8chan/8kun QResearch Posts (15)
#10479916 at 2020-08-31 05:24:06 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13412: Graveyard Whispers Edition
>>10479914
Resignations in the news 8/25/2020 thru 8/30/2020 - part 2
Louisville Fund for the Arts president is stepping down after 7 years
https://www.courier-journal.com/story/entertainment/arts/2020/08/26/louisville-fund-arts-president-ceo-christen-boone-steps-down/3443546001/
Michigan Cops Fired For 'Concealing And Manipulating Evidence' After Black Woman Died In Their Custody
https://www.bet.com/news/national/2020/08/26/attorney-calls-for-charges-in-priscilla-slater-death.html
Mount Airy resident retiring as executive director of Maryland chapter of National Alzheimer's Association
https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll/news/cc-cass-naugle-alzheimers-association-retirement-20200828-p3464gn3gvbz5g6ijpwx26v66i-story.html
Donovan State Prison Warden Resigns After Sending Blistering Email
https://timesofsandiego.com/crime/2020/08/25/donovan-state-prison-warden-resigns-after-sending-blistering-email/
Caroline da Silva resigns from Financial Services Conduct Authority
https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2020-08-26-caroline-da-silva-resigns-from-financial-services-conduct-authority/
Glendon resigns from MAPS school board, position to be filled soon
https://www.miningjournal.net/news/front-page-news/2020/08/glendon-resigns-from-maps-school-board-position-to-be-filled-soon/
Lakota school board member resigns, cites coming move out of district
https://www.journal-news.com/news/lakota-school-board-member-resigns-cites-coming-move-out-of-district/IUFQHGE7Y5ARJOUELLPOJ5QETA/
Nolander resigning from RAEDI after two years on the job
https://www.medcitybeat.com/news-blog/2020/nolander-resigns-from-raedi-after-two-years-on-the-job
Retirement Commission member resigns over city's approach to divestment
https://dailyprogress.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/retirement-commission-member-resigns-over-citys-approach-to-divestment/article_8e36b82f-ac00-539c-9210-1828337ef4b6.html
Don Walko to resign from Common Pleas Court to pursue political advocacy
https://triblive.com/local/don-walko-to-resign-from-common-pleas-court-to-pursue-political-advocacy/
EU Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan resigns after controversy over observance of COVID-19 restrictions during holiday
https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Alert-EU-Trade-Commissioner-Phil-Hogan-resigns-15516984.php
La Vergne Police Chief Mike Walker announces retirement
https://www.dnj.com/story/news/local/la-vergne/2020/08/28/la-vergne-police-chief-mike-walker-retiring/5656016002/
Longtime Louisville PA announcer resigns after more than two decades
https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2020/08/28/louisville-pa-announcer-sean-moth-resigns-after-more-than-two-decades/5659502002/
Resignation leaves vacancy on Lakota school board
https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2020/08/28/resignation-leaves-vacancy-lakota-school-board/5661310002/
Bulgaria: Justice minister favoring new constitution resigns
https://wtop.com/europe/2020/08/bulgaria-justice-minister-favoring-new-constitution-resigns/
Mabe resigns from Board of Elections
https://www.thestokesnews.com/news/27183/mabe-resigns-from-board-of-elections
San Diego's O'Farrell Charter School Superintendent Fired Amid Misconduct Investigation
https://www.kpbs.org/news/2020/aug/27/ofarrell-charter-school-superintendent-fired/
Missouri professor fired for comment to student from Wuhan
https://ktvo.com/news/local/missouri-professor-fired-for-comment-to-student-from-wuhan
Assistant District Attorney General fired for violating personal use of social media policy
https://www.wsmv.com/news/assistant-district-attorney-general-fired-for-violating-personal-use-of-social-media-policy/article_f286a0a4-e7db-11ea-8192-af20a14ee0d0.html
Annapolis Alderman Marc Rodriguez resigns Ward 5 City Council seat
https://www.capitalgazette.com/maryland/annapolis/ac-cn-marc-rodriguez-resigns-20200828-20200828-7tkeswieynci5dwlloakckvove-story.html
Officer charged and fired
https://www.news4jax.com/video/morning-show/2020/08/26/officer-charged-and-fired-/
Bengaluru airport COO Thomas Hoff A ..
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/77818367.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst
#10430846 at 2020-08-26 23:23:29 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13349: FBI Confirms: The QAnon Group Is Not A 'Terrorist Threat' Edition
EU trade commissioner RESIGNS after outcry over attending quarantine-defying golf party in Ireland
EU Commissioner Phil Hogan is the latest political casualty of the 'Golfgate' scandal in which a host of Irish politicians partied at a golf club dinner, hours after introducing strict lockdown measures for the public.
