Trade
A new tax on fast and cheap clothing is introduced in France
Shein made his first big hit on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, losing 4%
While the Chinese textile giant has begun its stock market journey with huge holes and has even suffered losses of up to 10% at some point, France is launching today, Tuesday, a fiscal offensive against this business model with charges of up to EUR 12 on each product.
The US and Canada have not reached a trade agreement, and 50% tariffs will be maintained
The European Commission has fined AliExpress EUR 550 million for the sale of illegal products and counterfeits
In addition, the European Commission has required the Chinese e-commerce platform to take corrective measures to meet European standards.
The EU begins to levthe fee for small packages of less than EUR 150 purchased outside the EU
Europe wants to curb every day, especially from China (Temu, Shein or AliExpress), low-cost imports into the European Union.
Bizum will be able to pay in stores with a mobile phone from May 18th
CaixaBank, Sabadell and Bankinter will be the first to authorize payments through Bizum. Laboral Kutxa will offer the option ere from the 18th, but in a limited number of stores.
The EU and Australia have signed a free trade agreement after almost ten years of negotiations
This will allow Australia to eliminate tariffs worth EUR 1 billion on EU exports. Both parties have agreed to cooperate not only in trade, but also in defence and security.
You can't pay by card for a general incident
The incident has had an impact from the first hour and is causing problems, both in the establishments and among the users. It has not been reported when the service can be restored.
The Port of Bilbao had a turnover of 77 million in 2025, 0.3% more
The president of the Bilbao Port Authority, Ivan Jimenez, presented a balance sheet of the activity on Thursday and described the economic situation as healthy, which will allow port charges to remain frozen.
Brussels has seen contradictions between new border taxes and the EU-US trade treaty and has asked Trump for clarification
Brussels calls on the US to respect the treaty reached by both sides in August: "A deal is a deal."
ACV exports have fallen for the second consecutive year in 2025
In total, 29,851 million euros have been exported, 3.6% less than the previous year, according to data released today by the Basque Institute of Statistics, Eustat.
Brussels has opened an investigation against Shein for alleged "addictive" design and illegal sale of products
The European Commission considers that the Chinese platform does not comply with European regulations because it is not transparent with its systems of recommendations and allows the marketing of illegal articles, including material for the sexual abuse of children.
Agreement with Mercosur: What is it and how will it affect Europe?
Farmers across Europe have been protesting for weeks, not least because of the agreement reached by the EU with Mercosur and approved by the Member States, an economic pact which will regulate trade between South America and Europe and which benefits some sectors and may harm others.
Agreement with Mercosur: What is it and how will it affect Europe?
Farmers across Europe have been protesting for weeks, not least because of the agreement reached by the EU with Mercosur and approved by the Member States, an economic pact which will regulate trade between South America and Europe and which benefits some sectors and may harm others.
Winter sales officially start
On average, each ACV citizen will spend 114.45 euros on sales and 105.11 euros on Navarre. Kontsumobide and the OCU remember that consumer rights remain intact during sales.
No grapes and gummies: Children star, Basauri said goodbye at noon to 2025
At 12:00 in the afternoon the bells rang and they said goodbye to 2025 in Basauri so that the children can celebrate the change of year in a good atmosphere and on a good schedule. Without waiting until midnight, the festival organized by the merchant association is consolidated year after year, with more and more families participating. In the square of Arizgoiti, many children and parents have gathered in a festive atmosphere.
Trump has lifted tariffs on various agricultural products, including coffee, banana and meat
The decision is a change in Trump's usual attitude, as the president has defended the need for tariffs since the beginning of his term.
Trump described his meeting with Xi Jinping as "terrible" and reduced tariffs on China to 10%
The President of the United States has announced a rebate in Busan following his first meeting with the Chinese leader since 2019.
China is ever closer to Europe, thanks to the Arctic route
The Chinese freighter 'Istanbul Bridge' has just made its first commercial voyage through the Arctic to reach Europe. Thanks to what has also been called the new silk road, the navigation time between the Asian giant and Europe will be reduced by more than a third from the usual route (the Suez Canal), which will open up new opportunities for Chinese giants such as Aliexpress, Shein or Temu.
Barakaldo will be the first EU fair to accept bitcoin payments
Cryptocurrency payments or other digital systems will reach the Barakaldo market on November 18 and will be accepted in most of its positions.