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Mandelson steps back from Asian shoe duties
Extending anti-dumping duties against footwear from China and Vietnam risks Europe’s long-term commercial relations with both countries, the UK business secretary has warned
EU and India to establish free trade by 2010
EU officials said they would push hard for a bilateral free trade agreement with India at the one-day summit in New Delhi but Indian ministers were more cautious
EU rules ease cross-border payments
Transferring money and paying bills across Europe should become simpler and faster under new payment rules that come into effect on Sunday
Sri Lanka gets time on garment export threat
A suspension would mark the first time the EU has taken such action against one of the 16 poor countries using GSP Plus, leading to heated debate about the merits of linking trade with human rights issues
Editorial Comment: Tigers and trade
Trade restrictions are a legitimate means to isolate the most vile abusers of human rights, particularly when an authoritarian government controls the country. That is not the case in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka faces EU trade loss
The impending loss of trade concessions worth more than $100m comes after a Brussels probe found it in breach of the human rights commitments it had made in exchange for lower tariffs
Editorial: Subsidy abuse
The Commission should make sure that the EU’s rules apply just as much to big countries as they do to small ones. These negotiations are about far more than competition in the continent’s car market
EU buoyed by draft South Korea trade deal
The European Union is set to initial a draft deal with South Korea that represents its first big opportunity to take the lead, while the US’s pact with Seoul languishes unratified in a recalcitrant Congress
Asian shoe test for EU trade commissioner
Trade commissioner plans to extend anti-dumping duties on European Union imports of Chinese and Vietnamese shoes by at least 15 months
Shoe dispute presents EU with tough test
Almost a year after taking over as Europe’s trade commissioner, Baroness Ashton faces her stiffest challenge yet as she steps into a dispute involving footwear from China and Vietnam
