons dealt a potentially fatal blow to Prime Minister Theresa May’s ailing Brexit deal on Monday, saying the government couldn’t keep asking lawmakers to vote on the same deal they have…
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UK unveils new tariff regime in event of ‘no deal’ Brexit
London, UK — Business leaders reacted with fury Wednesday after the British government unveiled a temporary tariff regime that could see higher prices on an array of imports ranging from cars to butter, if the country crashes out of the…
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Brexit: Parliament gets to decide between no deal and delay
London, UK — British Prime Minister Theresa May bowed to intense political pressure Tuesday and handed control of Brexit to Parliament, telling lawmakers they will get to choose between leaving the European Union on schedule — with or without a…
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Brexit’s toll: UK economy at weakest since financial crisis
London, UK — Mounting uncertainty over Brexit is weighing heavily on the British economy, which slowed last year to its weakest growth rate since the aftermath of the global financial crisis, official figures showed Monday. The Office for National Statistics…