Reviews the critical influence of right-wing think tanks on the Tory government (e.g. Liam Fox), which are pushing for a libertarian UK-US-trade agenda after brexit
resident Donald Trump is willing to reopen negotiations with the European Union over the stalled Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership agreement, which stalled following his election, according to U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross.
Donald Trump may not always be aware of the consequences of what he says and does. But the debate he has triggered with his comments on free and fair trade could be helpful to bring about change, says DW's Henrik Böhme.
The European Union distanced itself from the idea of reviving talks on a broad free-trade agreement with the US as part of EU efforts to gain a permanent exemption from President Donald Trump's controversial import tariffs on steel and aluminium.
The European Union has distanced from the idea of renewing its large-scale Free Trade Agreement with the United States as part of Brussels’s efforts to secure a permanent exclusion from the aluminum and steel import duties.
BBC host Nick Robinson slapped down Michel Barnier as he prepares to dismiss calls from Chancellor Philip Hammond's calls to include British financial services in the bespoke trade agreement between London and Brussels.
Chancellor Philip Hammond said on Wednesday that the UK would negotiate a "unique" Brexit agreement which includes financial services, just hours after EU negotiators rejected the possibility of such a deal.
"It is possible to include financial services within a trade deal but that it is very much in our mutual interest to do so," Hammond said.
Hammond's speech comes within hours of European Council president Donald Tusk saying such a deal was "out of the question".
The United States is still Europe's most important trade partner. Europe should regulate trade with the transatlantic relationship in mind despite US disengagement, writes Heidi Obermeyer.
A total of 60 civil society organisations from Indonesia and Europe have signed a joint statement laying out serious concerns with the EU-Indonesia trade agreement. These behind-closed-doors trade negotiations - like CETA and TTIP - jeopardise an equitable and just future.
The government’s trade bill has its second reading on Tuesday, something which has gone unnoticed by many campaigners and commentators, let alone the wider population. And that’s a problem. Anyone who cares about democracy, our nation’s prosperity and the future of post-Brexit Britain, should care deeply. It is nowhere near as innocuous as it sounds. It’s a Trojan horse.
Trade deals TTIP and CETA are particularly controversial in Germany, where they have been met with fierce resistance. As negotiators continue to try and form a new government, the Socialists may come out on the losing side on trade policy. EURACTIV Germany reports.
If Donald Trump has his way then a “very big and exciting” trade deal between the US and UK is imminent. However, it often takes years to negotiate tariff
The City’s top financial watchdog has said there is no reason why financial services should be excluded from a post-Brexit free trade agreement between the UK and the EU.
The French minister for foreign affairs has stated that if the US administration follows through with the country’s withdrawal from the Paris Agreement the negotiations about the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTip) will not be successful.