Tag: customs Service
World Trade Organization declares US tariffs on steel imports unjust
World Trade Organization logo The WTO has ruled out US tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. (Photo: imago images/Andreas Haas) Geneva The World Trade Organization (WTO) has scrapped US tariffs…
World Trade Organization scraps US tariffs on steel imports
World Trade Organization logo The WTO has ruled out US tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. (Photo: imago images/Andreas Haas) Geneva The World Trade Organization (WTO) has declared US tariffs…
EU tightens crackdown on China at WTO
View of the WTO building The World Trade Organization should decide on the cases. (Photo: imago images/Andreas Haas) Brussels In the dispute over China’s trade restrictions against Lithuania, the EU…
EU Commission initiates four proceedings against London
Flags of Great Britain and Europe The Brussels authorities accused London on Friday of violating essential parts of the so-called Northern Ireland Protocol. (Photo: dpa) Brussels In the dispute over…
EU Commission initiates four proceedings against London
Flags of Great Britain and Europe The Brussels authorities accused London on Friday of violating essential parts of the so-called Northern Ireland Protocol. (Photo: dpa) Brussels In the dispute over…
USA: Chamber of Commerce boss wants to abolish tariffs
new York US companies are sounding the alarm about high inflation and calling on the government to act. The CEO of the powerful US Chamber of Commerce, Suzanne Clark, wants…
Dispute over Swiss gold imports from Russia escalates – Valcambi refinery attacks the authorities
Gold production at Valcambi According to allegations by NGOs and market rumours, a large proportion of Russian gold exports are to be diverted to Switzerland via Dubai. (Photo: Bloomberg/Getty Images)…
Dispute over Swiss gold imports from Russia escalates – Valcambi refinery attacks the authorities
Gold production at Valcambi According to allegations by NGOs and market rumours, a large proportion of Russian gold exports are to be diverted to Switzerland via Dubai. (Photo: Bloomberg/Getty Images)…
Why prices in Switzerland have barely risen
supermarket in Switzerland While food prices in the euro zone and the USA rose by around ten percent year-on-year, they remained almost constant in Switzerland. (Photo: dpa) Geneva Anyone in…
Agreement in the WTO again for the first time after a marathon conference
WTO meeting in Geneva Some of the formulations in the concluding texts were not very specific. (Photo: Reuters) Geneva After negotiations almost around the clock, the 164 member countries of…
China escalates trade dispute with Lithuania over Taiwan
China China has stopped further Lithuanian goods from being imported. (Photo: dpa) Beijing/Taipei Against the background of the diplomatic dispute with Lithuania over the status of Taiwan, China has further…
USA and Japan settle dispute over steel and aluminum tariffs for the time being
Japan Japanese steel manufacturers can breathe a sigh of relief. The punitive tariffs of the USA do not apply. (Photo: dpa) Washington The United States and Japan have settled their…
Beijing gambled on Lithuania
Xi Jinping The Chinese President rigorously enforces his country’s interests. (Photo: AP) From Beijing’s point of view, Lithuania’s decision to call Taiwan’s representative office in the Baltic state the same…
EU seeks WTO case against China
Brussels In the dispute over the Chinese economic blockade against Lithuania, the European Union launched a counterattack. Due to China’s “discriminatory trade practices”, the EU has initiated proceedings against the…
EU seeks WTO case against China
Brussels In the dispute over the Chinese economic blockade against Lithuania, the European Union launched a counterattack. Due to China’s “discriminatory trade practices”, the EU has initiated proceedings against the…
US government ‘prepared for any eventuality’ in Ukraine crisis
So far, however, the secret services have not come to the conclusion “that the Russians have finally decided to take military action in Ukraine”. Sullivan called on Moscow to de-escalate…
US government ‘prepared for any eventuality’ in Ukraine crisis
So far, however, the secret services have not come to the conclusion “that the Russians have finally decided to take military action in Ukraine”. Sullivan called on Moscow to de-escalate…
US government ‘prepared for any eventuality’ in Ukraine crisis
Jake Sullivan The US security advisor again threatened Moscow with sanctions. (Photo: Bloomberg) Washington After crisis talks between Russia and Western countries, the United States again warned Moscow against a…
Associations warn of food shortages
Supermarket in London Associations fear food shortages at the beginning of next year. (Photo: Reuters) London Shortly before the start of new controls on food imports from the EU, a…