The pledge the Gulf Cooperation Council and the EU made at the first bilateral summit to work towards an FTA is not insignificant. Getting there, remains, however, a long shot.
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Export controls: EU Commission releases guidance on cybersurveillance items
Better late than never, some might think. The European Commission released long-promised guidelines to stakeholders and governments on how to apply provisions on cyber-surveillance products introduced into its dual use export controls Regulation, three years after the latter’s coming into force.
THINK TANK: EU-US digital trade and Trump tariffs
Presidential elections are fast approaching in the United States. While Sweden’s National Board of Trade calls for a digital deal between the EU and the US that also includes security – regardless of who sits in the Oval Office – Washington – based think tanks expound on candidate Donald Trump’s sweeping …
Trade defence: EU Commission eyes continued case load surge
The European Commission is working on an increasing workload of trade defence cases, is eyeing the end of its 2018 steel safeguard and plans to continue to focus on circumvention of anti-dumping or countervailing duties.
Blog – EU FTA rollout with Vietnam and Singapore: of cars, rice, GIs and CBAM
The European Commission recently released minutes of bilateral meetings held under the EU Vietnam free trade agreement and the EU Singapore free trade agreements last July. The delayed publication is due to the fact that minutes needed to be agreed by both parties. Here is what these minutes reveal.
EU-India talks hit procurement market access hurdle
Negotiations towards the European Union and India are progressing slowly but steadily at technical level.
Western Sahara : ECJ confirms illegality of Morocco trade deals, forbids French ban
The Court of Justice of the European Union upheld earlier rulings that found bilateral agreements on agriculture and fisheries with Morocco concluded more than a decade ago are illegal due to their unwarranted coverage of Western Saharan products. A parallel Grand Chamber ruling told France not to unilaterally ban imports …
EU prosecutor enters fray in customs and anti-dumping enforcement
Trade policy folks watching enforcement of European Union trade policy now need to pay close attention to the activities of European Prosecutor’s Office. The EU’s supranational anti-corruption and fraud office established in 2021 to clamp down on fraud affecting EU funds has, over the last two weeks, issued hefty fines …
OPINION: Rebuild momentum now for EU-Indonesia trade negotiations
Soon, both Indonesia and the European Union will find themselves under new and renewed administrations. This is a good moment to revive the momentum for ongoing bilateral trade agreement negotiations.
THINK TANK: EU Deforestation WTO compatibility, EU Mexico, EU-UK energy reset
This week’s main think tank focus has been on the EU, its deforestation regulation, EU-Mexico relations and EU-UK relationships.
