News and analysis on trade policy in Europe
Sunday, May 4, 2025
As the EU gears up for the crucial G20 summit in Buenos Aires, below other developments in the world of European trade. Don’t forget to read up on Chris Horseman’s pieces on the UK’s accession to the GPA in Geneva and the state of play in Britain’s rollover of EU free …
It was meant to be largely a technical exercise. It turned out to be more political than expected. The European Union is about to adopt a new regulation on safeguards on imports that will apply equally to all its new bilateral free trade agreements. A final compromise among the three …
Beijing and New Delhi are almost entirely on the same page with the EU when it comes to reforming the World Trade Organization’s Appellate Body. But the US is not showing signs of relenting in its veto on appointments of new judges. Nor are China or India agreeing on the …
The G20, and the future of the WTO will be in focus this week in Brussels. There’s been no week-end for many in Brussels. On Sunday, the EU27 signed off on the package deal for Britain’s withdrawal from the EU. The Brexit deal includes: a status-quo transition period during which …
The European Commission is mulling safeguard measures against rice from Cambodia and Myanmar, two of Asia’s poorest countries benefiting from the bloc’s Everything-but-Arms trade preferences.
The contours of the future European Union – United Kingdom relationship are sharpening up. That is what the latest version of the political declaration that will accompany Britain’s withdrawal agreement from the EU reveals. There is little that is surprising in the content of the text, which a few days …
The World Trade Organization’s dispute settlement body will establish panels based on complaints filed by China, the European Union, Canada, Mexico, Norway, and Russia against United States tariffs on steel and aluminium introduced for national security reasons last spring. A Turkish panel request is still pending at the time of writing. …
The European Commission is preparing two formal negotiation mandates from member states as part of its talks with the United States to bring forward trade relations as part of a joint executive working group set up this summer to calm trade tensions. Chief negotiator Ignacio Garcia-Bercero said his department is …
The three EU institutions have been working at breakneck speed over the last months to make sure that a new EU-wide investment screening mechanism can see light before the European elections next year. The new piece of legislation is shaping up to become, above all, a mechanism for member states …
There are four main items to watch this week in EU trade: Brexit, Section 232 at the WTO, INTA, and EU Australia FTA negotiations. Full English Brexit The real Brexit week will not be the last week of March 2019. If all goes according to plan, real Brexit week is …