Hogan, a member of Ireland's Fine Gael party, announced his resignation on Wednesday. One day earlier, he briefed Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on his activities in Ireland last week.
Hogan attended a lavish party at the Station House Hotel in Clifden, County Galway, last Wednesday. Together with more than 80 people, including current and former MPs, senators, ambassadors and a supreme court judge, Hogan dined in an event organized by the Oireachtas (Parliament) Golf Society.
While guests sat ten to a table, the Irish public were hit with new coronavirus lockdown measures. These included a ban on indoor gatherings of more than six people at home and more than 50 in restaurants. Most pubs in the country remain closed too, and the entire county of Kildare, which borders Dublin, is under strict lockdown.
Hogan insisted that he broke no regulations, as he tested negative for Covid-19 two weeks before the dinner. However, Irish regulations require anyone returning from abroad - as Hogan did from Brussels - to quarantine for 14 days, test or no test. Since his return from Belgium, it emerged that not only did Hogan not quarantine at home, he journeyed to Dublin, Kilkenny and Limerick - via the quarantined county of Kildare.
https://www.rt.com/news/499144-ireland-eu-commissioner-resigns-golf/
Interesting!
#10430458 at 2020-08-26 22:47:34 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13349: FBI Confirms: The QAnon Group Is Not A 'Terrorist Threat' Edition
#13346
>>10428724 DOJ Remarks of Deputy Attorney General Jeffery A. Rosen on Malign Foreign Influence in U.S. Elections
>>10428651 State Dept. Conduit For British Spy Also Worked With Russian Oligarch, Flip-Flopped During Testimony
>>10428617 EU Commissioner Phil Hogan to resign tonight
>>10428582 LAPD confirms this is a bomb threat. Employee tells me K9 is on scene searching cars and building. @FOXLA
>>10428570 Facebook Warns Apple's New iOS Could Cut Audience Network Ad Revenue In Half
>>10428558 The United States has added five Russian research institutes to its sanctions lists, including the Defence Ministry's Research Institute, which was involved in work on the COVID-19 vaccine/chemical and biological weapons.
>>10428464, >>10428480, >>10428499, >>10428538 shooter being chased, then shooting vid, archived
>>10428459, >>10428465, >>10428221 White Supremacist Who Organized Charlottesville Race Riots Endorses Joe Biden
>>10428452 US Sanctions 24 Chinese Companies For Building Islands In South China Sea
>>10428433 Ashkenazi to meet EU foreign ministers on first diplomatic trip abroad
>>10428398 Trump Admin Cracks Down on China's Alleged Fentanyl Kingpin/ Zhang Taotao
>>10428381 North Carolina State Legislator Pleads Guilty to Making a False Statement to a Bank
>>10428358, >>10428315 YouTube is blocking videos that show Kyle Rittenhouse acted in self-defense.
>>10428317 Bosnian National Charged with Robbery and Firearms Offenses in Connection With Attack on New York City Police Officers
>>10428314 Department of Justice Requests Data From Governors of States That Issued Virus Nursing Home Orders
>>10428308, >>10428324, >>10428650 Nano-diamond self-charging batteries could disrupt energy as we know it
>>10428301 Backing Arab Peace Initiative, Bahrain appears to reject US push for Israel ties
>>10428264 Atlanta Police Precinct Under Attack - Armed Rioters Set Up Barricades Preventing Emergency Vehicles from Passing
>>10428250 NEW FLOTUS: Tonight, the @WhiteHouse will be lit purple & gold to symbolize our nation's commitment to remembering the history of the ratification of the #19thAmendment & honoring the courageous women who secured women's right to vote 100 years ago.
>>10428246 Portland Mayor: Let Rioting 'Burn Itself Out'
>>10428245 Flip this poll!
>>10428225, >>10428804 Moar USSS on National Dog Day
>>10428218 Biden bows out for his first chance to counter Trump's speech and delegates the responsibility to Kamala.
