Tag: European

WTO To Work With Europeans On Legality Of EU Carbon Tax Plan
April 3, 2021 No Responses

WTO To Work With Europeans On Legality Of EU Carbon Tax Plan

World Trade Organization will work with a number of European countries to ensure a proposed EU carbon tax will respect international trade rules.French Finance Minister, Bruno Le Maire and the WTO’s new leader, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala told a press conference in Geneva that they would...
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Messi Wins Nine-Year Fight To Trademark His Surname
September 18, 2020 No Responses

Messi Wins Nine-Year Fight To Trademark His Surname

Footballer Lionel Messi can register his name as a trademark after a nine-year legal battle, the EU’s top court has ruled. The European Court of Justice dismissed an appeal from Spanish cycling company Massi and the EU’s intellectual property offic...
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European New Car Sales Down 24.1%
July 17, 2020 No Responses

European New Car Sales Down 24.1%

European passenger car sales slumped in June compared to a year ago but showed an improvement since May with the easing of coronavirus lockdown measures across the region, industry data showed on Thursday.In June, new car registrations dropped by 24.1% year-...
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UK leaves The European Union
February 1, 2020 No Responses

UK leaves The European Union

The UK has officially left the European Union after 47 years of membership – and more than three years after it voted to do so in a referendum. The historic moment, which happened at 23:00 GMT, was marked by both...
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DP World Acquires Pan-European Logistics Firm
February 21, 2019 No Responses

DP World Acquires Pan-European Logistics Firm

Dubai-based port operator DP World has acquired the pan-European logistics company P&O Ferries for a purchase consideration of GBP 322 million (USD 421 million). The company said that the transaction implies a 2017 Enterprise Value/EBITDA valuation multipl...
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US Pulls Out Of Iran Nuclear Deal
May 9, 2018 No Responses

US Pulls Out Of Iran Nuclear Deal

US President Donald Trump says he will withdraw the US from an Obama-era nuclear agreement with Iran. Calling it “decaying and rotten”, he said the deal was “an embarrassment” to him “as a citizen”. Going against advice from...
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