MEPs back US trade pact, but add safeguards as pressure builds for quick deal
MEPs have inserted a series of safeguards into the EU-US trade tariff deal that will require Washington’s approval, as US urges the EU to sign it off.
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THIS WEEK: EU turns to Africa, as Middle East burns
EU will sign defence partnership with Ghana, after a series of coups reduced European power in west Africa.
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Beef and car duties on the line, as von der Leyen hopes for Australia trade pact
Beef quotas and the scrapping of an Australian tax on luxury cars are the main issues to be resolved by officials.
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MEPs greenlight US trade pact after steel promises
MEPs expect to take a final plenary vote on a hotly contested EU-US trade deal in Strasbourg next Thursday.
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A shared market for services? EU leaders’ competitiveness summit blind spot
In Europe, goods and people mostly move freely — but services are still largely stuck behind a web of national bureaucracy. We are, in effect, sanctioning our own economies, warns MEP Barry Andrews.
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MEPs approve ‘safeguards’ to halt cheap Mercosur imports if EU farmers suffer
MEPs say the so-called ‘safeguards’ regulation will ensure European farmers are not put out of business by cheap imports from South America.