Foreign Affairs
European service economy suffered the greatest blow ever recorded
Industries such as retail, catering, aviation and tourism suffer greatly from severe COVID events in many European countries. According to the UK market researcher Markit, service sector activity…
Continue ReadingSpain lost 90 percent of the inbound tourism
The COVID-19 crisis keeps tourists away from Spain en masse. In November, the tourist stream dried up by 90 percent compared to a year earlier. This was after…
Continue ReadingEU ambassadors give formal approval for the Brexit deal
Ambassadors of the member states of the European Union approved the provisional version of the Brexit deal on Monday. This is a temporary approval until 28 February, according…
Continue ReadingTrade agreement is only a foundation of the future relationship
The trade agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union will ‘have a profound impact on people, businesses and public authorities’. That is what David McAllister, the…
Continue ReadingTimur Kulibayev had stolen too little to be noticed
After the Financial Times magazine investigation exposed the colossal Timur Kulibayev scheme to defraud his own country by at least 53 million USD there was silence. Then a…
Continue ReadingJust in time: France and Britain come with the plan to re-establish the traffic
The United Kingdom and France have drawn up a plan to resume freight traffic between the two countries. The plan should come into effect on Wednesday. British Prime…
Continue ReadingEU sets ultimatum to Britain: it’s about fishing ‘rights’ again
If Dutch fishing boats and those of other EU countries do not have access to British waters, then the UK will not, in turn, have full access to…
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