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EU Pork Export Growth Set To Slow After German Disease Outbreak

Growth in pork exports from the European Union will slow significantly as Germany faces trade restrictions following a swine fever outbreak and Chinese dem...

Partial EU Antitrust Win For French Supermarkets Casino And Intermarché

French supermarket groups Casino and Intermarché have won a partial victory in their fight against an EU antitrust raid and demand for information i...

EU Trade Chief Sees Easier US Ties With Biden Than Trump

The European Union's trade relations with the United States would likely be easier if Democratic challenger Joe Biden won November's US election rather tha...

Rain To Help EU Rapeseed But Too Late To Avert French Area Drop

Early autumn showers in Europe should boost growth of rapeseed crops but have come too late to prevent an area decline in France where drought disrupted la...

Germany Tells Britain To 'Stop The Games', Time Running Out For Deal

Germany's Europe minister Michael Roth urged Britain on Tuesday to drop plans for a bill that would break the country's obligations to the European Union u...

EU's Barnier Still Hopes Trade Deal With Britain Possible: Sources

The European Union's Brexit negotiator told the bloc's 27 national envoys to Brussels that he still hoped a trade deal with Britain was possible, stressing...

EU Heading For Lower Sugar Output As Pest Attacks Bite

The European Union is heading for a significant drop in sugar output this year after fields were devastated by pests and dry weather, making the...

No US Mini Trade Deals In Pipe After Lobster Pact: EU's Dombrovskis

A 'mini-deal' struck last month to remove EU tariffs on US lobsters is unlikely to be followed swiftly by similar accords, given transatlantic differe...