GOVERNMENT

How Holland’s ‘mini-Brexit’ will soon be ignored

November 7, 2016 0

How Holland’s ‘mini-Brexit’ is about to be ignored PIETER CLEPPE As some may remember, the Netherlands had their own mini-Brexit in April, when a majority of Dutch voted against the EU-Ukraine Treaty, in a non-binding […]

FINANCIAL

The Wallonian mouse that roared

November 2, 2016 0

The Wallonian mouse that roared STEVEN HILL SAN FRANCISCO, 31. OCT, 11:00 On Sunday the European Union and Canada finally signed the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, or CETA, following an 11th hour resolution between […]

GOVERNMENT

Wallonia rejects fresh EU ultimatum on Canada trade deal

October 24, 2016 0

NIKOLAJ NIELSEN The government of Belgium’s French-speaking Walloon region rejected a fresh EU ultimatum to sign off on an EU free trade deal with Canada over the weekend. Wallonia’s minister-president Paul Magnette on Sunday (23 […]

FINANCIAL

Wallonia hinders Canada-EU trade deal

October 17, 2016 0

ESZTER ZALAN Belgium’s Wallonia region will block the federal government from signing the Canada-EU free trade accord, after a vote in the regional assembly on Friday (14 October) against approving the agreement. “I will not […]

GOVERNMENT

TTIP protests see crowds take to streets of seven German cities

September 19, 2016 0

Organisers of rallies against controversial transatlantic free trade agreement expect 250,000 people to take part Agence France-Presse in Berlin Demonstrators protest against TTIP in Berlin. Photograph: Odd Andersen/AFP/Getty Images Demonstrators took to the streets across […]

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