To Fight Inflation, Liberalize Trade
It’s one of the few things politicians can do to make life cheaper.
Trade
Macron: Liberal In All But Trade
The French president’s liberalism stops at the border.
Commission Sides with Rutte over Macron on Industrial Policy
A Franco-German plan to relax antitrust rules is defeated.
Biden Did Not End Trump’s Trade War with Europe
The new president replaces aluminum and steel tariffs with a convoluted system of quotas.
Dutch and Spanish Leaders Share Vision for EU
Mark Rutte and Pedro Sánchez caution against protectionism.
What to Make of the EU-UK Trade Agreement
The highlights, analysis and the one thing that’s left: Gibraltar.
“Strategic Autonomy” Divides Europe’s Top Liberals
Emmanuel Macron and Mark Rutte are on opposite ends of the debate.
Cyprus Votes Against EU Trade Deal with Canada
Lawmakers argue the treaty does not protect their national cheese.
Why Kosovo Is Lifting, But Will Likely Reinstate, Tariffs on Serbia
Serbia is unwilling to meet Kosovo’s terms.
Dutch Senate Could Torpedo EU-Canada Trade Deal
If even the free-trading Netherlands won’t support the treaty, it is probably dead in the water.
Germany Can’t Blame Trump for Its Slowing Economy
Germany is vulnerable to shocks in international trade, because it has underinvested at home.
Arguments For and Against Macron’s Mercosur Threat
France threatens to hold up a trade deal unless Brazil does more to fight forest fires.
Small EU Countries Resist Franco-German Push for Protectionism
France and Germany fear being crowded out by China and the United States.
Modest Gains for Trump in NAFTA Renegotiation
Canada opens up its dairy market. Mexico agrees to less favorable rules for cars.
Italy Joins Trump in Resisting Canadian Trade
The country’s new government argues that a trade pact with Canada doesn’t do enough to protect agricultural products.