>>10428909 #13346
Previously Collected Notables
>>10426609 #13343, >>10427386 #13344, >>10428236 #13345
>>10424343 #13340, >>10425104 #13341, >>10425880 #13342
>>10421977 #13337, >>10422770 #13338, >>10423543 #13339
Notables Aggregators: https://wearethene.ws & https://qnotables.com
#10429721 at 2020-08-26 21:30:18 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13348: Pay To Play, Got Moar Game Skaters? Edition
Global Announcements
>>10394806 BUN on QAnon as a domestic terrorist threat - probably NEVER designated as such by FBI
>>10411911 LIVE Baking Class: this week ONLY on FRIDAY 7pm ET (after end of RNC)
Notables are NOT endorsements
#13347
>>10429572 When Obama postmaster closed facilities during 2012 election, Democrats sang different tune
>>10429543 The worth of Trump's America First foreign policy is certified by republic's domestic enemies……..
>>10429398 Minneapolis Woman Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Provide Material Support to Al-Qa'ida
>>10429357 Israel strikes Hezbollah posts in Lebanon after shots fired at troops
>>10429306 Nevada Man Charged with Using COVID-Relief Funds to Buy House
>>10429300 Three Texans, One New Yorker Indicted for Conspiracy to Sell Sanctioned Iranian Petroleum to Refinery in China for Millions in Profit
>>10429295 CNN Changing Tune On Violent Riots Because Of Polls?
>>10429280 Hong Kong issues warrant for Samuel Chu, an American citizen, activist and pastor's son
>>10429265 Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng to speak at Republican National Convention to endorse Trump for re-election
>>10429242 China Fires Two Missiles Into Sea As "Warning To US" In Huge Escalation Following Spy Plane Breach
>>10429196 All thanks to the "pre-Qanon" anons/autists who were on to the symbolism back then and to our Creator who gives understanding and wisdom.
>>10429150 New studies show risk of COVID-19 hospitalization and death decreases with hydroxychloroquine use
>>10429120, >>10429308 The NBA is fucking finished.
>>10429088 Law Enforcement Requested 750 National Guard Members in Kenosha Tuesday, Gov. Evers Sent 250
>>10429032 Salesforce Fires 1,000 On Day Its Stock Soars To All Time High
>>10429002 Aussie Madness
>>10429685 #13347
#13346
>>10428724 DOJ Remarks of Deputy Attorney General Jeffery A. Rosen on Malign Foreign Influence in U.S. Elections
>>10428651 State Dept. Conduit For British Spy Also Worked With Russian Oligarch, Flip-Flopped During Testimony
>>10428617 EU Commissioner Phil Hogan to resign tonight
>>10428582 LAPD confirms this is a bomb threat. Employee tells me K9 is on scene searching cars and building. @FOXLA
>>10428570 Facebook Warns Apple's New iOS Could Cut Audience Network Ad Revenue In Half
>>10428558 The United States has added five Russian research institutes to its sanctions lists, including the Defence Ministry's Research Institute, which was involved in work on the COVID-19 vaccine/chemical and biological weapons.
>>10428464, >>10428480, >>10428499, >>10428538 shooter being chased, then shooting vid, archived
>>10428459, >>10428465, >>10428221 White Supremacist Who Organized Charlottesville Race Riots Endorses Joe Biden
>>10428452 US Sanctions 24 Chinese Companies For Building Islands In South China Sea
>>10428433 Ashkenazi to meet EU foreign ministers on first diplomatic trip abroad
>>10428398 Trump Admin Cracks Down on China's Alleged Fentanyl Kingpin/ Zhang Taotao
>>10428381 North Carolina State Legislator Pleads Guilty to Making a False Statement to a Bank
>>10428358, >>10428315 YouTube is blocking videos that show Kyle Rittenhouse acted in self-defense.
>>10428317 Bosnian National Charged with Robbery and Firearms Offenses in Connection With Attack on New York City Police Officers
>>10428314 Department of Justice Requests Data From Governors of States That Issued Virus Nursing Home Orders
>>10428308, >>10428324, >>10428650 Nano-diamond self-charging batteries could disrupt energy as we know it
>>10428301 Backing Arab Peace Initiative, Bahrain appears to reject US push for Israel ties
>>10428264 Atlanta Police Precinct Under Attack - Armed Rioters Set Up Barricades Preventing Emergency Vehicles from Passing
>>10428250 NEW FLOTUS: Tonight, the @WhiteHouse will be lit purple & gold to symbolize our nation's commitment to remembering the history of the ratification of the #19thAmendment & honoring the courageous women who secured women's right to vote 100 years ago.
>>10428246 Portland Mayor: Let Rioting 'Burn Itself Out'
>>10428245 Flip this poll!
>>10428225, >>10428804 Moar USSS on National Dog Day
>>10428218 Biden bows out for his first chance to counter Trump's speech and delegates the responsibility to Kamala.
