European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker will not arrive in the United States for talks with President Donald Trump with a specific trade offer, the Commission spokesperson said. President @JunckerEU set to meet President @realDonaldTrump on July 25. Purpose of the visit is to focus on improving transatlantic trade and forging a stronger economic 🇪🇺-🇺🇸partnership. More…
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UK post-Brexit trade deal with U.S “absolutely possible”
During his visit to the United Kingdom President Donald Trump said the United States and Britain could secure a “great” post-Brexit trade deal, lavishing praise on Prime Minister Theresa May. Trump: "Once the Brexit process has concluded and perhaps the UK has left the EU" pic.twitter.com/sl4v2k9vYv — BrexitCentral (@BrexitCentral) July 13, 2018 Standing alongside Prime…
Northern Ireland to receive special status for EU trade
The United Kingdom will attempt to break the deadlock in the Brexit negotiations with a proposal to grant Northern Ireland joint UK and European Union status so that it can trade freely with both, The Sun newspaper reported. Excl: Revealed – David Davis’s new Brexit plan to give Northern Ireland joint UK/EU status and a border…
EU aims at free trade with Australia and New Zealand
The Council authorised the Commission to open trade negotiations with Australia and New Zealand and adopted negotiating directives for each of the negotiations. .@EUCouncil gives go-ahead to #trade negotiations with Australia & New Zealand to deepen existing cooperation and further reduce barriers to trade. A strong signal of EU's commitment to openness, free trade and global…
UK and Ireland face similar Brexit trade challenges
he United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland face similar trade-related exposures to Brexit a new report by academic think tank The UK in a Changing Europe finds. 930 start for those who have registered. 930 livestream start for those who haven’t https://t.co/EEYO8pxKNN — Anand Menon (@anandMenon1) May 21, 2018 The report – Brexit and the…
Johnson defines Customs partnership as”crazy”
Britain’s proposal for a customs partnership with the European Union after Brexit is “crazy“, foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said, deepening divisions in the government of Prime Minister Theresa May. He criticised Prime Minister Theresa May’s compromise policy as a “crazy system” that would leave the UK “locked in the tractor beam of Brussels”, in an interview…
EU-Mexico duty-free – winners and losers
“Free Trade Agreements with Canada, Mercosur, Mexico, Singapore …When there are no more countries available the Commission will sell the left over rights for European tariffs to “other planets” (those that @JunckerEU met after the Brexit …)” – say critics of the EU-Mexico Trade deal. Accords de libre-Ă©change avec le Canada, le Mercosur, le Mexique,…
EU27: “club” or “gang” language?
Any suggestion from the EU27 that Britain should be punished for leaving would turn it into a “gang”, not a voluntary club of nations, and goes against the interests of member states, trade minister Liam Fox. "The idea of punishing Britain is not the language of a club, it's the language of a gang."　International Trade…
Trade secretary against remaining in Customs Union
The UK trade secretary Liam Fox intends to warn about implications of the remaining in a customs union with the European Union after Brexit, he claims that it will impact the economy in a negative way calling the prospect “a sellout of Britain’s national interests.” Brexit: Liam Fox to warn of customs union 'sell out' https://t.co/Wq5PO3kk9f…
Tannock: just WTO rules won’t suffice for UK
Charles TANNOCK MEP (UK, ECR) reflects upon possible outcome of Article 50 negotiations, transition period, free-trade agreement, and ‘hard’ Brexit consequences. Ahead of December 14-15 EU Summit, concluding first stage of the EU27-UK talks on exit conditions MEP shares his vision on trade under WTO rules in case parties will not come to an agreement….
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