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World Service,25 Jul 2018,26 mins

US Prepares for Tense Trade Talks with EU

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President Trump has criticised the EU ahead of a meeting with European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker. We ask our regular economic commentator Irwin Stelzer to explain why he believes tariffs are “the greatest”. We’ll also look at the illustrious career of former Fiat-Chrysler boss Sergio Marchionne, who died suddenly aged 66. Then, South Korean authorities have sent an emergency relief team to Laos after a partially-built dam collapsed. Felix Preston at Chatham House explains the implications. Next, how far will a chocolate bar manufacturer go to trademark its confectionery? Nestle has taken a fight to protect the shape of its four-finger KitKat bar all the way to Europe’s highest court. Finally, the BBC’s Maddy Savage reports from Norway, one of a shrinking pool of countries where millennials have more money in their pocket than when their parents were the same age. (Picture: US President Donald Trump stands between the US and European flags (Credit: Didier Lebrun/Getty Images).

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