>>10428909 #13346
#10428936 at 2020-08-26 20:18:18 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13347: Show Time In Progress Edition
Global Announcements
>>10394806 BUN on QAnon as a domestic terrorist threat - probably NEVER designated as such by FBI
>>10411911 LIVE Baking Class: this week ONLY on FRIDAY 7pm ET (after end of RNC)
Notables are NOT endorsements
#13346
>>10428724 DOJ Remarks of Deputy Attorney General Jeffery A. Rosen on Malign Foreign Influence in U.S. Elections
>>10428651 State Dept. Conduit For British Spy Also Worked With Russian Oligarch, Flip-Flopped During Testimony
>>10428617 EU Commissioner Phil Hogan to resign tonight
>>10428582 LAPD confirms this is a bomb threat. Employee tells me K9 is on scene searching cars and building. @FOXLA
>>10428570 Facebook Warns Apple's New iOS Could Cut Audience Network Ad Revenue In Half
>>10428558 The United States has added five Russian research institutes to its sanctions lists, including the Defence Ministry's Research Institute, which was involved in work on the COVID-19 vaccine/chemical and biological weapons.
>>10428464, >>10428480, >>10428499, >>10428538 shooter being chased, then shooting vid, archived
>>10428459, >>10428465, >>10428221 White Supremacist Who Organized Charlottesville Race Riots Endorses Joe Biden
>>10428452 US Sanctions 24 Chinese Companies For Building Islands In South China Sea
>>10428433 Ashkenazi to meet EU foreign ministers on first diplomatic trip abroad
>>10428398 Trump Admin Cracks Down on China's Alleged Fentanyl Kingpin/ Zhang Taotao
>>10428381 North Carolina State Legislator Pleads Guilty to Making a False Statement to a Bank
>>10428358, >>10428315 YouTube is blocking videos that show Kyle Rittenhouse acted in self-defense.
>>10428317 Bosnian National Charged with Robbery and Firearms Offenses in Connection With Attack on New York City Police Officers
>>10428314 Department of Justice Requests Data From Governors of States That Issued Virus Nursing Home Orders
>>10428308, >>10428324, >>10428650 Nano-diamond self-charging batteries could disrupt energy as we know it
>>10428301 Backing Arab Peace Initiative, Bahrain appears to reject US push for Israel ties
>>10428264 Atlanta Police Precinct Under Attack - Armed Rioters Set Up Barricades Preventing Emergency Vehicles from Passing
>>10428250 NEW FLOTUS: Tonight, the @WhiteHouse will be lit purple & gold to symbolize our nation's commitment to remembering the history of the ratification of the #19thAmendment & honoring the courageous women who secured women's right to vote 100 years ago.
>>10428246 Portland Mayor: Let Rioting 'Burn Itself Out'
>>10428245 Flip this poll!
>>10428225, >>10428804 Moar USSS on National Dog Day
>>10428218 Biden bows out for his first chance to counter Trump's speech and delegates the responsibility to Kamala.
>>10428909 #13346
#10428909 at 2020-08-26 20:15:36 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13346: Quads of Kek, Who Can Argue? Edition
#13346
>>10428724 DOJ Remarks of Deputy Attorney General Jeffery A. Rosen on Malign Foreign Influence in U.S. Elections
>>10428651 State Dept. Conduit For British Spy Also Worked With Russian Oligarch, Flip-Flopped During Testimony
>>10428617 EU Commissioner Phil Hogan to resign tonight
>>10428582 LAPD confirms this is a bomb threat. Employee tells me K9 is on scene searching cars and building. @FOXLA
>>10428570 Facebook Warns Apple's New iOS Could Cut Audience Network Ad Revenue In Half
>>10428558 The United States has added five Russian research institutes to its sanctions lists, including the Defence Ministry's Research Institute, which was involved in work on the COVID-19 vaccine/chemical and biological weapons.
>>10428464, >>10428480, >>10428499, >>10428538 shooter being chased, then shooting vid, archived
>>10428459, >>10428465, >>10428221 White Supremacist Who Organized Charlottesville Race Riots Endorses Joe Biden
>>10428452 US Sanctions 24 Chinese Companies For Building Islands In South China Sea
>>10428433 Ashkenazi to meet EU foreign ministers on first diplomatic trip abroad
>>10428398 Trump Admin Cracks Down on China's Alleged Fentanyl Kingpin/ Zhang Taotao
>>10428381 North Carolina State Legislator Pleads Guilty to Making a False Statement to a Bank
>>10428358, >>10428315 YouTube is blocking videos that show Kyle Rittenhouse acted in self-defense.
