The European Union’s top trade official said Saturday that a Japan-EU free trade deal was “almost there”, as the two sides look to ink an agreement seen as a push back against rising protectionism. EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom was in Tokyo with agriculture commissioner Phil Hogan for two days of talks with Japanese officials. … Read more
Japan and the European Union are at a crucial moment in their attempt to sign a free trade deal, Japan’s foreign minister said Wednesday, with tariffs on European cheese a key sticking point. The comments from Fumio Kishida come after four years of talks, with negotiators working toward signing a deal at a G20 meeting … Read more
The World Trade Organization said Friday the United States had not fully complied with a 2012 ruling ordering it to halt subsidies to Boeing, in a partial victory for rival aircraft maker Airbus and the EU. The ruling from a WTO panel was the latest blow in the decade-long clash between the titans of the … Read more
The European Union and Canada signed a free trade agreement on Sunday that aims to generate jobs and growth though it must still clear some 40 national and regional parliaments in Europe in the coming years to enter fully into force. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau signed the treaty along with the heads of EU … Read more