Foreign Affairs
Instead of Grand Deal, a set of mini-deals will be negotiated
The United Kingdom and the European Union will continue to talk about solutions to limit the impact of a no-deal Brexit when negotiations on a trade agreement fail.…
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Mukhtar Ablyazov, the Houdini of banking fraud is ready for the next tricks
Mukhtar Ablyazov impressive performance in deflecting criminal charges against him is being put on stress. Instead of quiet life of a sofa revolutionary he enjoys on his French…
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Saudi Aramco increases oil prices for Asian consumers
Saudi Arabia is going to slightly increase its prices for supplies of crude oil to Asia, after those prices were actually reduced earlier. The step may indicate that…
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Johnson and Von der Leyen cast an empty shell benevolence manifesto
The Brexit negotiators must ‘work intensively to bridge the gap’ in order to reach an agreement on the future trade relationship between the EU and the United Kingdom.…
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Catalan head of government disbarred, fear of new violent protests
Quim Torra, the separatist head of government of the Spanish region of Catalonia, was expelled for disobedience. The Spanish Supreme Court confirmed last year’s conviction on Monday. Torra…
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ArcelorMittal sells the USA branch to Cleveland-Cliffs
ArcelorMittal Steel Group sells its part of ArcelorMittal USA to the American iron ore producer Cleveland-Cliffs. The deal has a value of 1.4 billion dollars and is paid…
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Vodafone has won the tax trial in Hague
Vodafone has won an international arbitration trial at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague. As a result, the British Telecom Group does not have to pay…
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