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UK-Canada trade chiefs to meet after ‘sour’ Indo-Pacific talks

LONDON — U.K. trade chief Kemi Badenoch meets her Canadian counterpart Tuesday after the two nations clashed over Britain’s bid to join a key Asia-Pacific trade bloc. The U.K. is on the cusp of...

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UK and Canada ‘break impasse’ on Indo-Pacific trade pact

LONDON — Britain’s trade chief Kemi Badenoch and her Canadian counterpart Mary Ng settled differences during a crunch lunch Tuesday in a move that bodes well for the U.K.’s post-Brexit hopes of...

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Britain expected to join Indo-Pacific trade pact this week

LONDON — Britain is expected to get the green light to join a key Indo-Pacific trade bloc before the end of this week in a move that will solidify its post-Brexit foreign policy shift toward the...

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Britain secures agreement to join Indo-Pacific trade bloc

LONDON — Britain will be welcomed into an Indo-Pacific trade bloc late Thursday as ministers from the soon-to-be 12-nation trade pact meet in a virtual ceremony across multiple time zones. Chief...

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Britain’s joining CPTPP. So what the hell is it?

LONDON — It’s not every day post-Brexit Britain gets to talk up a trade win. But it’s about to join an Asia-Pacific trade bloc stretching from balmy Malaysia and Singapore to snowy Ottawa, Canada, in...

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Inside the deal: How Britain joined CPTPP

LONDON — It was all meant to happen in early March. Negotiators from the 11 nations that make up the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) gathered on the...

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EU schemes up sweeteners to woo countries away from Russia and China

The EU is plotting how to win friends and influence people — in other countries. Earlier this week, EU officials circulated a confidential briefing, obtained by POLITICO, that details several...

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Europe wants Latin America on side against Vladimir Putin. Good luck with that

LONDON — In the struggle for hearts and minds against Russia, Europe has it sights on a new target. Unfortunately for them, Latin America’s not listening. An extended charm offensive by senior...

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Paris is warming up to EU-Mercosur deal, but slowly

PARIS — French Trade Minister Olivier Becht said the upcoming Spanish presidency of the Council of the EU should not force through negotiations on a trade deal between the EU and South America’s...

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Von der Leyen vows to conclude EU-Mercosur deal by year-end

Commission President Ursula von der Leyen today pledged the EU and the Mercosur bloc would conclude their long-delayed trade agreement by the end of the year. Speaking alongside Brazil’s President...

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Can Spain’s charm offensive win over Latin America?

Spain is smitten with Latin America. The region has vast mineral reserves needed for Europe’s green and digital agendas, and a trading bloc that’s tantalizingly close to sealing a deal with the EU;...

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The incredible shrinking summit

It could have been like getting back together with an old flame — but then Moscow ruined the date. The EU-Latin America summit, the first in eight years, was meant to symbolize a revived relationship....

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Why Latin America still won’t condemn Putin’s war in Ukraine

The ghosts of colonial history returned to haunt European and Latin American leaders at their summit in Brussels. For the guests, four hundred years of European colonial rule, economic exploitation...

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LatAm eyes leverage on lithium as EU scrambles for resources

In the global race for green transition technologies, Latin America is fed up with providing shoes to the sprinters. It wants to run its own race. Countries such as Chile, Brazil and Argentina hold...

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Russia will monitor Saudi-hosted Ukraine peace talks

Russia said Monday it will closely follow talks on Ukraine set to take place in Saudi Arabia early next month. Saudi Arabia is planning to host peace talks including Ukraine, Western nations and...

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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has ripped façade off anti-imperialism

Frida Ghitis is a world affairs columnist who writes for outlets such as CNN, the Washington Post and World Politics Review. It was a stunning moment, but it should have been unremarkable: Gabriel...

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Portugal’s corruption scandal spells trouble for EU’s critical minerals hunt

BRUSSELS — The European Union’s hunt for raw materials is running into new roadblocks — at home and abroad.  Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa’s recent resignation over a corruption probe in...

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Q&A: How to create a sustainable lithium supply chain for a carbon-neutral...

POLITICO’s special report Road to COP is presented by SQM. Chile’s Atacama Desert hides a precious secret—salt flats packed with lithium, a key component in the batteries that power electric vehicles...

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Fluorescent vomit and a racism row: Is this Europe’s clean energy future?

An international conference this week was meant to be a European showcase for “clean hydrogen,” touted as an emissions-free fuel of the future. Instead, European Hydrogen Week descended into a bitter...

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Global deal to phase out fossil fuels is in trouble

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A global deal on ending the use of fossil fuels was mired in division as U.N. climate talks opened on Thursday in Dubai, with major polluters and the oil-rich host...

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Ursula von der Leyen’s vanishing trade legacy

BRUSSELS — Ursula von der Leyen has spent much of the past four years jet-setting around the world in search of trade deals. But all those air miles haven’t translated into the agreements she aspired...

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Belgium, itself divided on trade, eyes role of honest broker at EU helm

This article is part of the Belgian Presidency of the EU special report. BRUSSELS — French-speaking and Dutch-speaking Belgians find it hard to agree on anything — and trade is no exception. Yet that...

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The EU’s trade deal with Latin America hangs by a thread. Here’s how to save it.

BRUSSELS — Slow and steady wins the race — but just how slow is too slow for the EU-Mercosur trade pact? The European Union and the South American bloc of Mercosur countries have been discussing one...

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We don’t want your EVs, Brazil tells EU as trade talks hit crunch time

BRUSSELS — The “cows for cars” free-trade deal between Europe and South America could be about to undergo some last-minute changes. For Brazil, the deal can still happen as long as imports of electric...

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Spain’s Teresa Ribera gets top job in charge of competition, climate in new...

BRUSSELS — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has chosen Spanish Ecological Transition Minister Teresa Ribera as her second-in-command, tasking her with overseeing a vast portfolio...

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Boris Johnson offered to set Javier Milei up with Mick Jagger, report says

LONDON — Boris Johnson reportedly agreed to try and help Argentinean President Javier Milei meet Rolling Stones legend Mick Jagger. The former U.K. prime minister met the libertarian,...

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France to EU: Don’t seal South America trade deal against our will

PARIS — France’s new trade minister has a warning for Brussels. Signing off on the trade deal between the European Union and South American countries of the Mercosur bloc without French support would...

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Vomiting protesters storm EU summit in ‘colonialism’ row

BRUSSELS — A meeting of top ministers and energy bosses in Brussels ground to a halt Monday after demonstrators gained access to the event, vomiting green fluorescent liquid into sick bags in protest...

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China’s bid to join major trade bloc kicked into the long grass

LONDON — Delegates of a major Indo-Pacific trade bloc will sidestep politically sensitive decisions on China and Taiwan’s future membership when they meet in Canada this week, multiple people familiar...

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Britain’s bold new world … as a Pacific trading nation

LONDON — As Donald Trump and Xi Jinping square off for a tariff war in 2025, Britain is seeking shelter in a growing trade bloc in the Indo-Pacific. At a minute past midnight on Sunday morning, the...

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EU and Mexico revamp trade deal before tariff man Trump takes office

BRUSSELS — The European Union and Mexico wrapped up talks on Friday to overhaul their trade agreement, strengthening a partnership that is crucial for European auto makers three days before Donald...

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