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EU and 16 WTO members agree on temporary body to settle disputes
The EU Commission announced that the European Union, together with 16 other countries, including China, agreed to establish a body to bypass the United...
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Trump reiterates threat to impose tariffs on European cars
US president Donald Trump said he is serious about imposing tariffs on European cars unless the European Union agrees on a transatlantic deal.
Trump is...
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Several European nations will introduce a digital tax if no OECD deal is reached
France, Italy, and Spain have said they would move ahead with their national digital tax if no international deal on digital taxation is reached...
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Macron, Trump agree to hold off on a potential tariffs war
French president Emmanuel Macron said he had a “great discussion” with US president Donald Trump over France's planned digital tax.
“They agreed to give a...
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EU to assess if US-China deal is compatible with WTO rules
The EU will assess whether the newly signed US-China Phase One deal is compatible with WTO rules. The deal opened a new, quieter phase...
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European companies ask EU to toughen its approach to China
The business organization BusinessEurope complained that China was the most restrictive of the EU’s trading partners. The EU is China’s biggest trading partner.
The organisation...
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Von der Leyen, Lagarde say 11 months is not enough for a EU-UK deal
The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, warned that the timeframe for a deal defining the post-Brexit relationship with the EU...
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Johnson to push for a swift post-Brexit trade deal with the EU
UK prime minister Boris Johnson was expected to tell EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, that Britain will not extend the post-Brexit transition...
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Austria to reject Mercosur deal
The new Austrian government will not support the trade deal between the EU and South American nations.
The EU and the South American trade bloc...
Albania
Zaev-Mitsotakis Thessaloniki meeting explores EU Enlargement delays
The prime ministers of Greece and North Macedonia met on the sidelines of the Thessaloniki 2019 Summit on November 14. This was their second...
Albania
Tsipras visits Skopje hoping to cement his Prespes accomplishments
Greece’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras visited North Macedonia’s capital Skopje on 2 April, his second visit to the country since signing the Prespes Agreement. ...
Analysis
Name Dispute: Important issues progressing while public attention fades
While the Name Dispute between Greece and the newly-renamed Republic of North Macedonia has fallen out of the headlines, several notable developments occurred in...
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Name Dispute: Coming to terms
The Name Dispute has again fallen from the headlines in Northern Macedonia and Greece, as the public focus in Skopje is on April’s Presidential...
Analysis
Trump sends David Malpass to the World Bank
President Donald J Trump named David Malpass, currently US Treasury Undersecretary for International Affairs, as the US candidate for the Presidency of the World...
China
A revived role for the US in Northern Greece requires dynamic action and focus
As a former US diplomat who served as Consul General in Thessaloniki, it’s impossible not to become a lifelong booster of the Thessaloniki International...
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Trump’s White House proclaims new (and maybe negotiable) tariffs to take effect in 15 days
US President Donald J. Trump signed a tariff proclamation March 8 at the White House, including a series of carefully-crafted exemptions for NAFTA partners...
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