The European Parliament on the Energy Chater Treaty adopted a resolution that mustered 303 votes in favour. The text, among others, encourages the European Union to withdraw fully from the international agreement.
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INTERVIEW: WTO members need ways to ‘agree to disagree’ on security
Members of the World Trade Organization are increasingly using security as a reason to restrict trade and investment in a discriminatory way. Borderlex’s Iana Dreyer spoke to Mona Paulsen about how they can be made – somewhat – accountable for not abusing their powers. *** Recently described as a ‘black …
ECT: members eye spring 2023 meeting to adopt modernised rules
The more than fifty parties to the Energy Charter Treaty convened for an annual ministerial conference today that turned out to be low-key because the European Union requested that the main item on the agenda for that day be dropped: the adoption of modernised rules for the 1990s Eurasian energy investment …
European capitals hit back at Commission powers over anti-coercion legislation
Member states have collectively agreed they want to water down the European Commission’s planned anti-coercion instrument.
Blog: Roundup on EU FTAs and digital partnerships
Wonder where we are in a range of free trade agreement negotiations of the EU? Here’s a short update on selected trade agreements.
Energy Charter Treaty: Preserving a forum for energy transition diplomacy
The main arguments against the recently renegotiated Energy Charter Treaty don’t stand up to scrutiny. Pulling out of the treaty as some countries have announced will not foster much-needed investments in renewable energies. Only a predictable investment framework will. By Urban Rusnák.
EU farm group warns of fertiliser market distortions as commission acts to ease shortages
EU farming lobby groups expressed frustration at European Commission plans unveiled today to help ease bottlenecks and price shocks in the supply of fertilisers.
Landmark ruling: ECJ slaps down Cambodia rice import safeguard
It took three and a half years for the General Court in Luxembourg to rule that a now-lapsed three-year safeguard on imports of Indica rice from Cambodia and Myanmar was illegal. EU judges in essence said that the European Commission had not defined the allegedly hurt industry appropriately, that it …
Comment: Possible scenarios for the Energy Charter Treaty
The EU’s attempt at renegotiating the 1990s Energy Charter Treaty is in major trouble. After a heated exchange of views between the European Commission and members of the European Parliament in committee on Monday (24 October) it is becoming clear that the risk is high that the draft deal that …
Anti-coercion instrument : EU capitals eye deal within weeks
The European Parliament is ready to enter inter-institutional trilogue negotiations with the Council on the EU’s planned anti-coercion legislation after a vote in committee and a decision in plenary this week. Member states are not quite there yet. But they hope to seal a deal among themselves in November and …
