TTIP
Food scares will become more common place in Britain as supply chains become more complex post-Brexit.
By Justin McCarthy on 29 October 2017
As part of his 2017 Nuffield scholarship, Lorcan Allen visited the USA. He found a country struggling with its place in the global trade picture.
By Lorcan Allen on 05 October 2017
The working group on trade announced after President Trump's visit to the EU that there is set to be of relaunch of TTIP.
By Phelim O'Neill on 28 May 2017
After widely dismissing all trade deals, US president Donald Trump looks set to restart talks between the EU and the US.
By Phelim O'Neill on 27 April 2017
The appointment of Sonny Perdue as secretary of agriculture in the US is also likely to bring a shift in the US approach to free trade and possibly even reignite TTIP negotiations with the EU.
By Justin McCarthy on 27 April 2017
Mercosur and previously TTIP attracted media attention, but the EU is active in trade discussions with several other countries as well.
By Phelim O'Neill on 13 April 2017
Last November Eoin Lowry visited dairy farms in Indiana and Wisconsin, and found that the US dairy industry depends on immigrant labour.
By Eoin Lowry on 22 January 2017
While the far-right French presidential candidate is not seen as a likely winner, given Brexit and Trump, a victory for her protectionist agenda cannot be ruled out.
By Thomas Hubert on 19 January 2017
The truce between the EU and US over the ban on hormone-treated beef is in danger of breaking down.
By Phelim O'Neill on 29 December 2016
Mercosur, particularly Argentina, is really keen to get a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Europe which as the cumulative impact assessment shows, has no upside for agriculture.
By Justin McCarthy on 29 December 2016
The US could reintroduce WTO-approved sanctions on EU, as the agreement made in 2009 for the EU to accept non-hormone US beef seems to have broken down.
By Phelim O'Neill on 22 December 2016
We understand in the wake of the TPP collapse, New Zealand and Australia have now turned their attention to Europe for exports of beef, dairy and wine.
By Justin McCarthy on 24 November 2016
Getting out of the trade deal signed by Obama in February ,but not yet ratified by Congress, is a day-one priority for Trump
By Phelim O'Neill on 24 November 2016
President elect of the USA, Donald Trump, has outlined his plans for his first day in office next January in a video message.
By Odile Evans on 22 November 2016
Following a meeting with outgoing president of the US, Barack Obama, the German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said that TTIP will not be concluded now.
By Odile Evans on 18 November 2016
An analysis of proposed trade agreements between Europe and 12 regions of the world reveals their devastating cumulative impact on the beef sector, while the dairy and pig sectors would gain.
By Thomas Hubert on 17 November 2016
Two major trade deals which the US is involved in face an uncertain future because of the presidency of Donald Trump.
By John Boylan on 13 November 2016
There is still no move on manufacturing beef going to the US, after prolonged efforts to get approval.
By Phelim O'Neill on 12 November 2016
European Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmström has said that it will be up to the new US administration to resume talks over TTIP.
By Peter McCann on 12 November 2016
The world is in shock as Donald Trump becomes the 45th president of the US. Eoin Lowry reports from Illinois and Indiana.
By Eoin Lowry on 17 May 2017
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