News and analysis on trade policy in Europe
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The European Parliament gave its assent to the EU Singapore free trade agreement, to a separate investment protection agreement, and to a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement today. The trade pact did less well than the EU Japan Economic Partnership Agreement voted in last December. The Singapore FTA received 425 votes …
Tired of gloomy trade news? Let’s have some fun today. Here four numbers worth playing around with this week. 750 000 000 That’s the number of US $ worth of economic output Italy alone could lose should the United States close off its market to German autos and parts. The …
The EU is threatening to suspend imports from Cambodia due to human and labour right violations. But the products under discussion for suspension are precisely those where the EU has a track record of entrenched protectionism. This looks like a clear case of double standards, opines Iana Dreyer.
Below an overview of key items to watch this week in European trade policy. South East Asia This week the European Parliament will vote on the EU Singapore Free Trade Agreement, Investment Protection Agreement, and Partnership and Cooperation Agreement. The debates on these agreements are scheduled on Tuesday, the votes …
It’s been an intense week on the Brexit front as European Union free trade agreements start being rolled over and gradually transformed by exiting Britain, and ‘No Deal’ Brexit is keeping EU agribusiness awake at night. Loads in our Brexit section here. Transatlantic, Vietnam and the EU’s own sneaky protections …
The business community in Brussels is starting to get seriously jittery about the prospects of Britain leaving the European Union in a chaotic way at the end of next month. The agriculture and food sector sent a list of specific contingency measures it wants the EU to roll out. Other …
European businesses operating in Vietnam warn that their investments might turn sour if the EU Vietnam Free Trade Agreement does not come into force this year. The move comes as the pact faces renewed delays in Brussels. Parliament postpones work on Vietnam pacts On Monday, the chairman of the European Parliament’s …
Welcome to deep winter. It’s February 2019. It’s icy cold in many parts of Europe. The big-ticket European trade policy items this week and month will be those over which cold geopolitical winds are blowing: Brexit, transatlantic trade, and China. No love lost across Channel and Atlantic A chaotic No …
This week was all about transatlantic trade, biodiesel (here and here), the CETA investment court, Brexit preparedness and UK FTA rollovers. Below other important news. EU-Japan FTA comes into force Business and governments in the EU and Japan are cheering. The largest-ever trade agreement so far came into force today. Here, our …
The Institute for Government released a new edition of its Brexit ‘readiness’ reports today. The 12-pager offers a glimpse of the the thickness of the fog in key areas of policy as Britain faces the serious prospect of leaving the EU in less than two months without an agreement that …
