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To weaken Putin, target Russian oil and boost US energy production
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! More than a third of Vladimir Putin’s budget comes from the sale of Russian oil and natural gas. ... -
LIVE: Ukraine says Russian forces shelled mosque in Mariupol
Live updates from the Russia-Ukraine war: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday progress had been made in Moscow’s talks with Ukraine, while the Kremlin said ... -
Global Europe in research and innovation
The greatest challenges facing humanity require countries to work together. At the Marseille Conference on March 8, Europe explored the way forward for international collaboration in ... -
Canada to raise tariffs on Russian imports and send rocket launchers to Ukraine
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Canada Chrystia Freeland speaks during a press conference on the situation in Ukraine with Prime Minister of Canada ... -
Nation casts EU relations in growth mold
Workers load goods onto a flight to Milan, Italy at Yantai International Airport in Shandong province. [Photo by Tang Ke/For China Daily] China’s development offers an ... -
Trade rules have thwarted global efforts to fight Covid. WTO must grant vaccine intellectual property waiver | Patricia Ranald
As Australians are struggling to gain access to rapid antigen tests (RATs) and third booster shots for the Omicron strain, spare a thought for millions of ... -
Brexit news: EU left at the mercy of global trade demands as UK signs new deals | Politics | News
In a December report on the assessment of Article 50, the European Parliament’s Constitutional Affairs Committee found that Brexit has proven to be a trade issue ... -
Canada wants to join EU challenge against China at WTO
A logo is pictured on the building of the World Trade Organization (WTO) ahead of a ministerial meeting to discuss a draft agreement on cutting subsidies ... -
At the WTO, China is a “developing” country: why many countries are raising concerns
China’s status as a “developing country” at the World Trade Organization (WTO) has become a controversial issue, with a number of countries worrying that the upper-middle-income ... -
Liam Fox: I did not vote for Johnson as the Tory leader. But now is not the time for others to challenge him.
The Rt Hon Dr Liam Fox MP is the former Secretary of Defense and International Trade. He was the UK candidate for Director General of the ... -
WTO to weigh in on EU-Russia import quarrels
GENEVA (AFP) – The World Trade Organization (WTO) will appoint experts to examine a complaint brought by the European Union (EU) against Russia over allegations that ... -
California olive growers should blame their government for failing to compete with Spain, not the EU
The Olive Growers Council of California (OGCC) has called on the United States government to keep tariffs in place on table olive imports from Spain, despite ... -
Global cooperation, not Covid colonialism, is the o …
When the word Omicron entered our lexicon at the end of November, a strange but familiar feeling came over me. I knew this would mark another ... -
Government urged to change agricultural strategy
AGRICULTURE industry group Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (Sinag) has challenged the government to provide an in-depth assessment of the Philippines’ membership of the World Trade Organization ... -
WTO members slam China in 20th anniversary trade policy review
âBut those expectations have not come true and it seems that China is unwilling to change,â Bisbee said. âWe also cannot ignore reports of China’s use ... -
India to sign key trade deals by next year | Latest India News
India is set to sign three major trade deals with the United Arab Emirates, UK and Australia by 2022, and is set to sign early harvest ... -
How to sustainably increase the growth of agriculture by at least 1%?
