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See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.support@ft.comThu, 24 Jul 2008 06:20 BSTFri, 25 Jul 2008 10:35:19 BSTNewspapers60http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/world/europe/brussels/trade(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/768c4248-593a-11dd-a093-000077b07658,dwp_uuid=8baec054-53d0-11db-8a2a-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/768c4248-593a-11dd-a093-000077b07658.htmlThe EC's move to ban products that came from seals killed in a cruel manner brings cheers from animal rights campaigners but risks triggering tensions with CanadaThu, 24 Jul 2008 06:20 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3272b472-587f-11dd-a093-000077b07658,dwp_uuid=8baec054-53d0-11db-8a2a-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3272b472-587f-11dd-a093-000077b07658.htmlThe sweeteners group said it had made a 'satisfactory start' to the year, with pre-tax profits broadly in line with last yearWed, 23 Jul 2008 14:27 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/397fe5f4-582b-11dd-b02f-000077b07658,dwp_uuid=8baec054-53d0-11db-8a2a-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/397fe5f4-582b-11dd-b02f-000077b07658.htmlThe Caribbean could suffer economically if a proposed free trade agreement with the European Union is signed, because of damaging flaws in the deal, according to Bharrat Jagdeo, Guyana's presidentTue, 22 Jul 2008 21:41 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/509e00dc-54e2-11dd-ae9c-000077b07658,dwp_uuid=8baec054-53d0-11db-8a2a-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/509e00dc-54e2-11dd-ae9c-000077b07658.htmlMinisters, farmers and car manufacturers piled pressure on the EU's trade negotiators to stand firm in next week's round of talks in GenevaFri, 18 Jul 2008 17:05 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/041964ae-53fc-11dd-aa78-000077b07658,dwp_uuid=8baec054-53d0-11db-8a2a-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/041964ae-53fc-11dd-aa78-000077b07658.htmlDeals on climate change, food security and energy could drift out of reach if next week's Geneva talks on world trade collapse, the EU's chief trade negotiator saidThu, 17 Jul 2008 18:51 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/aec42ee6-4e0e-11dd-820e-000077b07658,dwp_uuid=8baec054-53d0-11db-8a2a-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/aec42ee6-4e0e-11dd-820e-000077b07658.htmlNeelie Kroes, EU competition commissioner, warns that the restructuring plans put forward by the government may lead the ailing shipyards to declare bankruptcyThu, 10 Jul 2008 03:19 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/63d98a94-4917-11dd-9a5f-000077b07658,dwp_uuid=8baec054-53d0-11db-8a2a-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/63d98a94-4917-11dd-9a5f-000077b07658.htmlBusinesses in the EU and Russia are looking forward to official talks in the expectation that formal links between the two economies might match the maturing business relationship, say Nils Andersen and Anatoly Chubais Thu, 3 Jul 2008 19:05 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9522baf6-4707-11dd-876a-0000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=8baec054-53d0-11db-8a2a-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9522baf6-4707-11dd-876a-0000779fd2ac.htmlFrance's president says he would not accept what he claimed would be the loss of 100,000 jobs from a deal backed by the EU trade commissioner and the WTO secretary-generalTue, 1 Jul 2008 09:30 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1ec798a8-3bbe-11dd-9cb2-0000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=8baec054-53d0-11db-8a2a-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1ec798a8-3bbe-11dd-9cb2-0000779fd2ac.htmlAs South Koreans resist imports of US beef and the EU fails to make progress in opening India's markets, preferential deals are proving no easy way to liberalise. Western political lobbies often add to the complicationsMon, 16 Jun 2008 19:22 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1cbd6da6-3940-11dd-90d7-0000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=8baec054-53d0-11db-8a2a-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1cbd6da6-3940-11dd-90d7-0000779fd2ac.htmlSubsidies for biofuels faced fresh controversy when the European Union opened an investigation into whether US tax breaks were damaging its industryFri, 13 Jun 2008 14:20 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6998376a-3679-11dd-8bb8-0000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=8baec054-53d0-11db-8a2a-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6998376a-3679-11dd-8bb8-0000779fd2ac.htmlThe UK may weaken its opposition to the European Commission proposal in the hope that it would stem the tide of multinationals moving their domicile to IrelandTue, 10 Jun 2008 02:00 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/147912b2-3553-11dd-998d-0000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=8baec054-53d0-11db-8a2a-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/147912b2-3553-11dd-998d-0000779fd2ac.htmlAs proponents of multilateralism, Europeans are best placed to make the case to China for working through international institutions, writes Charles Grant Sun, 8 Jun 2008 18:23 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/11390924-31c3-11dd-b77c-0000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=8baec054-53d0-11db-8a2a-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/11390924-31c3-11dd-b77c-0000779fd2ac.htmlUS producers accuse Brussels of protectionism after its efforts to resolve the long-standing ban on imports of chlorine-washed chicken were rejected by food safety expertsWed, 4 Jun 2008 02:04 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/20b8c7da-2d0a-11dd-88c6-000077b07658,dwp_uuid=8baec054-53d0-11db-8a2a-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/20b8c7da-2d0a-11dd-88c6-000077b07658.htmlThe US and Japan request WTO consultations, claiming that the EU has imposed duties on a new generation of consumer products to preserve jobs in countries such as PolandThu, 29 May 2008 03:01 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2564d436-2d0a-11dd-88c6-000077b07658,dwp_uuid=8baec054-53d0-11db-8a2a-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2564d436-2d0a-11dd-88c6-000077b07658.htmlThe EU risks turning more Irish voters against next month's crucial Lisbon treaty as it recommends abolishing the minimum price of cheap salmon importsThu, 29 May 2008 03:01 BST