Free trade removed from the table as Canada calls snap general election

Catherine Ashton, the new UK commissioner. UK PARLIAMENT.

Monday, 6 October 2008

Ashton will hold trade portfolio

New UK commissioner may need to wait for European Parliament hearing before assuming full powers.

Multilateral trade

Thursday, 2 October 2008

We press over-hard for trade, while shamefully soft-pedalling on our aid commitments.

Monday, 15 September 2008

European Commission responds to legal challenge by US and Japan by calling for an agreement to expand list of duty-free hi-tech products.

Bilateral trade

Commission will return duties levied on Chinese shoemakers if anti-dumping review rules in their favour.

Friday, 26 September 2008

Food authorities have warned of danger of contact with melamine from large-scale consumption of composite products.

Thursday, 25 September 2008

European Commission's president tells the next US president that a common approach is needed to climate change, trade and security.

Trade

European Parliament differs from most member states on capital adequacy proposal.

Thursday, 11 September 2008

Commission likely to order review of anti-dumping duties imposed on Chinese and Vietnamese producers.

Thursday, 11 September 2008

It is wrong to argue that there is a link between Polish energy prices and auctions or emissions allowances.