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# trade - Friday 6 March, 2020
Phil Hogan insists no-deal Brexit threat won't 'cut the ice' in trade talks
Hogan said that he’s trying to allow apples and pears from the EU to be exported to the US as part of a possible new EU trade deal.
# trade - Tuesday 25 February, 2020
EU to demand 'level playing field' and access to UK waters in Brexit trade talks
The terms also include a controversial clause stating that Britain should “return unlawfully removed cultural objects to their countries of origin”.
# trade - Friday 14 February, 2020
US charges Chinese company Huawei with plotting to steal trade secrets
Donald Trump has repeatedly raised national security concerns about Huawei.
# trade - Saturday 8 February, 2020
Your crash course in... what to expect from Britain and the EU's trade talk tango
The clock is ticking as the newly-divorced sides kick off tricky negotiations, with major implications for Ireland.
# trade - Saturday 18 January, 2020
Businesses warn of price rises as Sajid Javid vows no EU alignment post-Brexit
Javid urged businesses to “adjust” and said that while some will benefit others will not.
# trade - Sunday 5 January, 2020
Game workers in Ireland are concerned about low pay, unpaid overtime and uncertain work
The Irish games industry employs around 2,000 people.
# trade - Friday 13 December, 2019
China says it has reached 'phase one' trade deal with the US
The deal includes a progressive rollback of tariffs and the protection of intellectual property rights.
# trade - Thursday 14 November, 2019
Brexit will make Britain a 'second-rate player', Donald Tusk says
Tusk, who leaves office at the end of the month, has made no secret of his opposition to Brexit.
# trade - Wednesday 2 October, 2019
Phil Hogan is planning a trip to Washington to convince Donald Trump to work with the EU
Hogan told RTÉ in recent weeks that he aimed “to get Mr Trump to see the error of his ways” on trade.
# trade - Monday 30 September, 2019
A tango in the jungle: Phil Hogan targets US and China in trade brief grilling
“There’s nothing for free when it comes to trade,” Hogan told MEPs this evening.
# trade - Thursday 26 September, 2019
Varadkar meets Jimmy Fallon while on US trade mission
The Taoiseach said the TV host is “very proud of his Irish heritage”.
# trade - Tuesday 10 September, 2019
Explainer: What does the European Commissioner for Trade do and why is the role important?
Phil Hogan will begin a second 5-year term as Ireland’s commissioner in Europe – this time for trade.
# trade - Friday 6 September, 2019
New preclearance services at Irish airports 'will make it easier to travel to US'
Dublin and Shannon are the only airports in Europe that offer US preclearance.
# trade - Friday 2 August, 2019
Trump escalates trade war with threats to place more tariffs on Chinese imports
The US president made the announcement in a series of Tweets.
# trade - Wednesday 31 July, 2019
FactCheck: Is 90% of Ireland's trade with the UK, as a former British trade minister claimed?
Digby Jones made the claim on Twitter at the weekend when discussing the impact of a no deal Brexit.
# trade - Sunday 14 July, 2019
Of 90,000 Irish businesses that trade with the UK, just 531 have attended Brexit workshops
This week, Tánaiste Simon Coveney said that the chances of a no-deal Brexit in October were “significant”.
# trade - Thursday 4 July, 2019
Your crash course in ... how proposed US tariffs could hit Irish whiskey
Irish whiskey could get dragged into a transatlantic trade dispute.
# trade - Sunday 30 June, 2019
'It's a bad deal, there's no point in saying otherwise': Agriculture minister on trade agreement with South American countries
The deal with hit the Irish beef sector.
# trade - Sunday 16 June, 2019
Davis set to link up with LeBron at the Lakers in blockbuster trade - reports
ESPN and the Los Angeles Times said unsettled star Davis will join the Lakers in a move which will see the Pelicans receive multiple players and draft picks in return.
# trade - Saturday 8 June, 2019
Trump suspends tariffs against Mexico after 11th-hour migration deal
Mexico has agreed to expand its policy of taking back migrants from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador as their asylum claims are processed.
# trade - Friday 10 May, 2019
US more than doubles tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods
China has pledged “necessary countermeasures” to the 25% tariffs.
# trade - Tuesday 16 April, 2019
Irish exports to the UK have grown a lot in spite of ongoing Brexit uncertainty
Total goods exports to the UK increased by €166 million and amounted to a total €1.2 billion.
