So we had a big day. Very big. We met right here at the White House to launch a new phase in the relationship between the United States and the European Union — a phase of close friendship; of strong trade relations in which both of us will win; of working better together for global […]
DOW Surges…
Cease-Fire in Trade Wars: Working Toward Zero Tariffs Between U.S. and E.U., Purchasing Natural Gas from U.S. (VIDEO)…
EU Offers States Cash to Take in Rescued Migrants…
The European Commission on Tuesday proposed introducing financial incentives to member states to take in migrants from Mediterranean rescue boats. In two concept papers, the EU’s executive arm said it wanted to offer “full financial support” to any member state volunteering to set up controlled centers to streamline the process of identifying people in need […]
EU Proposes a Total Ban on Plastic Forks and Other Products…
The European Commission proposed a total ban on some single-use plastic products and measures to drastically cut the consumption of others, in the latest push by the EU to reduce carbon emissions and marine litter threatening its seas. The ban will apply to plastic cotton buds, cutlery, plates, straws, drink stirrers and sticks for balloons, […]
EU Unveils Digital Tax Plans, Facebook, Google, Amazon to Be Hit…
The European Commission proposed rules on Wednesday to make digital companies pay their fair share of tax, with U.S. tech giants such as Google , Facebook and Amazon set to foot a large chunk of the bill. Under the Commission’s plan, companies with significant digital revenues in Europe will pay a 3 percent tax on […]
EU Seeks Assurances from Trump Administration over Data Privacy Agreement…
The European Union’s commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality, Vera Jourova, has flown to Washington to seek urgent assurances over the Privacy Shield agreement, adopted July 2016 between the EU and the US to ensure EU citizens’ data on US servers was secure from surveillance. Privacy Shield is the deal between the EU and […]
EU Clears U.S. Chemical Giants Merger…
On Monday, the European Commission cleared the merger between US chemical companies Dow and DuPont. It said the $130-billion merger would not affect competition on price and choice, and would not reduce innovation. This is on condition that DuPont divests its global pesticide business, including its global research and development branches…
The-Other-“Ban” that Was Quietly Announced Last Week…
Most of the world is in an uproar right now over the travel ban that Donald Trump hastily imposed late last week on citizens of seven predominantly Muslim countries. But there was another ban that was quietly proposed last week, and this one has far wider implications: a ban on cash…
Good Cop Bad Cop Anybody?: EU Threatens Action if Facebook ‘Hate Speech’ Not Censored in 24 Hours…
The unelected executive arm of the European Union (EU) is threatening to escalate from “non-legislative” action if Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube do not censor what it considers “illegal” online speech within 24 hours…