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Europe is expected to deal with yet another heat wave next week – the third one to hit the country this summer. The heat wave will begin with Eastern Europe and Scandinavia, and both regions will most likely see temperatures 20 degrees above their seasonal average.

WSSA participated in a submission to the USTR along with the major groups representing the industry opposing the inclusion of EU spirits and wine in the retaliation list that is part of the 14 year dispute at the WTO involving civil aviation subsidies. Both the US and the EU are proposing retaliatory tariffs on alcoholic beverages, and the goal of the industry coalition is to remove these

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The heatwave spreading across Europe is shattering records and even expanding northward into Scandinavia and the Arctic regions.

Weather reports indicate that Europe is on track to experience a second heatwave next week, after the record breaking hot temperatures that spread across the continent last month. France, Germany, Austria, the UK, Norway, the Netherlands, Spain, and Portugal are all on track to see extremely high temperatures.