STAR PHILIPPINE / MICHAEL VARCAS TThe Philippine economy is expected to grow this year perhaps between 4% and 5%, coming out of a deep contraction last ... -
What if companies were forced to pay to fry the planet
October 9, 2021 MQUESTIONS are in the minds of business leaders as they approach the UN‘s COP26 climate summit from October 31 to November 12. For ... -
India’s exports set to boost as WTO raises trade outlook
India’s export growth prospects are expected to be boosted by the latest World Trade Organization (WTO) report which now forecasts better prospects for world merchandise trade ... -
Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav and a promise to fight the climate crisis
The Indian government is celebrating Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, 75 years of independence, across the country. The celebrations started 75 weeks before August 15, 2022 and ... -
South Korea begins countermeasure against Britain’s steel safeguard
(123rf) South Korea has started the process to counter Britain’s extension of safeguard measures against its steel exports, the Commerce Department said on Wednesday. In July, ... -
China’s coal pledge is a big deal for clean energy
Last week, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced to the United Nations General Assembly that “China … will no longer build new coal-fired power plants abroad.” A ... -
Authorize unlimited food security programs, end agricultural subsidies exceeding 10 billion dollars in 3 years: India at the WTO
Ahead of a key World Trade Organization (WTO) ministerial conference later this year, India proposed that subsidies for food security programs be allowed without any limits ... -
EU calls for urgent WTO reforms
EU Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis pleaded on Thursday for urgent reform of the World Trade Organization, saying it was high time to change the World ... -
China increasingly asserts itself in international legal disputes
INEAR JANUARY the Communist Party has published a five-year plan for the development of a “socialist rule of law with Chinese characteristics”. Most of the document ... -
Bulgaria renews interim prime minister ahead of third 2021 elections
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev arrives for the NATO summit at Alliance headquarters in Brussels, Belgium on June 14, 2021. Kenzo Tribouillard / Pool via REUTERS SOFIA, ... -
Ukraine says it has discussed guarantees with US and Germany on Nord Stream 2
The United States and Germany unveiled a deal on the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline under which Berlin pledged to respond to any Russian attempt to ... -
Turkey strengthens border to block wave of Afghan migrants
Turkey currently hosts nearly 4 million Syrian refugees Taliban takeover in Afghanistan sparks concern over new wave of migrants Erdogan says Turkey will not be “Europe’s ... -
Opinion: More than facades, new US and Canadian “business advisories” on human rights issues warn companies
Lawrence Herman is a former Canadian diplomat, lawyer with Herman & Associates and senior fellow of the CD Howe Institute in Toronto.. Last year, the governments ... -
Isolated against patent waivers, Pfizer and Moderna Hike vaccine prices
“Capitalism never fails to surprise,” wrote one observer As some of the world’s richest countries continue to oppose temporary patent waivers for Covid-19 vaccines to deploy ... -
a lever for environmental and labor protection? – Giovanni Gruni
If the pitfalls of the latest attempt at a transatlantic trade deal are avoided, it could be a vehicle for improving standards. Giovanni Gruni After World ... -
World meeting at WTO to promote agreement on fisheries aid
Madrid, Jul 10 (EFE) .- The countries of the World Trade Organization (WTO) will meet virtually next Thursday to promote the negotiations on fishing aid, started ... -
Binance crypto exchange temporarily suspends payments from the EU’s SEPA network
(Reuters) – The Binance cryptocurrency exchange will temporarily suspend euro bank deposits from one of Europe’s major payment networks, he said in an email sent to ... -
WTO says it has yet to take a position on dispute over Russia’s new alcoholic beverages law
GENEVA (UrduPoint News / Spoutnik – July 07, 2021) The World Trade Organization (WTO) has not yet taken a position on the dispute over the new ... -
Carbon adjustment mechanisms at borders: will an innovative climate policy trigger a trade war?
The ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe factory in Duisburg, Germany on January 7, 2020. Photo by Leon Kuegeler / Reuters. The Biden administration may only be several months ... -
USDA grants available to expand meat and poultry processing
USDA is making $ 55.2 million available to small and medium-sized meat and poultry processing facilities that wish to become federally inspected factories or operate as ... -
Nepal can leverage TFA implementation to attract more investment in the economy – The Himalayan Times – Nepal’s No.1 English Daily Newspaper
KATMANDU, JUNE 22 A joint agency of the United Nations and the World Trade Organization, the International Trade Center (ITC) is implementing the EU-Nepal Trade and ... -
WTO TRIPS Council to hold series of meetings until end of July on proposed patent waiver – The New Indian Express
Through PTI NEW DELHI: The World Trade Organization‘s TRIPS Council on Thursday agreed to hold a series of meetings until the end of July to take ... -
US-EU summit declaration addresses trade, investment and technology cooperation
On June 15, 2021, the United States and the European Union (EU) issued a Summit Declaration trumpeting a “renewed transatlantic partnership” following President Joseph Biden’s first ... -
After 17-Year War on Aircraft Subsidies, US, EU Consider Truce | Aviation News
The United States and Europe are stepping up efforts to reach a pact ending a 17-year-old dispute over aircraft subsidies, but may be satisfied with an ... -
G7 leaders pledge to plan for next global health crisis
Environmental activists and Extinction Rebellion supporters march through the streets of Falmouth, Cornwall, Britain during the G7 summit on June 12, 2021. OLI SCARF / AFP ... -
We need a better game plan to achieve overall herd immunity
An expert’s point of view on a current event. June 8, 2021, 7:05 am The spread of COVID-19 has taken its toll, with countless lives lost, ... -
“People are dying, Joe”: Critics call Biden’s vaccine-sharing plan “woefully inadequate”
The White House ad Thursday his plan to donate 25 million excess doses of Covid-19 vaccine to other countries – a progressive plan described as an ... -
#BTColumn – TRIPS and Health Review
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by this author are their own and do not represent the official position of Barbados Today Inc. by Tara Leevy ... -
European executive submits vaccine access proposal to WTO
BRUSSELS, June 4 (Reuters) – The European Union has submitted to the World Trade Organization a plan that it says will expand the supply of COVID-19 ... -
Borrell from EU: palm oil issue should not hamper trade talks with Indonesia
An oil palm plantation is pictured next to a burnt forest near Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan province, Indonesia, September 29, 2019. REUTERS / Willy Kurniawan / ... -
Trade dispute between Australia and China: Canberra plans to involve the WTO
The photo taken on December 5, 2020 shows the cherry-based wine in the town of Young in Australia. The town of Young is nicknamed the “Cherry ... -
Liberate Canada’s import measures on wine
It has been a busy week in trade between the United States and Canada. Softwood the wood is back. Dairy is moving forward as the first ... -
Canada resolves wine dispute with Australia, but barriers to interprovincial alcohol trade remain
On May 12, Australia and Canada informed the World Trade Organization (âWTOâ) That the dispute settlement body had reached a mutually agreed solution to the outstanding ... -
Giving up patents on the Covid-19 vaccine won’t get shots any faster. This slows down new vaccines.
WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said friday a total waiver of corporate patents on the Covid-19 vaccine under the auspices of the World Trade Organization – sought ... -
Vaccine equity
Comment Newsday Just now – PREMIER and Caricom President Dr Rowley officially called for a more equitable vaccine distribution system to give developing countries a chance ... -
India and others push for TRIPS waiver beyond Covid vaccine at WTO
In an effort to move to text-based discussions on their proposal to waive certain provisions of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), ... -
WTO: COVID vaccines must be produced in Africa and Latin America | Business and economic news
Africa and Latin America have 0.17% and 2% of global production capacity respectively, World Trade Organization chief said on the eve of a global health summit ... -
US Europe & UK Transatlantic Commerce: March 8, 2021
America (US) marked one yr of COVID-related restrictions on Thursday, with US President Joe Biden noting the elevated vaccination tempo throughout the nation and suggesting People ... -
Covid-19: Moderna Begins Testing Its Vaccine in Youngsters
Right here’s what you might want to know: Brittany Siguenza, 5, watching her mom obtain a dose of the Moderna vaccine in Revere, Mass., on Friday.Credit ... -
EU Animal Welfare Labeling Challenge: A Recipe for Potential New Commerce Boundaries (and Disputes) | Data
The Council instructed the European Fee to contemplate the next features when formulating the brand new EU-wide animal welfare labeling system:3 improvement of a multilevel labeling ... -
With a brand new director on the helm, the time has come to reform the World Commerce Group
In a telephone dialog final week, Vice President Kamala Harris and the brand new Director Basic of the World Commerce Group, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Okay on the ... -
Tariff suspensions and four-month window to resolve Boeing-Airbus
In joint statements issued on March 4 and 5, the USA, first with the United Kingdom then with the European Union (EU), has agreed to droop ... -
Ukraine can feed the world
Tractors sow soybeans near the village of Husachivka in the Kiev region. April 17, 2020 (REUTERS / Anton Muraviov) Ukraine is undergoing a historic transformation that ...