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EU trade commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis: 'Intensive engagement' is ongoing with a raft of countries on the EU's new carbon tax  (Photo: European Union)

EU in 'intensive' talks with carbon border tax critics, says trade chief

The EU is in talks with a raft of countries from Africa and elsewhere who are concerned about the upcoming implementation of the bloc’s new carbon border tax. 

Speaking on Thursday (30 May), following a meeting of EU trade ministers — the first to discuss trade relations with Africa in two years — EU tra...

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Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

EU trade commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis: 'Intensive engagement' is ongoing with a raft of countries on the EU's new carbon tax  (Photo: European Union)

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Author Bio

Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

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