>>10428317 Bosnian National Charged with Robbery and Firearms Offenses in Connection With Attack on New York City Police Officers
>>10428314 Department of Justice Requests Data From Governors of States That Issued Virus Nursing Home Orders
>>10428308, >>10428324, >>10428650 Nano-diamond self-charging batteries could disrupt energy as we know it
>>10428301 Backing Arab Peace Initiative, Bahrain appears to reject US push for Israel ties
>>10428264 Atlanta Police Precinct Under Attack - Armed Rioters Set Up Barricades Preventing Emergency Vehicles from Passing
>>10428250 NEW FLOTUS: Tonight, the @WhiteHouse will be lit purple & gold to symbolize our nation's commitment to remembering the history of the ratification of the #19thAmendment & honoring the courageous women who secured women's right to vote 100 years ago.
>>10428246 Portland Mayor: Let Rioting 'Burn Itself Out'
>>10428245 Flip this poll!
>>10428225, >>10428804 Moar USSS on National Dog Day
>>10428218 Biden bows out for his first chance to counter Trump's speech and delegates the responsibility to Kamala.
#13346
#10428785 at 2020-08-26 20:01:47 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13346: Quads of Kek, Who Can Argue? Edition
>>10428775
Notables
>>10428724 DOJ Remarks of Deputy Attorney General Jeffery A. Rosen on Malign Foreign Influence in U.S. Elections
>>10428651 State Dept. Conduit For British Spy Also Worked With Russian Oligarch, Flip-Flopped During Testimony
>>10428617 EU Commissioner Phil Hogan to resign tonight
>>10428582 LAPD confirms this is a bomb threat. Employee tells me K9 is on scene searching cars and building. @FOXLA
>>10428570 Facebook Warns Apple's New iOS Could Cut Audience Network Ad Revenue In Half
>>10428558 The United States has added five Russian research institutes to its sanctions lists, including the Defence Ministry's Research Institute, which was involved in work on the COVID-19 vaccine/chemical and biological weapons.
>>10428464, >>10428480, >>10428499, >>10428538 shooter being chased, then shooting vid, archived
>>10428459, >>10428465, >>10428221 White Supremacist Who Organized Charlottesville Race Riots Endorses Joe Biden
>>10428452 US Sanctions 24 Chinese Companies For Building Islands In South China Sea
>>10428433 Ashkenazi to meet EU foreign ministers on first diplomatic trip abroad
>>10428398 Trump Admin Cracks Down on China's Alleged Fentanyl Kingpin/ Zhang Taotao
>>10428381 North Carolina State Legislator Pleads Guilty to Making a False Statement to a Bank
>>10428358, >>10428315 YouTube is blocking videos that show Kyle Rittenhouse acted in self-defense.
>>10428317 Bosnian National Charged with Robbery and Firearms Offenses in Connection With Attack on New York City Police Officers
>>10428314 Department of Justice Requests Data From Governors of States That Issued Virus Nursing Home Orders
>>10428308, >>10428324, >>10428650 Nano-diamond self-charging batteries could disrupt energy as we know it
>>10428301 Backing Arab Peace Initiative, Bahrain appears to reject US push for Israel ties
>>10428264 Atlanta Police Precinct Under Attack - Armed Rioters Set Up Barricades Preventing Emergency Vehicles from Passing
>>10428250 NEW FLOTUS: Tonight, the @WhiteHouse will be lit purple & gold to symbolize our nation's commitment to remembering the history of the ratification of the #19thAmendment & honoring the courageous women who secured women's right to vote 100 years ago.
>>10428246 Portland Mayor: Let Rioting 'Burn Itself Out'
>>10428245 Flip this poll!
>>10428225 Moar USS.
>>10428218 Biden bows out for his first chance to counter Trump's speech and delegates the responsibility to Kamala.
#13346
#10428757 at 2020-08-26 19:59:04 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13346: Quads of Kek, Who Can Argue? Edition
>>10428617 EU Commissioner Phil Hogan to resign
BAKER NOTABLE
#10374624 at 2020-08-21 20:36:39 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13276: Engage The Target Edition
USTR Lighthizer Announces First U.S.-EU Tariff Removals in Two Decades...
