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EU and US call trade truce

The US and the EU have agreed a truce in a 17-year trade dispute over subsidies for aircraft manufacturers Boeing and Airbus.

The US and the EU have agreed a truce in a 17-year trade dispute over subsidies for the aircraft manufacturers Boeing and Airbus.
We hear why they've chosen now to call a truce with Mary Lovely, Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics.
Also on the programme, what to do with plastic before it ends up covering the planet? We meet a scientist who has found a micro-organism that can chomp its way through it and turn it into vanilla essence. Plus, the rise of Non Disclosure Agreements means that many employers can restrict employees from spreading trade secrets – but are they being abused? The ´óÏó´«Ã½â€™s Ed Butler reports. We discuss all this live with guests Stefanie Yuen Thio, Joint Managing Partner at TSMP Law in Singapore, and in New York City, political reporter Erin Delmore.

(Image: Airbus airplane in France. Credit: Getty Images/ AFP)

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Wed 16 Jun 2021 00:06GMT

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