# trade - Wednesday 3 April, 2019
Trump '100% ready' to shut down US-Mexico border despite being warned of 'catastrophic economic impact'
“Sure it’s going to have a negative impact on the economy. Security is more important to me than trade.”
# trade - Tuesday 26 February, 2019
Impact of no-deal Brexit would be 'more severe' and last longer in Northern Ireland than anywhere else
The British government has warned that a no-deal scenario would likely have a negative impact in terms of trade and crime.
# trade - Monday 28 January, 2019
Ten UK food stores warn MPs of the 'disruption' and 'shock' of a no-deal Brexit
The businesses warned that in March “90% of our lettuces, 80% of our tomatoes and 70% of our soft fruit is sourced from the EU”.
# trade - Saturday 12 January, 2019
Planes, trucks, automobiles ... and Brexit: Here's why the UK has been focusing on transport plans
Here’s all the news about transport woes that came out in the weeks leading up to the Brexit deal vote.
# trade - Tuesday 1 January, 2019
'Baylas', 'Beilis', 'Queillys': In the 1980s the government was urged to tackle cheap Spanish Baileys knock-offs
Locally produced copies of “extremely poor quality” were a persistent issue for importers.
# trade - Wednesday 26 December, 2018
China expected to overtake US as world's largest economy by 2032
Meanwhile, Brexit is due to have a negative impact on British growth next year.
# trade - Wednesday 28 November, 2018
Seanad passes Occupied Territories Bill despite government opposition
Despite government opposition, the Bill has cross-party support from Labour, Sinn Féin, Fianna Fáil as well as independent senators.
# trade - Monday 26 November, 2018
'Sounds like a great deal for the EU': Trump warns Brexit deal may harm UK-US trade
He expressed hope that Theresa May will “be able to do something about that”.
# trade - Sunday 2 September, 2018
Theresa May has ruled out a second Brexit referendum and vowed no compromise during negotiations
The UK Prime Minister wrote a column in today’s Sunday Telegraph.
# trade - Friday 31 August, 2018
Trump threatens to pull out of WTO if it doesn't 'shape up'
The US withdrawing from the World Trade Organization could have huge implications for the global economy.
# trade - Monday 27 August, 2018
Trump says 'really good deal' reached with Mexico on trade
Negotiators have been working for weeks to iron out differences to revise the nearly 25-year old North American Free Trade Agreement.
# trade - Saturday 25 August, 2018
'Our relationship is getting closer': Donald Trump hints at new trade agreement between US and Mexico
The trilateral NAFTA treaty has been a key target of the US president’s aggressive trade strategy.
# trade - Friday 27 July, 2018
Trouble ahead? Independent minister undecided on Israeli goods trade ban bill
A division has emerged around the Cabinet table between Fine Gael members and independent ministers.
# trade - Thursday 19 July, 2018
Dublin Port is already scaling up its operations to prepare for a hard Brexit
As the Brexit backstop will not apply to Ireland’s ports, work is underway to add new custom checks and new infrastructure.
# trade - Monday 16 July, 2018
EU urges US, China and Russia to avert trade 'conflict and chaos'
EU Council President Donald Tusk spoke after meeting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang as part of an annual EU-China summit.
# trade - Sunday 15 July, 2018
Rosslare Port could be used to take advantage of Brexit opportunities - but there are legal complications
Rosslare Europort operates as a division of Iarnród Éireann.
# trade - Friday 22 June, 2018
Whiskey, jeans and motorbikes: EU tariffs on US goods come into effect
The move comes after US President Donald Trump imposed 25% tariffs on steel imports and 10% on aluminium.
# trade - Friday 1 June, 2018
UK's buffer zone plan for Northern Ireland border 'something out of Alice in Wonderland'
Sinn Féin, meanwhile, said the proposal has highlighted “the lack of knowledge” of border areas and the concerns they face.
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Poll: Will you pay attention to the Seanad general election?
COUNTING IN THE Seanad general election will begin today despite the Covid-19 public health emergency.
Postal voting in the election closes today at 11am for the 43 seats on the five vocational panels and tomorrow at 11am for the six seats on the university panels.
There are 118 candidates seeking election to the vocational panels.
Counting of the votes begins this morning and is expected to continue until Friday 3 April.
So, today we want to know: Will you pay attention to the Seanad general election?
Poll Results:
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Yes (2535)
I'm not sure / no opinion (248)
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