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Luxembourg leads EU push to climate-proof Energy Charter Treaty
Critics say the Energy Charter provides excessive legal protection for oil and gas companies, which can claim uncapped reparations from governments who frustrate investments in fossil fuel projects.
'Key demand': EU wants Australia to dump taxes on European cars
A key demand from the EU in the negotiation of a new free trade agreement will be that Australia ditches both its 5 per cent duty on imported European cars and the luxury car tax.
EU to push Australia to clean up petrol standards as part of free trade deal
The European Union wants Australia’s Paris climate commitments enshrined in new FTA.
Quebec dairy farmers struggling with new open markets
Quebec dairy farmers continue to struggle as international trade agreements have hit their bottom line hard.
EU warns Serbia to cancel free trade pact with Russia if it wants to join bloc
Brussels has warned Serbia it must dissolve a proposed new free-trade deal with Russia if it wants to join the European Union.
Trading away protection
Emerging threats from the EU-US trade talks on confomity assessments and regulatory cooperation.
EU-Mercosur trade deal could be ready by late 2020 in best case: EU official
The European Union should be able to conclude a free-trade agreement with the Mercosur bloc of South American countries by late 2020 in an optimistic scenario, a senior EU trade official said.
Slovakia reportedly ready to block the deal between the EU and Latin America
Agriculture Minister Gabriela Matečná said Brazil's approach to the Amazon fires is unacceptable.
Trump sees possible US-EU trade deal that would avert car tariffs
Trade talks between the United States and Europe have moved slowly, given disagreements over whether to include agricultural products in a deal.
Lux blocks Mercosur trade deal over Amazon fires
Luxembourg has joined a small number of countries to oppose signing of the Mercosur agreement in a bid to curb massive burning of the Amazon rainforest.