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EU Commission strips farming plan of money for climate and nature
Greenpeace International
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July 17, 2025
Brussels – The European Commission has removed dedicated funding to help farmers move to nature-friendly methods in its long-term budget and proposed update to the EU’s farming policy, published today after being announced yesterday afternoon....
EU-Armenia SME Fund, managed by Amber Capital Armenia, invests USD 4 million in Auto Gallery
ARKA
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YEREVAN, July 17. /ARKA/. EU-Armenia SME Fund is investing USD 4 million in Auto Gallery CJSC. The investment proceeds will support the company’s expansion projects and assist in improving its environmental, social and corporate governance...
La geopolítica de la economía frente a las nuevas plataformas multipolares
Strategic Culture
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July 18, 2025
El multipolarismo, con el propósito de no ser solo una redistribución de la dependencia, debe ser acompañado por un proyecto de soberanía económica. Únete a nosotros en Telegram , Twitter y VK . Escríbenos: info@strategic-culture.su Durante los...
G20 finance chiefs meet under tariff cloud in South Africa
The Financial Express Bangladesh
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South Africa urged G20 countries to provide global and cooperative leadership to tackle challenges including rising trade barriers as the club's finance chiefs met on Thursday under the shadow of President Donald Trump's tariff threats. The G20,...
Pakistan, US move closer to trade breakthrough after high-level meetings in Washington
Profit by Pakistan Today
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July 18, 2025
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb held key meetings on Friday with US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick and United States Trade Representative Ambassador Jamieson Greer to advance bilateral trade cooperation, as reported by Dawn News. The...
Germany's Merz says Ukraine unlikely to join EU before 2034
The Kyiv Independent
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July 18, 2025
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on July 18 that Ukraine is unlikely to join the European Union before the end of the bloc's next budget cycle in 2034, Reuters reported. Speaking after a meeting with Romanian President Nicusor Dan, Merz said...
EU official sees hope for T&T amid carbon tax threat
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian
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With T&T’s energy sector bracing for the impact of the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) in early 2026, one EU official says there’s still reason for optimism and potential for transformation. CBAM...
Francesca Albanese, UN rapporteur: ‘The United States’ intimidation techniques are mafia-style’
El País
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July 18, 2025
This week, all eyes were on Colombia in terms of international diplomacy. The country hosted the first summit of the Hague Group, a bloc of eight countries from the so-called Global South, who looked to reach agreements on diplomatic and economic...
Oil prices steady as mixed US economic news offsets new EU sanctions on Russia
Channel News Asia
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July 18, 2025
NEW YORK :Crude oil futures held steady on Friday as mixed U.S. economic news offset worries the European Union's latest sanctions against Russia for its war in Ukraine could reduce oil supplies. Brent crude futures fell 15 cents, or 0.2 per cent,...
India-EU trade deal negotiators continue to differ on food safety rules
The Indian Express
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July 19, 2025
India and the European Union (EU) continue to differ on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS), which govern food and animal safety rules and are key to India’s agricultural and processed food exports to the EU, according to a status report...
G20 finance chiefs confront uncertainty amid Trump’s trade war
Engineering News
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South Africa called for greater cooperation among the Group of 20 advanced economies, as finance ministers and central bank governors gathered under the cloud of US President Donald Trump’s trade war. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana, co-host of...
SHCCNJ business expo draws 1,500 to Edison
NJBIZ - New Jersey
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July 18, 2025
The basics: SHCCNJ hosted Feria de Negocios July 17 in Edison 1,500+ attendees joined the largest Latino business expo in the Northeast Gubernatorial candidates, legislators addressed small business issues Top concerns: access to capital, new...
PR Maestro of a Generation: Celebrating Dr. Omoniyi Ibietan’s Multilayered Impact on Strategic Communication in Africa
TechEconomy
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July 20, 2025
Advertisements In an age where public perception shapes national policy, brand trust defines business success, and communication crises can make or break institutions, few professionals stand as tall as Dr. Omoniyi P. Ibietan. Named on the...
RDIF Vows to Continue Investments Despite New EU Sanctions
Sputnik News
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July 18, 2025
https://sputnikglobe.com/20250718/rdif-vows-to-continue-investments-despite-new-eu-sanctions-1122457242.html RDIF Vows to Continue Investments Despite New EU Sanctions RDIF Vows to Continue Investments Despite New EU Sanctions Sputnik...
What's In The EU's Two-trillion-euro Budget Bazooka?
International Business Times
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July 18, 2025
EU members got their first chance on Friday to debate the bloc's two-trillion-euro budget bazooka, laying bare divisions among the 27 capitals over the spending plans for 2028-2034. Seeking to balance the European Union's key priorities, Brussels...
EU’s restriction on Russian fertilizers having zero sense, Putin says
TASS
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July 17, 2025
MOSCOW, July 17. /TASS/. The decision of the European Union to restrict the access to its market for Russian fertilizers makes zero sense, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the meeting with head of the Russian Association of Fertilizer...
FM urges US to abide by market economy rules after graphite tariff ruling
Global Times
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Chinese Foreign Ministry The Chinese Foreign Ministry stressed on Friday that China-US economic ties benefit both sides, while urging the US side to abide by the rules of the market economy and keep the trade and economic ties sound and stable,...
George Washington Helped Grow American Farming
AGNet West - Florida
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July 18, 2025
When the Revolutionary War ended and America gained its independence, survival wasn’t guaranteed. What helped the new nation thrive was a growing agricultural economy. George Washington—more than a general and ... The post George Washington Helped...
EDANA Urges EU to Exclude US Fluff Pulp From Duties
Textile Value Chain
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July 18, 2025
EDANA, the leading association representing the nonwovens and related industries—including manufacturers of baby diapers, menstrual care, and incontinence products—has raised concerns about the European Commission’s potential countermeasures in...
New sanctions from EU and UK target Russia's energy sector and military intelligence
Africanews
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July 18, 2025
The EU and UK hit Russia with new sanctions. Moscow's energy revenue and spies are targeted. The European Union and Britain on Friday ramped up pressure on Russia over its war on Ukraine, targeting Moscow's energy sector, shadow fleet of aging oil...