EU to take Colombia to WTO over duties on frozen fries
EU trade chief Cecilia Malmström has agreed to start a World Trade Organization consultation on the issue of Colombian anti-dumping duties on fries from Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany, Belgian...
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Brussels fears Trump-Xi deal at Europe’s expense
BUENOS AIRES — The EU fears it will be the big loser if U.S. President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping strike a grand bargain on trade. Politicians and business leaders across the...
View ArticleStrongmen strut their stuff on G20 stage
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — The strongmen are rampaging across the world stage with impunity, and they know it. Only moments after European Council President Donald Tusk used a news conference to urge...
View ArticleAngela Merkel: Without George H.W. Bush, I wouldn’t be here
BUENOS AIRES — Angela Merkel said Saturday she was mourning former U.S. President George H.W. Bush, recalling that his support for German unification was crucial both for her country and for her own...
View ArticleMerkel and Putin agree to more talk on Ukraine
BUENOS AIRES — German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russia President Vladimir Putin agreed on Saturday to hold further discussions on Russia’s recent naval action against Ukrainian ships in the Azov...
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World learns to work with Trump
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Donald Trump has issues. And the team of G20 “sherpas” negotiating the joint statement to sum up the annual leaders’ summit were more than happy to take note of them if it...
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World leaders shy away from confrontation over Khashoggi killing
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Western leaders claiming to be outraged over the murder of Jamal Khashoggi did little at the G20 summit to confront Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman of Saudi Arabia over...
View Article2 arrested over Gatwick drone disruption
British police Saturday said they have detained two suspects following drone interference at Gatwick airport that led to partial shutdowns of the U.K.’s second-largest airport. Sussex police said the...
View ArticleJeremy Corbyn: Brexit will go ahead under Labour
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said he will push ahead with Brexit if he becomes prime minister, defying calls from within his party to back a second referendum. Corbyn told The Guardian in an interview...
View ArticleJuncker has ‘doubts’ about Romania’s ability to lead EU
Days before the start of the Romanian EU presidency, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker expressed doubts over whether the country will be able to properly lead the Council of the EU...
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Macron and Merkel’s treaty tests European nerves
AACHEN, Germany — Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron did little more than tinker with the Franco-German engine on Tuesday — but even that was enough to stoke fears among other Europeans that they will...
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Brussels caught off-guard by Venezuela’s political turmoil
Just don’t ask Brussels who is in charge in Venezuela. As the political crisis in the South American country deepens — with parliamentary chief Juan Guaidó declaring himself interim president...
View ArticleEU ramps up pressure on Venezuela
The European Union on Saturday urged Venezuela to call elections in the coming days, warning that it would otherwise “take further actions” including the potential recognition of the country’s...
View ArticleGuy Verhofstadt: UK cross-party effort could stop Brexit
Guy Verhofstadt, the European Parliament’s “Mr. Brexit,” is holding out hope that a cross-party group of British lawmakers will stop Britain crashing out of the EU without a deal and potentially help...
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The great transatlantic trade charade
The United States and Europe say they want to negotiate a trade deal, but the talks look like a smokescreen. The prime motivation for keeping everybody at the table — even as an act of political...
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Trump envoy urges Europe to ‘link arms’ against China
Donald Trump’s man in Brussels has a simple message for Europe: Let’s be friends — and fight China. Describing China’s influence as “malign,” Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union,...
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5 levers to tackle the economic shock of no-deal Brexit
It’s 11:01 p.m. in London on Friday, March 29 and it’s no deal. Britain will need to take immediate action to try to shield the economy from shocks, probably before markets open, on April Fools’ Day....
View ArticleJuncker: Trump ‘gave me his word’ not to impose car tariffs
European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker said Monday he believes U.S. President Donald Trump would keep “his word” not to impose any tariffs on European cars and car parts for the time being....
View ArticleJean-Claude Juncker: Brexit delay beyond EU election is possible
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said he could not rule out an extension to Britain’s EU membership beyond the European Parliament elections in May. “That to my mind would be an irony...
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Das Auto braces for double impact of Trump and Brexit
The auto industry powered Germany’s post-war resurgence. Now it’s buckling up for a double hit. On Sunday, U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross submitted a report to President Donald Trump that is...
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