The European Parliament adopted by an overwhelming majority a legally non binding report that calls on the EU to introduce regulation to curtail imports of palm oil whose production does not meet international environmental and social sustainability criteria. Drafted by Czech MEP Katerina Konecna (GUE/NL) from the environment committee, …
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EU ‘trade barriers’: USTR report features beef, GIs, and pesticide regulations
The freshly released 2017 edition of the United States Trade Representative’s annual National Trade Estimate report comes at an interesting time, as it indicates where the Donald Trump administration’s trade priorities with its partners are most likely to lie in the months and years ahead. The EU chapter dwells …
All you need to know for April 2017 in EU trade
Borderlex founder & editor Iana Dreyer offers an overview of the main events in EU trade in April 2017. The EU will hold free trade negotiations with Mexico and Japan. France will hold decisive elections for the EU and for trade. The EU and Britain are also gearing up in …
Week 13 in EU trade – for pdf-ers
Here your weekly EU trade news roundup in pdf: Week 13 2017 in pdf.
Comment: Why the UK should take its time before talking trade with the EU
The UK could end up being grateful to the EU for refusing to talk about their future trade deal just now. This gives Britain some time to start thinking about a real economic and trade policy strategy. By Iana Dreyer.
Blog: EU 27 Brexit guidelines – little but important clues on business and trade
The Guidelines 27 EU member states are giving the European Commission towards the negotiations of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU give little clues at this stage of the process as to where they see future bilateral trade relationship. However, the text, issued two days after Britain formally notified the …
Indonesia revives EU biodiesel antidumping disputes with new WTO complaint
If you believed the fate of the EU’s biodiesel antidumping duties was sealed after the WTO appellate body’s ruling on a case brought by Argentina and a European Court of Justice ruling annulling these measures in the autumn 2016, stand corrected. The saga goes on. This week, Indonesia filed a complaint in …
Statistics: US increased share in EU trade in 2016
EU trade with the United States increased significantly in 2016, the latest trade data reveal. Two-way trade increased to €610 bn (£ 488 bn), or 17.7 percent of total EU trade in goods. “After recording a significant and almost continuous fall until 2011, the share of the United States in …
EU business prioritises integrity of single market and maximum future trade
Major continental business groups reacting to the UK’s formal triggering of its Article 50 withdrawal process from the EU consider maintaining the integrity of the EU’s single market and general unity among the 27 remaining member states as a key priority. The group Business Europe listed a few priorities in a …
Blog: EU to UK: no trade deal yet – with anyone
Shortly after the United Kingdom formally submitted its letter formally notifying the EU on Wednesday (29 March 2017) that it was withdrawing from the bloc, the member states and the EU Commission set out the EU27’s view on what are the next steps. A leaked European Parliament resolution on Brexit …
