News and analysis on trade policy in Europe
Saturday, April 26, 2025
The EU is soon to formally release its draft guidelines for the future EU-UK trading relationship. The proposal it makes is as expected: a ‘plain vanilla’ free trade agreement. The text is a rebuff of May’s speech last Friday. The European Parliament presented today its own draft resolution on the …
Trade news in the EU in recent days was dominated by the bloc’s trade spat with the United States. In Britain on Friday, everyone was obsessing about Brexit and Prime Minister Theresa May’s speech on what her government wants to achieve for the country’s future relationship with the EU27 – …
There’s been a tremendous amount of media hoo-hah about the EU’s proposals on Northern Ireland in the draft Article 50 Withdrawal Agreement terms released today in Brussels. Here some highlights of the 119-page text relevant for trade policy wonks that are less visible in the media. Also, Tokyo explicitly said …
It’s crisis time in Brexit Land. This morning, the UK government postponed the examination of the customs bill it needs to pass to make tax and border management Brexit-ready by March 2019. A group of pro Remain Tory MPs led by Anna Soubry and leading figures in the Labour …
The British government released its response to the European Union’s proposal on a transition period post Brexit. The text was part of the discussions held in Brussels on Tuesday. As widely reported in the press, the UK government is seeking a longer status-quo transition period by which all stays …
Welcome to the first edition of Brexit Notes. A blog I hope to keep up at least once a week on all things trade and Brexit. A cross-Channel perspective of sorts as a frequent commuter between London and Brussels. This will not be the place for big breaking Brexit …