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2020/08/21/ustr-lighthizer-announces-first-u-s-eu-tariff-removals-in-two-decades/
https://publicpool.kinja.com/subject-proclamation-on-modifying-the-northeast-canyon-1843929342
https://ustr.gov/about-us/policy-offices/press-office/press-releases/2020/august/joint-statement-united-states-and-european-union-tariff-agreement
Joint Statement of the United States and the European Union on a Tariff Agreement
08/21/2020
United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and European Union Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan today announced agreement on a package of tariff reductions that will increase market access for hundreds of millions of dollars in U.S. and EU exports. These tariff reductions are the first U.S.-EU negotiated reductions in duties in more than two decades.
#10373799 at 2020-08-21 19:31:48 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13275: MAGA INTERSTATE DRAG 9-5-2Q2Q, SHOW YOUR COLORS Edition
US wins end of EU lobster tariffs in mini trade deal
The European Union has agreed to eliminate tariffs on US lobster, a key priority of President Donald Trump.
In exchange, the US will halve import taxes on some $160m (£122m) worth of European goods, including cigarette lighters and certain crystal glassware. The agreement is the first tariff reduction the two economic heavyweights have agreed in more than two decades. Mr Trump had threatened higher tariffs on European cars if the EU did not end the lobster duties.
In June, he ordered aid for US lobstermen, whose exports have suffered in part due to deteriorating trade relations. China slapped tariffs on the crustacean as part of the US-China trade dispute, while in the EU market, the industry has lost ground to competitors from Canada, after the country signed a 2017 free trade agreement eliminating Europe's 8% lobster tariffs.
The new US agreement, which would drop the lobster tariffs for five years, still needs approval from EU governments and the European Parliament. The US and EU remain at odds on numerous trade issues, including tariffs Mr Trump imposed on foreign steel and aluminium, European taxes on tech giants and subsidies for Boeing and Airbus, which have led to tariffs on $7.5bn worth of European goods.
A wider trade deal, which the two sides started discussing last year, has remained out of reach.
"As part of improving EU-US relations, this mutually beneficial agreement will bring positive results to the economies of both the United States and the European Union. We intend for this package of tariff reductions to mark just the beginning of a process that will lead to additional agreements that create more free, fair, and reciprocal transatlantic trade," US Ambassador Robert Lighthizer and EU Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan said in a joint announcement.
In 2017, the US exported more than $111m worth of lobster to the EU. Many of the shipments came from the state of Maine, a political battleground for Republicans and Democrats. The state narrowly supported Mr Trump's Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election, but is represented in the Senate by Republican Susan Collins, who is facing a tough re-election fight. A request by the US for a deal on lobsters had been rejected by the EU last year, with Brussels insisting on a broader package, but more recently the two sides have shown signs of trying to reduce tensions.
Earlier this month, the US refrained from a rise in tariffs it had threatened over European subsidies for Airbus.
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-53870136
#10373538 at 2020-08-21 19:13:35 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13275: MAGA INTERSTATE DRAG 9-5-2Q2Q, SHOW YOUR COLORS Edition
One Rule for Me: Irish and EU Politicians Caught Breaking Lockdown Rules at Party
Several prominent politicians in the Republic of Ireland were caught at a party a day after the Irish government announced large gatherings would be banned, prompting resignations and a police investigation.
On Tuesday, Ireland's government tightened social distancing rules, including imposing a limit of six people for indoor gatherings - a reduction from 50.
However, on Tuesday, the Irish parliament's golf society hosted an event at a hotel in County Galway, attended by 81 people, including several high-profile Irish figures. Those included Agriculture Minister Dara Calleary, Senator Jerry Buttimer, MP Noel Grealish, and Supreme Court judge Séamus Woulfe.
The European Union's European Commissioner for Trade Phil Hogan, an Irishman, also attended the event, according to the BBC.
Calleary later resigned as minister, and Buttimer resigned as deputy chairman of the Senate on Friday. The police are now investigating the event for breaches of coronavirus laws.
Members of the opposition have called for resignations of those who had broken lockdown rules. Sources speaking to broadcaster RTÉ said that while it is up to the government to deal with rule-breakers within their ranks, it would be "political interference" to discipline the country's former attorney general, Supreme Court Judge Woulfe. They added that it was up to Brussels to handle its commissioner, Hogan.
The European Commission claimed Mr Hogan had attended the event in his home country in "good faith" that it followed lockdown rules. Mr Hogan said that he had been in the country since late July, which suggests that he should have been fully aware of Ireland's laws.
Ireland's deputy prime minister Leo Varadkar said that while restrictions have been difficult on people, "as representatives, we should lead by example".
