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Northern Ireland Minister Orders Halt To Agri-Food Brexit Checks

Northern Ireland's agriculture minister on Wednesday ordered a halt from midnight to all post-Brexit checks on agri-food goods coming into the region from...

EU Challenges Egypt At WTO Over Import Registration

The European Union launched a challenge at the World Trade Organisation against Egypt over an import registration system the bloc says is a restriction on...

EU Sees Northern Ireland Resolution With UK If Goodwill Holds

European Commission vice-president Maros Sefcovic said discussions with Britain could resolve Northern Irish trading challenges if goodwill was maintained,...

Brexit Trade Trouble Increasingly Hits UK Firms: BCC

British companies found it increasingly difficult over the course of this year to trade with the European Union under the terms of the Brexit trade deal st...

Port Of Rotterdam Expects Container Traffic To Remain High In 2022

Container traffic at the Port of Rotterdam has reached a record level this year and is expected to be high again in 2022, Europe's largest sea port has ann...

WTO Seeks Deals In Early 2022 Despite Postponing Major Meeting

The World Trade Organisation should be able to wrap up negotiations on fishing subsidies and a response to the COVID-19 pandemic early in 2022 even after p...

Hapag-Lloyd Sees Profit Soar In First Nine Months

Hapag-Lloyd reported a more than ten-fold surge in nine-month net profit, citing record freight rates amid scarce transport capacity and rising transport v...

Britain Will Not Trigger Article 16 Today: UK Brexit Negotiator

Britain will not trigger an emergency provision in its Brexit deal on Friday, its negotiator said on arriving for talks with the EU on trade across the Iri...