EU postpones trade talks with Australia amid submarine deal fallout
The Hindu
Australia’s Minister for Trade Dan Tehan confirmed that the 12th round of talks scheduled for October 12 had been postponed by a month
Australia's Minister for Trade Dan Tehan said on October 1 that talks with the European Union over a trade deal have been postponed, as a row over Canberra's decision to cancel a $40 billion deal with France escalates.
Australia last month cancelled a deal with France's Naval Group to build a fleet of conventional submarines and will instead build at least eight nuclear-powered submarines with U.S. and British technology after striking a trilateral security partnership with those two countries.
The cancellation has , which accused both Australia and the United States of stabbing it in the back. Paris from both Canberra and Washington.