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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission (news - web sites) is sticking with its plan to lift sanctions on $4 billion worth of U.S. goods on Jan. 1 following Washington's repeal of illegal export tax subsidies in October, a spokeswoman said on Thursday. "There is not a new policy ... our goal is to lift the sanctions on January 1 in recognition of the fact that the United States has made a step forward by amending its legislation," Claude Veron-Reville said. She was denying a report in the Financial Times that the 25-member European Union (news - web sites) was...

U.S. trucks line up to cross the border. Mexican transport officials are urging the government to place a ban on commercial vehicles from the United States. File Photo, TheNewsMexico.com Transport Secretariat calls for ban on U.S. trucks in MexicoEFE - 12/14/2002 MEXICO CITY - The Transportation Secretariat here on Friday urged the Economy Secretariat to ban U.S. trucks from Mexico in response to the United States' refusal to allow Mexican trucks on its highways. According to the local press, Transportation Secretary Pedro Cerisola said "the privileges of U.S. truck drivers can be suspended" under Article 2019 of the North...