Last week (July 31) Downing Street announced that there will be no transition period for the free movement of people between the United Kingdom and the European Union. From March 2019 onwards, workers who intend to settle across the Channel…
According to Theresa May, Brexit means Brexit. The British voters expressed their will during the vote of 2016 and now the Prime Minister has to enforce their wish. The talks officially started last March when Mrs. May triggered article 50…
Italia is taking traceability to the next level. Last week Rome approved a new regulation demanding food good producers to inform the origin of their products in their labels. The measure is going to affect notably companies that market pasta…
Last week, French president Emmanuel Macron and the German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed to take their partnership to the next level. The Heads of State announced their will to develop a new fighter jet that would be used by…
Last week the G20 met in Hamburg, Germany, to discuss not only the challenges but also to outline strategies to address them. The summit was tainted by violent protests, approximately 1,500 black-clad attacked shops and burned cars. Despite the demonstrations,…
Brussels and Tokyo have been negotiating a major trade deal that once implemented will send a strong message to populist leaders across the globe. After two days of talks in the Japanese capital, Cecilia Malmström expressed her satisfaction with the…
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…