New EU-UK 'reset' European bureaucrat will get paid £35k more than the Prime Minister

The UK Government is recruiting a new Permanent Secretary for European Union and International Economic Affairs on a salary of up to £200,000, more than £35,000 more than Sir Keir Starmer, it has been revealed. The news prompted Brexiteers to launched a …

EU seeks tariff countermeasures as Spanish olive duties hint at looming U.S. trade war

The European Union on Monday requested authorisation at the World Trade Organization to impose counter-measures to compensate for US customs duties on Spanish olive imports. The request was filed at a meeting of the WTO’s Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) …

EU steps up Spanish olives spat with US

GENEVA: The European Union on Monday requested authorisation at the World Trade Organisation to impose counter-measures to compensate for US customs duties on Spanish olive imports. The request was filed at a meeting of the WTO’s Dispute Settlement Body ( …

Việt Nam regulates remanufactured imports under EU, UK FTAs

Việt Nam regulates remanufactured imports under EU, UK FTAs In a move to meet international trade standards and leverage the benefits of key free trade agreements, the Vietnamese government has issued stringent regulations for managing imports of …

China's provisional anti-dumping measures against EU's brandy legitimate, in line with WTO rules: MOFCOM official

China EU Photo:VCG China's temporary anti-dumping measures on certain brandy imports originating from the EU are legitimate trade remedies fully in line with World Trade Organization (WTO) rules, said an official with China's Ministry of Commerce ( …

Hungary's push for Serbia EU accession talks stalls

Serbia's refusal to impose sanctions on Russia was one of the main stumbling blocks impeding the country from moving to the next stage of accession talks. Hungary's pitch to advance accession talks with Serbia to the next stage was rejected by a …

Without the EU, the joke is on us if Trump gets his tariffs | William Keegan

‘As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart’s desire at last, and the White House will be occupied by …

'Labour arrogantly capitulates to EU' with Keir Starmer accused of another Brexit betrayal

Keir Starmer has been accused of “undermining Brexit” and the will of the people with his plans to hire an EU negotiator to reset Britain’s relationship with the European Union. The role, which comes with a whopping £200,000 per year salary will focus on …

Starmer seeks to hire EU negotiator in pursuit of relations reset

Ministers are hiring a new EU negotiator as Keir Starmer seeks to reset Britain’s relationship with Europe. The post, worth at least £153,000 a year and advertised by the Cabinet Office, would act as a representative for all of the UK’s dealings with the …

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