This is a very special week ahead for trade policy in Europe, be it in Brussels, London, other European capitals and at the World Trade Organization in Geneva.
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Week in Brussels: ISDS transparency, EU Philippines, 16th TDI case
One can’t escape a sense of spookiness on this Halloween week-end in Europe as not least international trade policy professionals wait for the results of the United States presidential elections next week. So much in the direction of travel in this field will depend on its outcomes. The EU …
Editor’s Take: The truth about digital trade agreements
US Senator Chris Murphy published a piece in the Financial Times today arguing that the US must continue on its path of retreating from the recently concluded e-commerce agreement at the World Trade Organization, which Washington stopped supporting. This is a good moment to set the record straight on this …
Comment: Incoming commissioners in quest for new “partners”
In less than two weeks the commissioners in-waiting nominated by president Ursula von der Leyen will start being heard by members of the European Parliament in view of their confirmation votes next month. Based on the various statements sent to committees ahead of the hearings, there is one major change …
THINK TANK: EU-US, rejoining TPP, Trump tariffs
This week think tanks are focused on how the European Union should prepare for the trade policies of the next United States administration, the benefits of the US rejoining the Trans-Pacific Partnership as a strategy to counter China and US presidential candidate Donald Trump’s proposed 10-60% tariffs.
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 …
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.
ASIA TRADE: Indonesia applies for CPTPP, UAE trade deals, Korea-Serbia
The big news for trade policy in the region is Indonesia’s decision to apply for the CPTPP, joining a long queue of applicants. The United Arab Emirates’ trailblazing deal-making in recent years has reached a new high, with agreements with Australia and New Zealand just concluded, and new negotiations launched …
THINK TANK: EU-Indo-Pacific, EU-US, WTO Appellate Body, EU-China
It’s been a big publishing week for think tanks. On the menu: the EU’s Indo-Pacific strategy revisited, a call for an EU US economic agreement by a former senior USTR official, more recommendations to fix the Appellate Body question, and more number crunching on the EU’s trade dependence on China. …
