One of the main allies of Chancellor Angela Merkel called on Japan to sign a trade agreement with the European Union as soon as possible, especially in the light of the protectionist signals that come from US President Donald Trump, Reuters reports. Volker Kauder, head Merkel’s conservative...

TUC warning demonstrate a shift of power to the judges for worker’s rights if the current reappal bill Persists. The “Trades Union Congress” gave out a warning stating that the plans of the United Kingdom involving the transfer of “EU law into British statue” following Brexit will give power in the...

China will become the world's second-largest wine importer, forging ahead of Britain by 2020, Vinexpo CEO Guillaume Deglis said. Currently, China ranks fifth in the world in terms of consumption of this drink. "Wine is becoming very fashionable (in China)," Deglis told CNBC. According to Head of...

The EU ambassador to the UN has sent a veiled message to the US saying that the U.S. must think twice before pulling funding from the United Nations (UN) and sending the interngovernmental organization into irrelevance.   The current debate in Washington D.C. surrounding the future of the...

Air travel portal Skytrax published results of its annual World Airport Awards. The rating is based on a survey of nearly 14 million travelers from 105 countries, with more than 550 airports participated in the study. Travelers were interviewed in order to evaluate 39 parameters of services...

The world's top finance officials were relieved to find new Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin polite and business-like over the weekend after they were wary of their first official encounter with U.S. President Donald Trump's blustery trade agenda.   But on the issues of the newcomer's push...

Today the Netherlands is having parliamentary elections, the result of which can affect politics and economy of the whole of Europe. One of the leaders of the pre-election polls is Partij voor de Vrijheid (PVV) of the scandalous right-wing politician Geert Wilders. According to preliminary...

The United Nations humanitarian chief said that with more than 20 million people in four countries facing starvation and famine, the world faces the largest humanitarian crisis since the United Nations was founded in 1945.   "Without collective and coordinated global efforts, people will...

American technology corporation Google keeps discussing with the Chinese authorities on a possibility of its return to the Chinese market. Some of Google's services have been blocked in the PRC in the summer of 2014. The Chinese authorities blocked Gmail mail client in December 2014, and in August...