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ArticleUnderstanding the GPSR and what it could mean for EU businesses
Have you heard of the GPSR and do you know what it means for businesses in the EU? We explain the main points every brand needs to know
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ArticleU.K. signs free trade agreements with Turkey, EU
The U.K. and Turkey have signed tariff-free trading arrangements and are committed to reach a ”more ambitious” agreement in the future, according to the British Department for International Trade . The free trade agreement was signed by the U.K.’s International Trade Secretary, Liz Truss and Turkey’s Minister for ...
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ArticleEU, China reach in principle an agreement on investments
After seven years of talks, the European Union and China have agreed in principle on a investment agreement after their leaders met on a conference call on Dec. 30. The parties had set the end of 2020 as the deadline to strike a deal. The European Commission said that ...
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ArticleEU, UK extend Brexit trade talks in effort to avoid a “no deal”
The United Kingdom and the European Union had decided to wait until Sunday, Dec. 13 to find a compromise on a trade agreement that would go into effect on Jan. 1. But, the European Commission’s president, Ursula von der Leyen , said the negotiators will now continue to work into ...
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EU sees trade deal with U.K. as unlikely
Michel Barnier , the European Union’s chief negotiator for Brexit, said he views the possibility of reaching an agreement by the end of the year with the U.K. on the parties’ future trade relations as unlikely, following a new round of inconclusive talks in London. Barnier said there had ...
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OpinionAmazon and other marketplaces may be in for a reckoning over illegal sales
Why the sale of illegal products through online platforms could become a problem for Amazon and other marketplaces – and why the widespread circumvention of EU competition law may soon be over
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Euro area wage decline limited at 7% during lockdown
The decline in labour income was limited at 7 percent in the euro area during coronavirus-related lockdowns thanks to short-time work and temporary lay-off schemes introduced in various member states of the monetary union, according to a survey released by the European Central Bank (ECB). The ECB notes that ...
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Germany remains the biggest importer in Europe
According to the latest report on European trade flows published by Spectaris, the German ophthalmic optics industry association, Germany was once again the European Union s biggest importer of ophthalmic optics products in 2018, reaching a level of €1.43 billion. France remained in second place with an import value of ...
