News and analysis on trade policy in Europe
Friday, April 25, 2025
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 …
With many people out of town skiing it’s been comparatively quiet in Brussels town itself. A lot happened actually outside of Brussels. Trade pros even got time to write #TradeValentines poems. EU and US join Japan in plans to take China to WTO over tech protectionism A new …
VoteWatchEU released an analysis of the political party landscape in Italy as the Southern European country braces for a long-awaited general election in early March. That landscape is fragmented, with populist parties on the right and left eroding the voter base of Matteo Renzi’s centre-left PD and Silvio Berlusconi’s centre-right …
The European Economic and Social Council almost unanimously adopted a resolution yesterday calling on the EU to step up its efforts to give greater weight to labour and environment chapters – known as TSD chapters – in its free trade agreements. This move adds to a rising number of calls on …
Last Friday, the European Commission sent out to member states and MEPs the second version of draft language on data flows for its coming free trade agreements after lengthy internal wrangling between its services. The text will be examined at technical level in the Council this week. A decision …
With Davos done and dusted, trade-related meetings taper off quite a bit this week. In Brussels, attention will focus on efforts of ministers to figure out how to bring the EU-Mercosur trade deal to a successful conclusion. It’s also Brexit week. Mercosur ministerial meeting The EU and …
Please find here your weekly PDF wrap up. The headlines: EU Summit: investment screening divides member states Blog: EU Summit – leader statements on free trade, FTAs, Brexit Spanish socialists in CETA U-turn Section 232 – Aluminium speaks, EU governments talk EU Japan FTA : some capitals not ready …
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This was your week 20 in EU trade. Download here. Fifteen EU member states call for progress in data flow text in EU Japan In brief: Sri Lanka gets GSP+ back, Philippines fears losing it EU Korea trade deal amendment in balance as MEPs criticize labour rights In brief: MEPs …
