News and analysis on trade policy in Europe
Sunday, April 27, 2025
Slow is often the norm at institutions such as the World Trade Organization, but efforts to fill vacant seats on the WTO’s Appellate Body really haven’t made a bit of progress. The reason for the standstill, as trade aficionados well know, is Washington’s refusal to support starting the process to …
US proposals on how to punish foreign steel and aluminium exporters for unfair trade practices miss the point and would do more harm than good, European Aluminium says. Global excess capacity – specifically in China – is the “root cause of the main challenges” that the aluminium industry faces …
It’s going to be a packed week in Brussels, with everything from continuing trade talks with Mercosur and Indonesia and a new round of Brexit negotiations. And the European Parliament’s trade committee will also have a couple of busy days this week. EU, Indonesia to exchange tariff offers …
Rising trade tensions generally sums up the mood in some parts of the world this week, with China flagging plans to impose dumping duties on styrene monomer from the US, South Korea and Taiwan and India raising import tariffs to their highest level in three decades. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump …
It will be a quiet week in Brussels, as talks on the EU’s trade agreement with Mexico continue in Mexico City. Later in the week, the Trade Policy Committee will discuss efforts to revise the accord by adding farm products, more services, investment and government procurement, and including provisions on …
Trade deficit numbers made the headlines this week, with China’s global trade gap narrowing significantly as the UK reporting the highest deficit on goods trade in 15 months. Meanwhile Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau travelled to the US to plead for free trade and to extol the benefits of the …
The US must explain its decision to slap steep ‘safeguard’ tariffs on foreign solar cells and panels, says the EU, noting that Germany is a major exporter of the goods. In a communication to the World Trade Organization dated yesterday, the EU said that, “having a substantial interest as …
The negotiating history of China’s World Trade Organization accession protocol could play a central role in the outcome of Beijing’s WTO complaint about EU dumping methodologies, according to a new study that pinpoints weaknesses in the US and European interpretation of the controversial Article 15. Weihuan Zhou and Delei …
News could be coming out of Brussels this week about the bloc’s efforts to wrap up trade deals with Mexico and Mercosur. Some progress has been reported recently, though it’s far from certain that speculation both agreements could be completed in the coming weeks is accurate. Brexit: crunch time …
May, Xi discuss trade barriers UK Prime Minister Theresa May said today that she and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed the importance of removing barriers to commerce, especially for British food, drink and financial services, as the two countries move toward a post-Brexit trading relationship. May, speaking at a business summit …
