Trade negotiations between the European Union and Indonesia continue, despite deep splits between Brussels and Jakarta over issues ranging from palm oil to technical barriers to trade.
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US auto tariff threat: Malmström announces retaliation on €35bn worth of trade
Speaking to the newly-established international trade committee in the European Parliament today (23 July), the EU’s outgoing trade commissioner Cecilia Malmström said the body was ready to retaliate with tariffs against imports from the United States should Washington go ahead with introducing tariffs on EU autos after an end of …
French national assembly gives timid initial OK to CETA
French lawmakers voted in favour of ratifying CETA, the landmark trade and investment agreement the EU clinched with Canada almost three years ago, kickstarting a ratification process that could still prove lengthy and politically fraught.
Week ahead in EU trade: EU-US, INTA, CETA in France, WTO meetings
This week, new people in charge of trade in the European Union will set the ball rolling on their fresh jobs.
Week in Brussels: Canada and Paris, WTO Appellate Body, Energy Charter Treaty
The Brussels trade world has had a week mainly focused on Canada, climate and energy.
Commission: Ursula Von der Leyen elected on platform that includes carbon border tax
The European Parliament has voted for Ursula von der Leyen to lead the next European Commission. The German nominee obtained support from a narrow majority of nine MEPs.
Week ahead in EU Trade: Canada, Chile, E-commerce
This will be a week where the European Union will test its ability to decide on its fundamental policy direction and on international trade.
Week in Brussels: A new low in transatlantic trade relations
The week started with a gloomy assessment of the transatlantic tariff threat picture by the trade commissioner and ended with threats of new US tariffs on France, and potentially Britain, following moves in Paris and London to giant digital company profits.
Long read: Ukraine’s slow but steady westward trade path
Five years after the Maidan revolution, the ‘deep and comprehensive’ free trade agreement between the European Union and Ukraine is turning out to be an important vehicle in the Eastern European country’s gradual economic decoupling from Russia. It is also buttressing the country’s slow but steady reform path.
Greens not among trade committee top dogs — but sustainability issues are top MEP priority
The international trade committee of the European Parliament will be led by experienced MEPs with a stake in continuity in current European Union trade policy. Even if the Green group is not in the management this term, the signs are that advocates of a stronger focus on labour, and in …
