By Jeffrey Sparshott, The Washington Times Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 23--The European Union yesterday threatened to retaliate against an 87-year-old U.S. trade law unless Congress repealed it, marking an escalation in one of several festering disputes between the two powers....
President Reagan Discusses Trade, Competitiveness in 'State of Union' President Reagan said the following about international trade promotion and improving competitiveness in his annual State of the Union Address to Congress Jan. 27. International Trade Today, we also find ourselves engaged in expanding peaceful...
By Woranuj Maneerungsee, Bangkok Post, Thailand Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 2--The European Union wants to have closer economic cooperation with Southeast Asian countries by introducing what Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy refers to as a free trade flow. Free...
PARIS AFP — European plane maker Airbus hopes to conclude partnership deals for three of its factories by mid-July as part of its radical restructuring efforts, a trade union source said Wednesday. Airbus management met European trade union leaders on Wednesday to discuss the implementation of its "Power8" cost-cutting...
By Jeffrey Sparshott, The Washington Times Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 20--The European Union is preparing to retaliate against the United States as the Bush administration tries to extend a deadline to comply with a World Trade Organization ruling against U.S. trade...
The Association of British Insurers has urged the Trade Union Congress to play a more active role in the reform of employers' liability. The ABI, which has expressed disappointment at the TUC's decision to pull out of the government's pilot scheme, has insisted ...
ARLINGTON, Va. -- As President Bush reiterated the importance of free trade in the 2008 State of the Union Address, the Consumer Electronics Association CEA today restated its support for the Administration's trade objectives. CEA urged Congress to approve pending Free Trade Agreements FTA with Colombia, Panama and South Korea...
By Somporn Thapanachai, Bangkok Post, Thailand Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 2--The number of bilateral free trade agreements is increasing as many countries lose faith in the multilateral trading system under the World Trade Organisation WTO. But the 15-nation...
LONDON AFP — Senior British union, business and charity leaders called on all World Trade Organisation member countries to secure a deal on fair trade ahead of the Hong Kong global trade talks. The plea came from Digby Jones, director-general of the Confederation of British Industry, Trades Union Congress...
Apr. 13--Thousands of labor union workers yesterday rallied outside the U.S. Capitol against a landmark trade deal with China, then iron workers, truckers and teachers filled the halls of Congress to lobby senators and representatives. "Let's go to the Hill and let's give 'em...
GENEVA AFP — The top US trade official is to hold talks Friday with WTO head Pascal Lamy aimed at galvanizing stalled global trade negotiations after France bluntly warned it would reject further compromises by the European Union. US Trade Representative Susan Schwab will confer with Lamy following a meeting...
M2 PRESSWIRE-7 December 2004-ICFTU: International Confederation of Free Trade Unions; Congress delegates tackle issue of merger in trade union movementC1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:12082004 Miyazaki, Japan - After months of discussion, a major step forward will today be taken towards the...
By Jeffrey Sparshott, The Washington Times Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 27--The Bush administration's top trade official yesterday warned members of Congress that U.S. firms will face sanctions from the European Union if lawmakers fail to comply with a World Trade...
BEIJING, Feb. 8 Kyodo Leading labor union organizations in China and Japan have agreed to strengthen exchanges as Sino-Japanese political ties remain troubled, a Japanese delegation member said Wednesday. The delegation from the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, or Rengo, has reached the agreement with the...
By Christopher Calnan, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 3--Jacksonville's World Trade Center is organizing a trade mission to Veracruz, Mexico, on Jan. 27 to Feb. 1 to help area businesses make contacts with top Mexican executives and government...
GLASGOW Why the trade unions have sided with the government in the battle of the fuel barricades THIS ought to have been a stirring week for the brothers and sisters of Britain's trade union movement. The Trades Union Congress...
The Commerce Department has published a report on obstacles to trade and investment in the new republics in what used to be the Soviet Union. The Department worked with nearly 100 U.S. firms to develop the report, which recommends actions by the U.S. government and the governments of the republics...
European Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy November 8 warned the United States against launching formal dispute settlement proceedings in the World Trade Organization against the European Union over its de facto ban on imports of genetically modified foods, saying it would "freeze" the process now under way to lift the ban...
M2 PRESSWIRE-16 February 1999-YORK UNIVERSITY: Director of European Trade Union Institute tackles the Euro and its effect on European trade unionism, labour relations during York U. seminar C1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:100299 TORONTO -- While the Euro Dollar finds its way...
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