In trade news from outside the EU this week, we have: CANADA-NAFTA: NAFTA talks resume on Monday with a partial round in Washington, though there will be no political leaders at the table. Ahead of that happening, Canadian Labor Minister Patricia Hajdu will meet with some of the country’s biggest …
Beyond Brussels
Beyond Brussels: ISDS, NAFTA, China MES, solar panels
In trade news from outside the EU this week, we have: ISDS: A working group of countries organized under the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law is discussing a possible revamp of the investor-state dispute settlement system during a week-long meeting in Vienna that ends today. The effort …
Beyond Brussels: NAFTA, MC11, North Korea sanctions, TPP
Welcome to our new weekly feature ‘Beyond Brussels’, which provides an overview of the previous week’s trade news outside of the Belgian capital. Many of the issues included in this column may not directly affect the EU now, but trade is a funny beast that spreads its tentacles in many …