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Biden vetoes bid by Congress to reinstate tariffs on solar panel imports from SE Asia

May. 16, 2023 14:43 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday vetoed a congressional resolution that would have reinstated tariffs on solar panel imports from Southeast Asia, settling for now a long-running dispute over whether to punish China for trade violations that bypass U.S. rules limiting imports of...

House votes to restore solar panel tariffs paused by Biden

Apr. 28, 2023 14:08 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted Friday to reinstate tariffs on solar panel imports from several Southeast Asian countries after President Joe Biden paused them in a bid to boost solar installations in the U.S., a key part of his climate agenda. The 221-202 vote sends the measure...

EU moves to contain internal quarrel over Ukrainian imports

Apr. 19, 2023 12:09 PM EDT

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union moved Wednesday to contain an internal quarrel over some member nations temporarily banning imports of Ukrainian farm produce, trade embargoes that threatened to highlight divisions within a bloc that desperately wants to show unity with Ukraine as it confronts...