EU leaders in government and business are seeking a common view on how to handle the EU’s negotiations with the United Kingdom on its planned exit from the EU following the country’s referendum on the issue on Thursday (23 June). Business groups are adamant that the UK should be …
UK trade policy
Brexit: Commission in drive to stick to business as usual on trade agreements
The Commission has vowed to stick to its current trade policy plans despite the challenge to its unity and to its resources posed by the pending withdrawal of Britain from the EU. In a defiant statement on Monday, trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström responded to questions about whether the United …
EU agri-food sector alarmed by Brexit decision
Will New Zealanders and Aussies obtain better access to the British market than French wine producers in a few year’s time if Britain seals its own deals with these countries? Or will the absence of the powerful spirits lobby in Brussels weaken Brussels’ hand in future trade negotiations in emerging …
Chances of TTIP conclusion this year waning as France pulls brakes
The outcome of the United Kingdom referendum of 23 June 2016 on its relationship with the EU is clear: priority is now to sort out the situation, and not finalising the flagship transatlantic trade deal TTIP currently under negotiations on both sides of the Atlantic. Brexit also means the French are ready …
Brexit: EU and UK enter era of “massive unknowns”
The outcome of United Kingdom’s referendum on its membership in the EU throws up many questions on the future of the country’s trade relationships with the EU and the wider world, and puts TTIP at risk, experts say.
Comment – EU trade politics: the ‘Bremain’ purgatory – the Brexit hell
Britain is voting on whether to leave or stay in the EU. A decision by the UK to remain is likely to prolong the current state of generalised gridlock in EU trade politics. Yet at least we will have ‘the mess we know’: a state akin to being in a purgatory. Brexit …
EU trade politics: the ‘Bremain’ purgatory – the Brexit hell
Britain is voting on whether to leave or stay in the EU. A decision by the UK to remain is likely to prolong the current state of generalised gridlock in EU trade politics. Yet at least we will have ‘the mess we know’: a state akin to being in a purgatory. Brexit …
Comment: Brexit & United Kingdom trade policy
Thursday will be a fateful day for Britain and the EU writ large as the country heads for a referendum on whether to remain in or leave the bloc. What could become of Britain’s trade relations with the EU and the rest of world after June 23rd? Rarely has Britain …
Brexit, EU, trade: What’s in it for Africa?
Would a United Kingdom that has left the EU be able to deepen trade ties with the Commonwealth, as many ‘Brexit’ proponents argue? Uzo Madu walks us through the arguments from a a specifically African perspective. A first version of this piece appeared on her website What’s In It for Africa.
Britain, the EU and trade: panel discussion
At Policy Network’s half day conference ‘Britain, the EU and global trade’ on 25 February 2016. Panelists Frances O’Grady, Andrew Cahn, Iana Dreyer and Lockwood Smith debate topics around the UK, EU and TTIP. Listen in! Here.
