Trump signs order authorizing tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico and China

found 2025 › Feb › 01 (Sat) @ 23:33 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Decision could set the stage for a damaging trade war between the US and three of its top trade partners

Donald Trump has signed an order authorizing tariffs after vowing to impose dramatic taxes on g…

Trump vows to launch trade war on EU

found 2025 › Feb › 01 (Sat) @ 09:08 UTC

“The European Union has treated us so terribly,” U.S. president complains, as Canada and Mexico get nailed with blitz of tariffs.

Small UK businesses complain of being caught unawares by EU ‘red tape’

found 2025 › Feb › 01 (Sat) @ 08:09 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

New safety regulations have led SMEs to stop sales to bloc and Northern Ireland while they work out how to comply

Small businesses are warning they have had to pause selling their products in the Euro…

Trump drops European Union tariff bombshell as astonishing new front opens up in global trade war

found 2025 › Feb › 01 (Sat) @ 08:09 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

On the eve of new tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, President Trump said he would 'absolutely' slap them on the European Union as well. It was not immediately clear when.

Tory bid to celebrate Brexit anniversary marred by spat between Badenoch and Patel over party’s migration record – UK politics live

found 2025 › Jan › 31 (Fri) @ 11:32 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Kemi Badenoch issues rebuke to Priti Patel after former home secretary defends rise in migration since Brexit

Since only around one person in 10 thinks Brexit has been a success, it is worth recording…

Five key impacts of Brexit five years on

found 2025 › Jan › 31 (Fri) @ 06:27 UTC

a story from BBC › BBC News

The UK left the European Union on 31 January 2020.

EU launches bid to force UK into backing down over Brexit fishing ban - as Labour plans to 'reset' relations with Brussels

found 2025 › Jan › 28 (Tue) @ 16:49 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Britain's ban on sandeel fishing in its North Sea waters has sparked a heated legal battle with the European Union, marking the first time the two sides have clashed in court since Brexit.

QUENTIN LETTS: Five years after we left the EU, the Rejoiner elite is STILL trying to drag us back to Brussels. But Brexit HAS been a success - and here's why...

found 2025 › Jan › 27 (Mon) @ 06:39 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

At 11pm on January 31, 2020, Big Ben's bongs played forth and a packed Parliament Square cheered as Britain officially left the European Union.

‘I sense Brussels is ready to be bold and ambitious’: hope mixes with anger on Brexit’s fifth anniversary

found 2025 › Jan › 26 (Sun) @ 13:25 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

The union jack was lowered in Brussels this week in 2020. Today, despite the problems caused by leaving, a yearning for ‘Breturn’ flowers

Andrew Moss despairs, even now, when he thinks back to the end…

Europe live: pro-democracy crackdown in Belarus as country braces for sham election

found 2025 › Jan › 24 (Fri) @ 11:47 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Vote on Sunday will see extension of Lukashenko’s 30-year stranglehold on power

Earlier this week, European lawmakers urged the European Union and the international community to “not recognise the leg…