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US Hits Scotch Whiskey, Italian Cheese, French Wine With 25% Tariffs

The Trump administration slapped 25% tariffs on French wine, Italian cheese and single-malt Scotch whiskey - but spared Italian wine, pasta and olive oil -...

UK PM Johnson To Unveil 'Final Brexit Offer' To EU

Prime Minister Boris Johnson will on Wednesday unveil his final Brexit offer to the European Union and say that, if Brussels does not engage with it, Brita...

EuroCommerce Joins The Circular Plastics Alliance

EuroCommerce, the body which represents the retail and wholesale trades in Europe, has joined the Circular Plastics Alliance. The collaboration is vital...

EU Retains Top Spot In Agri-Food Exports In 2018: European Commission

The EU has once again emerged as the world's leading exporter of agri-food products, with exports amounting to €138 billion in 2018, a new report by t...

EU Fears UK Is Rowing Back On Irish Border And 'Level Playing Field': Sources

The European Union is increasingly worried about British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's stance on the Irish border and future competition rules, sources sa...

Irish GDP Grew 6.7% In 2018, Best In EU Again

Ireland's gross domestic product grew 6.7% in 2018, making it the European Union's fastest-growing economy for the fifth consecutive year, although the fig...

EU Agrees To Ban Throw-Away Plastics To Limit Ocean Pollution

Throw-away plastic items such as straws and polystyrene cups will be banned in the European Union by 2021, EU officials agreed on Wednesday, as they passed...

Russia Eyes New Wheat Export Frontiers In Challenge To EU, US

Russia, already the world's leading wheat exporter, is bent on taking further market share from the European Union and the United States with a new attempt...