U.S., EU plan small steps on cutting trade barriers

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European Union and US regulators are engaged in talks focused on structuring a new trade agreement. The scope of the agreement is modest, due to political sensitivities that hinder across-the-board US-European cooperation, such as agriculture, the environment, and product safety. However, the move indicates determination to improve what is the world's richest trade relationship, valued at $675 bil last year.

United States, Strategy & planning, Planning, Commercial treaties, Trade agreements, Company business planning, Aims and objectives

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Germany gets praise despite deficit

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The European Union European Commission has sanctioned Germany for exceeding the official three percent deficit limit for gross domestic product. However, the Commission also praised Angela Merkel's economic plan to increase the value-added tax and to decrease some social policies. The gross domestic product for Germany was 3.3 percent for 2005.

Italy, Germany, Economic Programs, Administration of Economic Programs, Europe, Economic policy, European Union. European Commission

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EU toughens stance in dealings with China: new outspokenness over trade deficit and exchange rates is welcomed by the U.S.

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Article discusses the European Union's change of stance in its negotiations with China over trade and human rights. Topics analyzed include European Union's growing trade deficit with China, and China's intellectual property rights, product quality, import tariffs, trade restrictions, and human rights violations.

China, Administration of General Economic Programs, Trade Negotiations, Tariffs & Duties, Tariffs & Quotas, Interpretation and construction, International aspects, Negotiation, mediation and arbitration, Political aspects, Government regulation of business, Trade regulation, Tariffs, Intellectual property law

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