Tag: European Union

Governments are failing to live up to CO2 commitments. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Beltway Confidential

World leaders gather in Bonn to celebrate missing climate targets

Isaac Orr · November 28, 2017 5:01 am

For a dozen years, European elites have regarded German Chancellor Angela Merkel as a rock solid firmament of good sense. Her failure to win big in the Sept. 24 elections, though, could be a sign that Merkel's footing might not be so sound. (Michael Kappeler/dpa via AP)

Michael Barone: Angela Merkel and Davos rebuked in Germany

Michael Barone · November 26, 2017 5:01 am

If the UK adopted U.S. standards to facilitate transatlantic trade, as U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross recently demanded, it would have to diverge from EU agricultural regulations. That would mean UK produce and food products would start to face customs and sanitary checks at the EU's border, even if tariffs could be avoided. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

A US trade deal is not the answer for Britain’s food sector

Chris Haskins · November 18, 2017 5:01 am

That National Feeling

Philip Terzian · November 17, 2017 8:00 am

Judith Garber, acting assistant secretary for oceans, environment and science at the State Department, said in a speech at the United Nations-led climate change talks in Bonn, Germany, that the U.S. will "continue to be a leader" on clean energy. The two-week Bonn conference, closing Friday, is meant as a forum for countries to shore up their commitment to the Paris Agreement, but President Trump is planning to withdraw from it in 2020. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Energy and Environment

Trump will ‘continue to be a leader’ on clean energy, US official promises global climate meeting

Josh Siegel · November 16, 2017 7:17 pm

British Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union David Davis has confirmed Parliament will be able to vote on the final Brexit agreement, but added Britain would still leave without a formal deal if Parliament rejected the proposed agreement. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Beltway Confidential

British Parliament can’t block Brexit

Tom Rogan · November 13, 2017 9:31 pm

China, the world's largest greenhouse gas emitter, is the biggest contributor to this year's increase in emissions, with a projected growth of 3.5 percent, primarily driven by more coal use. (iStock)

Energy and Environment

Study: Carbon dioxide emissions rising in 2017, driven by China

Josh Siegel · November 13, 2017 8:30 am

A new economic coalition between the U.S. and the United Kingdom could restart a global trading system that has been stalled since the mid-1990s. (iStock)

Trade with Britain: It’s Trump’s yuge-est opportunity yet

Dan Hannan · November 13, 2017 5:01 am

French President Emmanuel Macron had an unannounced meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh Thursday, signaling his clear desire to improve relations between the Sunni-Arab monarchy.

Beltway Confidential

Is French President Emmanuel Macron gearing up against Iran?

Tom Rogan · November 10, 2017 9:44 pm

European Union chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier, left, and British Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union David Davis arrive for a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels on Friday, Nov. 10, 2017. The EU and Britain conducted a sixth round of Brexit negotiations on Friday. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Beltway Confidential

Brexit negotiations are heating up

Tom Rogan · November 10, 2017 6:36 pm

Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

Dominic Green · November 3, 2017 7:10 am

Mexico's Secretary of Economy Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal, speaks during the conclusion of the fourth round of negotiations for a new North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Mexico mulls other options should NAFTA talks fail

Sean Higgins · October 31, 2017 10:14 pm