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Tariffs didn't deter fatty acid dumping from Southeast Asia, petitioner tells US Commerce January 28, 2026 | Eliana Hubacker

The imposition of tariffs last April failed to deter import of unfairly traded fatty acids from Malaysia and Indonesia, US producer Vantage Specialty Chemicals told the US Commerce Department.

France says EU preference rules are needed to shield bloc’s industry January 28, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet

France is calling for the use of “European preference” rules — which ensure that a certain number of parts of products are made within the EU — in key sectors, in a bid to help shield European industry. The dr... (more story)

Cities bidding to host EU customs body quizzed on security, logistics, location January 28, 2026 | Oscar Pandiello

The nine European cities contending to host the new EU Customs Authority faced a grilling by a European Parliament committee on Wednesday dominated by questions over cybersecurity, logistics expertise and geog... (more story)

EU’s China trade strategy should be more comprehensive, united, EU official says January 28, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet

The EU’s China trade policy should be much more comprehensive and united, a senior EU trade official has said. The EU must also be very careful with its planned buy European industrial policy, a measure seen a... (more story)

EU trade deals with Mexico, UAE, Indonesia are priorities, Cypriot minister says January 27, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet

Getting EU free-trade deals signed with Mexico, the United Arab Emirates and Indonesia is a priority for Cyprus in its role chairing legislative talks for member states in the first half of this year, the coun... (more story)

India wins EU assurance of equal carbon border tax treatment, technical support January 27, 2026 | Oscar Pandiello

Indian companies exporting goods in scope of the EU's carbon border tax will receive technical support under the EU-India trade deal announced on Tuesday, a European Commission official said. The agreement als... (more story)

China vows service-sector access, import push amid solar tax reform January 27, 2026 | MLex Staff

China's Ministry of Commerce has pledged to expand service-sector access and boost imports after reporting record trade volumes. Amid surging exports of green products, the government recently scrapped export ... (more story)

EU, India conclude free trade deal; aim to create market of 2bn people January 27, 2026 | Oscar Pandiello and Cynthia Kroet

The EU and India on Tuesday wrapped up free trade agreement talks in New Delhi after 19 years, paving the way for a market of more than two billion people. The deal will cut or eliminate tariffs on 90 percent ... (more story)

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India-EU FTA to force high-speed overhaul of Indian patent law January 29, 2026 | Freny Patel

The India-EU Free Trade Agreement pressures India to strengthen the protection of intellectual property to attract investment, while testing its ability to balance innovation, public health priorities and its ... (more story)

EU, India sign ‘mother of all trade deals’ amid Trump tensions January 27, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet and Oscar Pandiello

The EU and India have signed a broad trade agreement, a deal 19 years in the making that was given fresh urgency by rising trade tensions with the US and China. The agreement between the world's biggest tradin... (more story)

Japan's plan to tighten FDI screening revives security–investment trade-off January 26, 2026 | Sachiko Sakamaki

Japan is considering expanding foreign investment screening to cover indirect acquisitions of Japanese companies, aligning its rules more closely with other industrialized economies amid rising economic securi... (more story)

Longtime US partners forge new trade relationships as fissures deepen January 23, 2026 | Zack Budryk

As US President Donald Trump doubles down on adversarial trade relations with longtime allies, two such allies, Canada and the European Union, have moved toward closer ties with China and India.

EU sees damaged trans-Atlantic relationship after week of US tariff threats January 23, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet and Oscar Pandiello

EU leaders may have avoided additional tariffs from the US for now over Greenland, but the episode has led relations with the bloc's largest trading partner to deteriorate further. In a sign of the increasing ... (more story)

Trump cements US strategy on semiconductor chips despite China risks January 22, 2026 | Bradley Dress and Emma Whitford

The Trump administration opted for a narrow and limited set of tariffs on semiconductor chips, backing down from a threat of duties as high as 100 percent on the critical technology that powers artificial inte... (more story)

Could Europe be taking the first steps toward a digital ‘divorce’ from the US? January 21, 2026 | Luca Bertuzzi

EU plans to phase out high-risk IT suppliers, aimed at China, might end up being used against US technology companies if trans-Atlantic tensions spiral downward. Rising EU-US tensions, trade disputes and sover... (more story)

US tariff threat over Greenland faces test as Trump eyes court ruling January 20, 2026 | Bradley Dress, Eliana Hubacker, Zack Budryk

President Donald Trump’s threat to impose tariffs on several European countries if they don't allow the US to acquire Greenland faces a critical legal-authority test as his administration’s use of emergency au... (more story)