As the leader of the Fine Gael party, Varadkar continued: "In recognition of the seriousness of this matter, I have removed the party whip from Senators Jerry Buttimer, Paddy Burke, and John Cummins."
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2020/08/21/one-rule-me-irish-politicians-caught-party-breaking-lockdown-rules/
#10267898 at 2020-08-12 23:42:22 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #13141: Tax Pledge - POTUS To Scrap Payroll Tax Edition
US holds off on threatened tariff hike in EU Airbus fight
The US has said it will hold off an a threatened hike in tariffs on $7.5bn (£5.75bn) worth of European and UK goods that it imposed as punishment for subsidies for plane-maker Airbus.
The move comes as the two sides wrestle to put an to end their 16-year trade battle over state aid for Airbus and American rival Boeing.
The US last year raised border taxes on more than 100 items, including jumpers, single-malt whiskies and cheese. It has said the EU has not done enough. "The EU and member states have not taken the actions necessary to come into compliance with WTO decisions," America's top trade official, Robert Lighthizer, said on Wednesday. "The United States, however, is committed to obtaining a long-term resolution to this dispute.
Airbus last month said it would alter some deals responsible for the dispute, saying the changes, including increasing its interest rates on loans with France and Spain, eliminated "any justification" for the US border taxes. The move prompted EU officials to call for an end to "unjustified" tariffs. Many American businesses have also protested the border taxes, which raise prices for American buyers.
On Wednesday Airbus spokesman Clay McConnell said in a statement the company "profoundly regrets that, despite Europe's recent actions to achieve full compliance, USTR [US Trade Representative] has decided to maintain tariffs on Airbus aircraft – especially at a time when aviation and other sectors are going through an unprecedented crisis." The US is required by law to review the tariffs periodically. On Wednesday it announced minor tweaks to the list, for example, removing sweet biscuits made in the UK and adding jams from France and Germany.
Trade lawyer Jamieson Greer, former chief of staff to US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, told the BBC: "The reality is that this can all be solved if Airbus took some action to provide restitution". The European Union, which brought its own case challenging American subsidies for Boeing, has threatened to hit the US with tariffs of its own. It is waiting for the World Trade Organization to decide how big such a punishment might be. The US in May said it had eliminated the benefits in dispute. That WTO ruling is expected later this year.
"In the absence of a settlement, the EU will be ready to fully avail itself of its own sanction rights," Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan said last month. The issue has also complicated trade talks between the US and the UK. UK Trade Secretary Liz Truss raised the matter in talks with Mr Lighthizer this month, as the two sides held a third round of negotiations.
The secretary "was clear that the UK considers these tariffs to be unacceptable and continued to push for their immediate removal," the Department for International Trade said.
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-53756201
#9078735 at 2020-05-08 14:29:59 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #11621: Buffalo Soldier Remix Edition
7 May, 2020 16:36 GMT
'No sign Britain has plan to succeed in EU trade talks' - Brussels
"There is no real sign that our British friends are approaching the negotiations with a plan to succeed," European Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan said on Thursday. The talks, now focused on setting new trading terms from 2021, when London's status-quo transition period after Brexit ends, quickly hit an impasse when they resumed last month, Reuters said, citing EU diplomats and officials.
"I am afraid we are only making very slow progress in the Brexit negotiations," Hogan told Irish broadcaster RTE. "I think that the UK politicians and government have certainly decided that [Covid-19] is going to be blamed for all the fallout from Brexit, and my perception of it is they don't want to drag the negotiations out into 2021 because they can effectively blame [Covid-19] for everything."
Hogan warned that the combination of the disruption from both the coronavirus economic shutdown and Brexit will be "an almighty blow" for the British economy this year, and spill over to other countries as well, including Ireland.
A spokesman for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson rejected Hogan's description of London's position, saying: "We look forward to negotiating constructively in the next round, beginning on 11 May."
https://www.rt.com/newsline/488039-britain-eu-trade-progress/
#8051290 at 2020-02-06 19:55:26 (UTC+1)
Qresearch General #10306: Keep Fighting Anons! Edition
EU trade chief Hogan returns to Washington as auto tariffs loom
European Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan returned to Washington on Thursday for talks with U.S. counterpart Robert Lighthizer designed to improve transatlantic ties as the threat of auto tariffs looms. Hogan first visited the United States as EU trade chief three weeks ago, declaring at the time that the European Union's bid to reset EU-U.S. economic relations had got off to a good start.
