Two EU wins over Russia at the WTO and the German politics of CETA have dominated the month of August. WTO disputes dominate the picture The EU has imposed retroactive antidumping duties on colled-rolled steel from Russia and China. “The investigation was initiated on 14 May 2015 following a …
Author: Iana Dreyer
WTO Russia EU pork ban ruling: US doesn’t always see alike with EU
Russia’s ban on imports of pigmeat products brought to the WTO’s dispute settlement body by the EU in 2014 following an outbreak of African swine flu in Lithuania at the height of the Ukraine crisis, was a straight win for Brussels. But the case is far from being closed. What …
Eurobarometer: Support for TTIP continues to slide
Support for TTIP in the EU remains strong, but continues to decline, the latest Eurobarometer shows. Divisions between PRO and anti TTIP countries sharpen. The EU has been polling citizens on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership since 2014. The latest round of polls shows a significant slide in …
EGA talks see tariff endgame
Environmental Goods Agreement negotiations are starting to see a ‘landing zone’. The two year old talks among 17 WTO members over a tariff liberalisation deal on products deemed ‘environmental’ can be finalised this year, negotiators hope. The deal that covers renewable and clean energy products and components, equipment for water or …
TiSA – contentious issues outstanding as contours becoming visible
The EU Commission released a report on the last round of TiSA negotiations that took place early July in Geneva. The report reveals that the contours of TiSA are clearly taking shape. However, a read in between the lines shows that fundamental differences persist on a variety of topics. The …
Doubts Trump as president would pull US out of WTO
Should the Republican candidate Donald Trump become the next US president, he would face significant obstacles back home in fulfilling his pledge to pull his country out of the WTO, analysts say. For the EU, whether Trump or Hillary Clinton becomes president, talking trade and TTIP with the US won’t …
Michel Barnier to head Commission’s Brexit talks
Michel Barnier, the Frenchman who was EU Commissioner for services and the internal market, is expected to head the Commission’s ‘Taskforce for the Preparation and Conduct of the Negotiations with the United Kingdom under Article 50 of the TEU.’ Barnier failed in his bid to become President of the EU Commission …
Brexit: US clarifies EU 27 needs to up TTIP game, UK needs to wait for deal
Updated on 26/07/13h44 CET. Well, “told you so“? Now that the United Kingdom its on its way out from the EU, the US is increasing its demands on the EU 27 in the transatlantic TTIP talks. With a quarter of the EU’s GDP gone, the bloc needs to make …
Trade: the EU’s rising exposure to pressure and blackmail
The EU’s trade policy is being renationalised under the pressure of national governments seeking to regain control over an exclusive competence of the EU and of Brexit. The European bloc is thereby becoming increasingly exposed to new political pressures and blackmail at home and abroad. A pamphlet by Iana Dreyer.
Who wants a trade deal with the UK
Twelve deals. That’s what Liam Fox, the UK’s new man in charge of international trade wants to secure before the end of coming two-year negotiations between the country and the EU. So far, what do we know about who really wants a deal with the UK once it is out of the EU? …
