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EU Seeks To Reset Relationship With Nature After COVID Crisis

The European Union will step up efforts to make food production more sustainable and halt biodiversity loss, after the coronavirus pandemic has exposed the...

UK, EU Urge Each Other To Give Ground In Trade Talks Or Risk No Deal

Britain and the European Union urged each other on Friday to give ground in talks over a post-Brexit trade deal or risk failure in tetchy exchanges after t...

EU Seeks Reset In Trade Talks With US, Says Trade Chief Hogan

The European Union's new trade commissioner, Irishman Phil Hogan, was quoted on Monday as saying he would seek a reset of EU/US trade relations on a number...

Britain Threatens Brexit Cliff-Edge To Force EU Trade Deal By December 2020

Britain set a hard deadline of December 2020 on Tuesday to reach a new trade deal with the European Union, betting that the prospect of another Brexit clif...

Taoiseach Says EU-UK Free-Trade Deal Possible By End-2020

It may be possible to negotiate a new free-trade deal between Britain and the European Union by the end of next year if it does not diverge significantly f...

Dry Weather A Worry As EU Sugar Beet Harvest Starts

Dry weather in some major European Union sugar-producing regions is causing concern as beet harvesting starts, experts said on Friday. A combination of...

Sharp Contrasts Between Maize Harvests In The EU After Heatwave

Maize harvests, which are kicking off in some parts of the European Union, will contrast sharply from one side of the bloc to the other this year after a h...

Little Over 5% Of Cross-Border Traders Prepared For No-Deal Brexit

Just 6% of cross-border traders are prepared for cash flow and liquidity issues in the event of a no-deal Brexit. This is according to the latest figure...