A million sign petition against EU-US trade talks

A campaign group website says over a million people in the European Union have signed a petition against trade negotiations with the United States. The petition calls on the EU and its member states to stop the talks on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment...

Euro zone retail trade up 0.4% in October

Euro zone retail trade rose by 0.4 per cent in October, according to new estimates from Eurostat. In the EU28, the volume increased by 0.7 per cent. Year-on-year, the retail sales index in the euro area increased by 1.4 per cent and was up 2 per cent in the entire...

EU-US deal could benefit dairy trade, says Bruton

The trade deal between the European Union and the United States could offer valuable market opportunities for the Irish dairy industry, Minister for Trade Richard Bruton has said, following a meeting of EU trade ministers in Brussels. Pointing out that the recent...