However, U.S. President Donald Trump said after meeting European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen in Davos a week later that he would impose tariffs on imports of cars from the European Union if no trade deal were struck.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told Fox Business Network that reaching an agreement with the EU on agriculture and other issues was a priority for the Trump administration. He said Trump's policies had already led to increased European investment in the United States, another key priority.
"We've already seen a tremendous amount of investment by the European automakers into the U.S. and building factories here," he said. "That's also part of the agenda and that is working." Hogan had been due to address a conference on the digital economy in Brussels on Thursday morning, but abruptly changed his plans.
A European Commission spokesman said Hogan would hold talks in Washington with a number of U.S. administration officials, including Lighthizer. "These meetings are part of the regular bilateral contacts being held at technical and political level in the framework of the discussions for a positive bilateral transatlantic trade agenda, launched by the European Union and the United States in July 2018," the spokesman said.
In July 2018, Trump agreed to hold off on imposing car tariffs while Washington and Brussels discussed ways to improve economic ties. The EU has since agreed to boost imports of soybeans, liquefied natural gas and beef from the United States. EU Ambassador Stavros Lambrinidis this week said there clearly tensions in U.S.-EU relations, but Brussels was focused on shoring up ties between the two large trading partners.
"We are very serious about having a discussion with the United States about building on the win-win relationship that we have already," he told a conference hosted by the Washington International Trade Association. "We have to focus on the future. There are opportunity costs to just focusing on the irritants."
Lambrinidis told Reuters he had no information on a possible visit to Washington by von der Leyen.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-eu/eu-trade-chief-Hogan-returns-to-washington-as-auto-tariffs-loom-idUSKBN2001EY
#7412017 at 2019-12-02 17:52:08 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9479: New California or Bust! Georgia fighting the Old Cali now! Edition
WTO rejects EU bid to stop U.S. tariffs over Airbus
PARIS/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The World Trade Organization on Monday rejected European Union claims that it no longer provides subsidies to planemaker Airbus (AIR.PA), underscoring tariffs recently imposed by the United States on European goods.
A new compliance report from the Geneva trade watchdog found that the Airbus A380 and A350 jetliners continue to be subsidized as a result of past European government loans.
It is the latest move in a record transatlantic trade dispute involving mutual claims of illegal aircraft subsidies, coming to a head at a time of rising global trade tensions.
The United States was in October awarded the right to impose tariffs on $7.5 billion of annual EU imports in the case against Airbus. It went ahead with partial tariffs on most Airbus jets and products from cheese to olives and single-malt whisky.
A decision on retaliation rights for the EU in a parallel case on aid for Boeing (BA.N) is due next year..
In Monday's finding, a three-person panel rejected EU claims that a recent decision by Airbus to stop producing the slow-selling A380 meant the giant airliner could no longer be seen as a threat to Boeing, whose competing 747 is also out of fashion.
While the WTO no longer faulted Airbus for causing lost sales to Boeing with the A380, which is no longer marketed, it ruled that the superjumbo would continue to cause market-share damage to Boeing for as long as it is produced and delivered.
Airbus plans to shut production in mid-2021.
The WTO appeared to strengthen findings against the A350, saying it had both cost sales and damaged Boeing's market-share prospects - a process called impedance - in the busier twin-engined long-haul market where Boeing offers its 787 Dreamliner.
The European Commission said it took note of the report, adding it contained a number of serious legal errors.
The Commission, with Irishman Phil Hogan leading trade policy since Dec 1, said it would consider its next steps, including a possible appeal, while seeking an overall agreement on aircraft subsidies with the United States.
There was no immediate comment from the U.S. Trade Representative.
APPEAL DEADLINE
European sources said the decision to drop references to the A380 causing lost sales to Boeing had cut about $2 billion from a list of harms worth $7.5 billion that had driven the WTO's decision to allow U.S. tariffs up to the same amount.
They did not immediately say whether the finding against the A350 would change the equation in the opposite direction.
U.S. sources argued such calculations were "irrelevant," since only full compliance or an agreement to settle the trade dispute politically would cancel WTO approval for the tariffs.
Both sides can appeal the latest finding but doing so could place the WTO in uncertain legal territory, experts said.
The WTO Appellate Body, which hears appeals, will cease to function after Dec. 10 due to U.S. blocking of new appointments, leaving a tight deadline to challenge Monday's ruling.
Any appeals launched after that date risk falling into a legal void, while it remains unclear whether the Appellate Body will be allowed to rule on appeals filed before then.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-wto-aircraft/wto-rejects-eu-bid-to-stop-u-s-tariffs-over-airbus-idUSKBN1Y60YJ