As the WTO flounders, the world’s middle powers go their own way

After another failure to reform the stricken global trade body, coalitions form to bypass its consensus-based rulebook.

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EU’s Šefčovič confirms push for Western steel club with US and UK

Britain has actively lobbied to form such a steel alliance with the EU.

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Top Putin ally predicts Europe and Britain will ‘beg’ for Russian energy

Kirill Dmitriev’s warning comes as the war in Iran drives up prices around the world.

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Text messages by trade czar Šefčovič reveal early concerns over EU-US deal

Six months after the commissioner wrote his U.S. counterparts, they have yet to address European complaints over high steel tariffs.

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Ukrainian energy official: Lifting Russia oil sanctions is ‘wrong approach’

Oleksii Riabchyn, chief international officer at Naftogaz, also described Ukraine’s efforts to position itself as a major natural gas hub for Europe.

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EU won’t reverse Russian gas ban or slow down green transition, says energy chief

Dan Jørgensen said Europe should never again buy ‘one molecule’ of Russian gas.

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EU will delay proposal to permanently ban Russian oil imports
The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran is creating the biggest oil supply disruption in history, according to the International Energy Agency, sending global crude prices soaring.
#World #EU #Oil
https://globalnews.ca/news/11743503/eu-will-delay-proposal-to-permanently-ban-russian-oil-imports/
EU will delay proposal to permanently ban Russian oil imports
The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran is creating the biggest oil supply disruption in history, according to the International Energy Agency, sending global crude prices soaring.
#World #EU #Oil
https://globalnews.ca/news/11743503/eu-will-delay-proposal-to-permanently-ban-russian-oil-imports/
EU will delay proposal to permanently ban Russian oil imports
The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran is creating the biggest oil supply disruption in history, according to the International Energy Agency, sending global crude prices soaring.
#World #EU #Oil
https://globalnews.ca/news/11743503/eu-will-delay-proposal-to-permanently-ban-russian-oil-imports/
Some U.S. car buyers envy what they cannot have — affordable Chinese EVs
Survey shows 40 per cent of U.S. consumers ​support Chinese auto imports, while political opposition in U.S. remains strong
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/some-u-s-car-buyers-envy-what-they-cannot-have-affordable-chinese-evs-9.7139717?cmp=rss