Trade Agreements
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‘The deal man’: Some nations see Trump as the pro-trade candidate
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How Kamala Harris’ platform could differ from Joe Biden’s
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How Kamala Harris’ platform could differ from Joe Biden’s
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EU snubs Hungary and Slovakia over Ukraine oil sanctions
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Is Brexit Britain about to turn into Switzerland — without the fondue?
UK ‘nowhere near’ renegotiating trade deal with EU, says David Lammy
The British foreign secretary’s comments come as leaders descend on Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire for a meeting of the European Political Community.
Keir Starmer says he wants a better Brexit trade deal
The new U.K. prime minister told Northern Ireland’s government in Belfast existing rules must be enforced before he could seek further changes.
Macron loses clout to European free traders as he does battle at home
As Emmanuel Macron faces another election defeat, France’s hold over EU trade policy is about to loosen. Some EU countries sense an opportunity.
The UK’s Brexit dream is dead
Sorry Boris, your Euroskeptic vision has failed in so many ways.
Germany’s Scholz blasts EU for failure to do trade deals
Berlin didn’t relinquish its powers to do trade deals in order for Brussels to do nothing, Chancellor Olaf Scholz tells lawmakers.
China targets Morocco as launchpad into Europe’s green auto market
As Brussels gets tougher on Chinese imports, Beijing is diversifying its strategies to maintain access to key markets.
City dreams of Labour win to deliver new Brexit deal
It’s considered a ‘hanging offense,’ but could some EU countries hash out side deals with the UK on financial services?
Europe gives China a taste of its own trade medicine
Europe is using the threat of tariffs to press Chinese electric car makers to set up in the EU and share know-how.
UK farmers feared a Brexit flood of cheap Aussie beef. It hasn’t happened yet.
One year after post-Brexit trade deals with Australia and New Zealand came into force, farmers’ worst fears have yet to materialize.
Why the Dutch will stop worrying about free trade and start to love France
Under radical right-winger Geert Wilders, the Netherlands is likely to swing behind France’s defensive trade agenda.
Europe is turning to the right: Here’s how that will impact trade policy
From how to deal with China to a possible Donald Trump return to the White House, POLITICO previews how the next European Parliament could shape EU trade policy.
Georgia’s ruling party blasts US and EU ‘blackmail,’ vows to pass Russia-style law
Georgian Dream’s “foreign agent” bill and crackdown on protesters faces growing condemnation.
Watch out Brussels, Geert Wilders’ new Dutch government is coming
Far-right leader’s priorities include ripping up EU migration policy and diluting green commitments.
US tariff smackdown on Chinese EVs leaves EU playing catch-up
Brussels insists on its own evidence-based methods, but risks ending up looking weak as a result.
Brexit eel wars: Brussels accuses Britain of being too green
Snakey fish fight is center stage as U.K.’s new environmental measures rub the EU the wrong way.
Europe’s farmers revel in affection despite Green Deal clash
Leading EU politicians pay devoted lip service to farmers but offer no legislation to solve their green dilemma.
Joe Biden won’t do a trade deal with Britain, says Liz Truss
The former prime minister dismissed the chance of any trade deal happening under the incumbent president.
The EU needs to get its trade mojo back, say Sweden and Finland
Nordic nations urge Brussels to get on and do trade deals — and not to tie them to its environmental agenda.
Elephants trample on German coalition’s fragile vibes
German liberal targets the Greens in making case to allow trophy-hunting imports.
Farm trade rift puts Ukraine’s EU aspirations in limbo
If Ukraine wants to join the EU, it may have to leave its agricultural sector out in the cold.
EU discord over Ukraine free trade spells trouble for Kyiv’s accession hopes
EU countries’ bickering over whether to grant Ukraine’s farm production another year of access to their markets could well be a taste of what’s to come if Kyiv becomes the bloc’s 28th member.
Macron bets on investments and fraternité to charm Lula in first visit to Brazil
The French president hopes to put aside differences with Brazil on trade and the war in Ukraine.
Rishi Sunak’s Brexit trade agenda is faltering. Are the Gulf states his last hope?
Bruised by a breakdown in talks with Canada and sluggish progress with India, Britain is setting its sights on this gold-lined pocket of the Middle East.