Essay: Brexit deal done – what’s in it and where next for the UK and EU?
In an article first published on The Conversation, ANDREW GLENCROSS, senior lecturer in politics and international relations at Aston University in the UK, takes a look at the detail of the much vaunted Brexit trade deal…
“Parting is such sweet sorrow”: EU and UK clinch narrow Brexit accord
London, UK/Brussels, BelgiumReuters Britain clinched a narrow Brexit trade deal with the European Union on Thursday, just seven days before it exits one of the world’s biggest trading blocs in its most significant global shift since the loss of empire. The deal, agreed more than four years after Britain voted by a slim margin to […]
On the cusp of Brexit trade deal, EU and UK hash out final details
Brussels, Belgium/London, UKReuters Britain and the European Union were on the cusp of striking a narrow trade deal on Thursday, swerving away from a chaotic finale to the Brexit split that has dealt a blow to the 70-year attempt to forge European unity from the ruins of World War II. While a last-minute deal would […]
Fears world’s biggest trade deal could spark conflicts, hurt farmers
Bangkok, ThailandThomson Reuters Foundation An Asia-Pacific trade deal backed by China could hurt small scale farmers, cause more land conflicts, and leave workers in poorer nations without protection as they struggle to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, human rights groups said on Friday. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) – that also includes Japan, South […]
Indigenous leader pushes EU to block Brazil deal over native community deaths
Rio de Janeiro, BrazilThomson Reuters Foundation Europe must press Brazil to end killings of Indigenous people by refusing to sign off on a major trade deal, a community leader said on Monday after a young member of the country’s protected Guajajara tribe was shot dead by illegal loggers. Sonia Guajajara, the head of APIB which […]