Dëse Reportage gouf fir RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg realiséiert, an ass den 23. Januar ausgestraalt ginn. De Beitrag kann och am Replay op http://www.rtl.lu nogelauschtert ginn. USO: D’Brexit Négotiatiounen gi weider wéi em vergaangene Joer: Mat villen kontroversen Diskussiounen. De Bill Wirtz huet een Update vu Bréissel. Obwuel et esou schéngt wéi wa just a Groussbritannien Sträit wier, […]
In Washington, several of Donald Trump’s nominations to key federal government positions are being held up for political reasons. Among them is that of William H. Northey, who was appointed by the White House to the post of Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm Production and Conservation. Northey’s confirmation is currently being blocked by Senator […]
In an attempt to break the deadlock in the ongoing Brexit negotiations between the United Kingdom and the European Union, the United Kingdom has agreed to give in on key negotiating positions. According to estimates, the bill for leaving the union will now land somewhere between 45 and 55 billion pounds sterling ($61 to $74 […]
Récemment, l’Association européenne des fabricants de bicyclettes (EBMA) a déposé une plainte anti-dumping à la Commission européenne, demandant une action (de l’action) immédiate contre les productions chinoises massives et peu coûteuses de vélos électriques, les “e-bikes”. Selon les fabricants, les e-bikes chinois sont fortement subventionnés et vendus sur le marché européen à des faibles prix. […]
Fin septembre, le Département du commerce américain a publié un communiqué dans lequel il a annoncé de nouvelles taxes douanières sur les importations d’avions canadiens.
Last week, the European Bicycle Manufacturers Association (EBMA) filed an anti-dumping complaint to the European Commission, demanding immediate action against mass low-cost Chinese productions of e-bikes. According to these manufacturers, Chinese e-bikes are heavily subsidised and dumped on the European market at discounted prices. According to the association, China is “heavily subsidising” and “illegally dumping” large numbers […]
CETA, TTIP, ISDS : de nombreux acronymes dominent le débat sur les politiques commerciales de l’Union européenne. Ces dernières années, de nombreuses manifestations à grande échelle ont été organisées contre les traités commerciaux entre l’UE et les États-Unis ou le Canada. Qui alimente la rhétorique anti-libre-échange que l’opinion publique semble aussi accepter ? La réponse […]
Last week, the US Department of Commerce released a statement in which it announced new tariffs on Canadian plane imports. The description “Duty Determination on Imports of 100- to 150-Seat Large Civil Aircraft From Canada“ will sound oddly specific to most readers, but very familiar to people interested in civil aviation. One-hundred to 150-seat Canadian aircrafts are currently […]
In the acronym-filled debate about the European Union’s trade policies, the mood has taken a decidedly anti-free trade turn in recent years. CETA and TTIP both incited large-scale protests in major European cities. The question, then, is: who is fuelling the anti-free trade spirit that has taken hold? The answer might surprise you.
In September 16, I was extensively featured in an article in the Czech daily newspaper Lidove noviny. The article references my CityAM op-ed Robert Schuman would be eurosceptic if he could see the protectionist EU racket today in order to illustrate widespread European euroscepticism. The full article (in Czech) can be read here.
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