Trade War

A post-Brexit spat between Britain and the European Union is threatening to spiral into an all-out trade war. The two sides are at odds over the complicated status of Northern Ireland, a British province that effectively stayed in the E.U.’s single market even as the rest of the country withdrew…

The European Commission responded to the publication on Monday of the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill with an announcement that it intends to re-open legal action against the UK which has been on hold since September. Commission vice president Maros Sefcovic hinted at further measures saying the unliteral action by the…

UK sets up EU battle with N.Ireland changes published : 13 Jun 2022 at 16:45 Critics of the 'Northern Ireland Protocol' say it is disrupting trade. LONDON: The UK government will Monday introduce legislation to unilaterally rip up post-Brexit trading rules for Northern Ireland, despite the potential for a trade…

The Government is "furious" at British plans to scrap parts of the Northern Protocol, despite assurances the moves will be "lawful and correct". Government sources said while they had yet to see the details of the legislation, due to be published today, they expect Boris Johnson's government to give ministers…

Chinese wine importer Song Tian knows the cost of a trade war firsthand. The Tianjing-based businessman, who used to sell 20,000 bottles of Australian wine a year to Chinese customers, had to quit importing from Australia altogether as the trade relationship between Beijing and Canberra soured. In late 2020, China imposed so-called "anti-dumping"…

We’re joined by German MEP Anna Cavazzini, who is chair of the European Parliament's committee on the internal market and consumer protection...Read More

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks at the weekly cabinet meeting at Downing Street, London, Britain May 17, 2022. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/Pool Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comLONDON, May 17 (Reuters) - A trade war with the European Union is unlikely, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday…

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