Trump divides Brussels
Germany and France battle over Juncker's trade offer to US
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Russia slaps retaliatory duties on US imports
Russia imposed extra duties from 25 to 40% on import of certain US goods in response to steel and aluminum duties earlier set by the US, the Ministry of Economic Development said. "Compensating measures apply as additional, higher …
EU states back measures to limit steel imports after U.S. tariffs
European Union countries voted on Thursday in favor of provisional measures proposed by the European Commission to curb steel imports into the bloc, following a U.S. decision to slap tariffs on EU steel and aluminum, Reuters reported. …
Merkel: common EU position on tariffs being worked out
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she would back a lowering of EU tariffs on U.S. car imports, responding to an offer from Washington to abandon threats to impose levies on European cars in return for concessions. …
Canada Hits Back At U.S. With $12.5 Billion In Tariffs
It is one of the countries to be most hurt by Trump’s trade tirade
Canada imposes retaliatory tariffs on US goods
Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods take effect Sunday following the Trump administration’s new tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum, Voice of America reported. Canadian Prime Minister Justin …
Brussels hits U.S. imports in response to Trump tariffs
The European Union will begin charging import duties of 25% on a range of U.S. products on June 21, in response to U.S tariffs imposed on EU steel and aluminum, the European Commission said. The Commission formally adopted a law putting …
Germany plans global intervention to stop Trump’s trade war
Trump's trade war is causing so many problems for international business
Turkey to launch anti-dumping probes against US firms Amid tariffs
Ankara plans to launch anti-dumping investigations against US companies in response to the introduction of steel and aluminum tariffs by Washington, Turkish Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci said, Sputnik reports. …
Macron on new US metal tariffs: trade war to hit American workers first
French President Emmanuel Macron has commented on the US decision to remove an exemption sparing the EU, Canada and Mexico from 25 percent tariffs on steel and 10 percent import duties on aluminum, due to the alleged national …
Russia's tariffs to be increased due to inflation in 2017
The Russian Ministry of Economic Development in the updated forecast for 2017-2019 proposes to adjust gas tariffs for industry and population in 2017 at the level no higher than 3%, the Russian Economic Development Minister Alexey Ulyukayev …
Russia to extend gas discount for Armenia till end of month
Russia will extend the reduced gas price for Armenia ($165 instead of $189 per 1000 cubic meters) till the end of March 2016: a draft intergovernmental protocol was approved at today's session of the Armenian government. The …
Azerbaijani Tariff Council revises medicine prices
The Tariff (Price) Council of Azerbaijan has revised prices of 3540 items of medicines, taking into account the new exchange rate of the manat, the Tariff Council reports. Before the devaluation of …
Azerbaijan reduces transit fees for vehicles from Aktau
Azerbaijan made a nearly 40% reduction in the transit cost of cargo transportations by transit vehicles through the country. The transit costs for each vehicle going through going to Kazakhstan’s Aktau port will be about …
AZAL starts ticket sales for low-cost Baku-Moscow-Baku flights
Azerbaijan Airlines CJSC (AZAL) will start regular low-cost flights on Baku-Moscow-Baku route from October 25, 2015. The tickets on these flights cost 99 euros one way and points of sale of the airline. On this route, the passengers …
Victor Rogotsky: Energy is the basis of prosperity of the country
Energy is the basis for the country's economic development and well-being of its population, he said today in the studio of Vestnik Kavkaza a member of the Federation Council Committee on Economic Policy, …
Electro-maidan started in Georgia
Dozens of members of The United National Movement of Georgian ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili held a protest in front of the house of former Prime Minister, leader of the Georgian Dream coalition, Bidzina Ivanishvili. They expressed …
Armenian Foreign Ministry hopes for democratic resolution of protests in Yerevan
Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian said at a meeting with his Belarusian counterpart Vladimir Makei today that the protests in Armenia will be resolved democratically, via a dialogue, TASS reports. The dialogue between …
