Tag: Western Europe
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Britain and China agreed to reset relations on Thursday, January 29, after Prime Minister Keir Starmer and President Xi Jinping pledged closer cooperation on trade, investment and technology. During the first visit by a British leader to China in eight years, Beijing granted British citizens 30 days’ visa-free access and agreed to halve tariffs on…
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The United States has rolled back proposed steep duties on Italian pasta exports to the U.S., the U.S. Department of Commerce and Italy’s foreign ministry said Thursday, January 1. The Commerce Department has sharply reduced proposed antidumping duties on 13 Italian pasta producers, cutting rates from as high as 92% to between 2.26% and nearly…
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A fire broke out early Thursday, January 1, at Le Constellation bar in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana, killing at least 40 people and injuring around 115, most seriously, according to Wallis police. Italian authorities later reported the death toll could be 47, but Swiss police have not confirmed this. The blaze erupted shortly…
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Switzerland is not capable of defending itself against a full-scale military attack and must accelerate plans to strengthen its armed forces amid growing security risks from Russia, according to Thomas Suessli, head of the Swiss military. On December 27, Suessli said that while Switzerland is prepared to respond to cyber attacks and to threats from…
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European dairy exports face provisional tariffs from China, which announced on Monday, December 22, duties of up to 42.7% on certain European dairy products following the conclusion of the first phase of an anti-subsidy investigation. The tariffs, effective Tuesday, December 23, cover milk and cheese products, including protected origin cheeses such as French roquefort and…
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The UK has signed a new trade agreement with South Korea designed to increase exports and support key industries including automotive manufacturing, food and drink, pharmaceuticals, and services. The deal replaces a post-Brexit arrangement introduced in 2019. Trade between the two countries is already worth more than £15bn a year. The UK government said the…
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Ukrainian authorities have arrested Ross David Cutmore, a 40-year-old British military instructor, on charges of espionage and plotting assassinations on behalf of Russia. The arrest follows allegations that Cutmore, from Dunfermline, was recruited by the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) to conduct targeted killings and provide sensitive military information between 2024 and 2025. According to…
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Nathan Gill, the former leader of Reform UK in Wales, has been sentenced to 10 and a half years in prison for accepting bribes to make pro-Russia statements during his time as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP). Gill, who was a member of the UKIP and Brexit Party groups in the European Parliament,…
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