Brazil backlash spells trouble for EU steel deals
Brussels said it had an agreement with Brazil. Brazil said it didn’t.
Jul 2
4 mins read
EU reaches deals with a dozen countries for smaller steel quota cuts
EU foreign ministers failed to sign off on 21st sanctions round. Wednesday is the last day to lock in an oil price cap.
Brazil backlash spells trouble for EU steel deals
Brussels said it had an agreement with Brazil. Brazil said it didn’t.
Jul 2
4 mins read
EU reaches deals with a dozen countries for smaller steel quota cuts

Countries with free-trade deals take a smaller hit as the EU slashes duty-free steel quotas by nearly half overall.

Envoys will reconvene next week in a bid to prevent the price cap on Russian crude from ratcheting higher at the end of July.

BRUSSELS: EU countries were scrambling Tuesday to agree a new round of sanctions on Russia, on the eve of a deadline that could…

EU countries were scrambling on July 14 to agree a new round of sanctions on Russia, on the eve of a deadline that could weaken a…

"Every time we make a sanctions pact, it gets a little harder," said Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen.

Brussels is racing to avoid a sanctions setback that could allow Russia to earn more from soaring global oil prices.