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Farmers’ leader criticises post-Brexit agriculture policy
The post-Brexit farm subsidy scheme is not better than the previous EU model and big landowners still receive unfair advantages.
Minette Batters, the NFU president who will step down in February, has criticized the post- EU Brexit…
Brussels proposes a 3-year delay in the EV tariffs between UK & EU
The European carmakers got a boost when Brussels proposed to delay by three years the tariffs which were to be applied to electric vehicle sales in the UK and EU starting January 1.
Officials confirmed that the European Commission will…
EU states ask Brussels to reconsider shipping emissions charges
The EU is planning to charge ships entering their waters for emissions. However, major European shipping nations oppose the plan. They say the policy will divert maritime traffic away from the EU.
Seven EU member states, such as Spain…
France supports UK’s call to delay tariffs for electric vehicles
France has indicated that it would like to delay the introduction tariffs for electric vehicle sales in the UK and EU. This will remove a major obstacle to the creation of a new agreement over the tax due to be implemented in January.
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Biden, US adviser, confident that Arab states won’t weaponise oil
Chief energy adviser of the White House, Mr. Michael A. White, said that he was confident that Arab oil companies would not weaponise their energy despite growing anger in the Middle East due to Israel's bombardment and siege on Gaza.…
Oil and gas importers will be hit by EU regulations on methane emissions
In an effort to curb the global warming gas, methane, the EU has agreed upon new restrictions for emissions that will affect Europe's energy industry as well as importers of oil and natural gas.
In regulations approved on Wednesday, oil,…
Selfridges Group to be taken over by a Thai investor
A Thai investor, Central Group, is poised to acquire the London-based upmarket department store Selfridges. This comes amid a financial crisis for its Austrian coowner Signa.
Central Group, which is owned by the Chirathivat Family,…
Europe’s Wine Harvest Swells After Challenging Climate
Gas prices are still around 50 euros ($53), more than twice the average of the decade prior to Vladimir Putin's invasion in Ukraine.
It's never too early to start planning and imagining a future that is less dire: Instead of a world of…
Germany is leading the push to delay tariffs on electric vehicles between EU and UK
Germany leads a European push for accepting a British request to defer tariffs between the UK an EU on the sale of electric vehicles, after industry warned that the duties could cost billions and lead to a reduction in the workforce.
On…
Western companies slow down in their efforts to ‘derisk’ China
Western companies are slowly insulating their China operations from the mounting tensions over trade and geopolitics between Beijing and the west, as governments call for increased "de-risking".
The notion, which has replaced the radical…
Germany is the leading EU critic of Ukraine’s trade restrictions
Germany led the condemnation of Poland's, Hungary's and Slovakia’s unilateral restrictions on grain imports to Ukraine. The country accused these countries of cherry picking EU policies and placing their own interests above Ukraine.
Cem…