Aukus fallout: EU-Australia trade talks postponed as submarine row rumbles on
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Oct 01 2021 at 5:00 AM GMT
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- A long-planned round of Australia-EU free-trade talks have been postponed, a European official confirmed on Friday, after fury over Canberra’s decision to cancel a major French submarine contract.“The FTA trade round has been postponed for a month until November,” an EU official in Canberra said, throwing the future of the far-reaching pact into doubt.
- Australia last month abruptly cancelled a multibillion-dollar contract for 12 French submarines, opting to buy nuclear-powered US-designed….
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- Published Oct 1, 2021 5:00 AM GMT