News and analysis on trade policy in Europe
Friday, May 2, 2025
Brace for an intense week on the EU trade front. Transatlantic On top of everybody’s mind is the transatlantic relationship. Wilbur Ross’ Department of Commerce is poised to send its report to the White House in the coming days assessing whether auto or auto part imports pose risks to US …
There’s been loads of trade love going on in the twittosphere this week…. Alas, trade is largely a loveless type of environment…. A former European Commission negotiator once said that trade negotiations are “as unsentimental as war”. He said this from his experience in office in the middle of the …
The European Parliament voted by an overwhelming majority today in favour of an EU-wide investment screening mechanism. Here the main points of the new piece of legislation.
The European Parliament gave its assent to the EU Singapore free trade agreement, to a separate investment protection agreement, and to a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement today. The trade pact did less well than the EU Japan Economic Partnership Agreement voted in last December. The Singapore FTA received 425 votes …
Tired of gloomy trade news? Let’s have some fun today. Here four numbers worth playing around with this week. 750 000 000 That’s the number of US $ worth of economic output Italy alone could lose should the United States close off its market to German autos and parts. The …
The EU is threatening to suspend imports from Cambodia due to human and labour right violations. But the products under discussion for suspension are precisely those where the EU has a track record of entrenched protectionism. This looks like a clear case of double standards, opines Iana Dreyer.
Below an overview of key items to watch this week in European trade policy. South East Asia This week the European Parliament will vote on the EU Singapore Free Trade Agreement, Investment Protection Agreement, and Partnership and Cooperation Agreement. The debates on these agreements are scheduled on Tuesday, the votes …
It’s been an intense week on the Brexit front as European Union free trade agreements start being rolled over and gradually transformed by exiting Britain, and ‘No Deal’ Brexit is keeping EU agribusiness awake at night. Loads in our Brexit section here. Transatlantic, Vietnam and the EU’s own sneaky protections …
European businesses operating in Vietnam warn that their investments might turn sour if the EU Vietnam Free Trade Agreement does not come into force this year. The move comes as the pact faces renewed delays in Brussels. Parliament postpones work on Vietnam pacts On Monday, the chairman of the European Parliament’s …
Welcome to deep winter. It’s February 2019. It’s icy cold in many parts of Europe. The big-ticket European trade policy items this week and month will be those over which cold geopolitical winds are blowing: Brexit, transatlantic trade, and China. No love lost across Channel and Atlantic A chaotic No …
