The Basel Committee, a global banking regulator comprised of 27 member states and the European Union, held a meeting in Stockholm, Sweden, last week. The main takeaway is that American and European regulators failed to reach a common ground to…
It’s official! The European Commission will impose countervailing duties on Chinese steel goods after thirteen months of in-depth investigation. These duties can reach up to 35.9% for hot-rolled flat steel, which is used for assembling ships, tubes, energy pipelines…
It was not America’s finest hour! Last week President Trump decided to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, a treaty whose aim is to fight global warming. For the American President, the accord signed in 2015 is a major…
The UK is engaged in talks with EU authorities to leave the bloc. While much has been discussed on citizen rights and the cost of such withdrawal that increased from €60 billion to €100 billion, according to Financial Times sources.…
Until August 2016 Emmanuel Macron was the Finance Minister of France. A young politician without experience in elections. The 39 years-old candidate became the top contender to take office at the Elysee Palace after getting 24,01% of votes while Marine…
The European Union and Mercosur (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay*) are working together to close a trade deal by the end of the year. Yesterday (April 21), Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström met with her counterpart Susana Malcorra, the Argentinian…
The multiple speed Europe is not a new subject. The current state of affairs dissatisfies both policymakers and citizens. With the Greek crisis, and the fear of new “Brexits” is on the rise, European authorities decided to draft an action…
It’s official. Last week (March 29) Prime Minister Theresa May signed the letter that triggered article 50 of the Treaty on European Union. This is the result of the Brexit vote that took place in June 2016. Since then,…