Posts Tagged International trade

UK’s Cameron rallies world leaders to NIreland

President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron help students paint a mural during a visit to the Enniskillen Integrated Primary School in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, Monday, June 17, 2013. The visit takes place before leaders from the G-8 nations are to gather to discuss the ongoing conflict in Syria, and free-trade issues. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (AP) — The European Union and the United States will open negotiations next month on a long-sought deal to create free trade between the world’s two mightiest economic regions, an effort designed to create millions of jobs that could take years to transform from dream to reality.

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Sweeping US-EU trade talks to start in July

President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Durao Barroso, left, and  President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy, arrive to address a press conference on the first day of the G8 summit at Lough Erne in Northern Ireland, Monday June 17, 2013.  The G8 leaders from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, USA and UK are meeting at Lough Erne in Northern Ireland for a two day Summit, where the leaders are expected to discuss the ongoing conflict in Syria, and free-trade issues.(AP Photo / Kerim Okten)

ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (AP) — A top European Union official says talks on a sweeping new free trade agreement between the EU and the US will begin next month.

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G8 faces uncertain recoveries, turbulent markets

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron speaks at the G8 UK Innovation Conference at the Siemens Crystal Building in London, Friday June 14, 2013. As part of UK's G8 Presidency, the G8 Innovation Conference brings together 300 leading international entrepreneurs, researchers, scientists, designers and policy makers. (AP Photo/Facundo Arrizabalaga, Pool)

ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (AP) — Europe is mired in debt and recession. Financial markets have hit violent ups and downs on fears that U.S. stimulus efforts may soon be scaled back. Japan is finally looking up after years of stagnation — but it remains an open question if the recovery will stick.

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Obama trade dilemma: Scant support from Democrats

In this May 2, 2013, file photo, President Barack Obama shakes hands with Michael Froman, his nominee for U.S. Trade Representative, during a Rose Garden ceremony at the White House. Obama is pushing to liberalize global trade through the elimination of tariffs and other barriers, long the plague of economic relations. The proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership with Europe will be a top item this coming week in Northern Ireland at the Group of Eight summit of major Western democracies. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is aggressively pushing an ambitious agenda to liberalize global trading.

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France threatens veto of EU-US trade deal

French actress Berenice Bejo, right, and Belgian director Lucas Belvaux address the media at the European parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, Tuesday June 11, 2013, after their meeting with EU officials asking that audiovisual services be kept off the table during upcoming EU-US free-trade negotiations. A cloud is hanging over the upcoming free-trade talks between the European Union and the United States after France said it won't back any deal that threatens the country’s prestigious film, radio or TV industries. (AP Photo/Christian Lutz)

STRASBOURG, France (AP) — A cloud is hanging over the upcoming free-trade talks between the European Union and the United States after France said it won’t back any deal that threatens the country’s prestigious film, radio or TV industries.

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