News and analysis on trade policy in Europe
Thursday, May 1, 2025
Here’s a preview and selection of meetings to watch on EU trade. Transatlantic This week an EU delegation will fly over to Washington to bring forward transatlantic trade files. The Commission’s secretary general Martin Selmayr is expected to meet Larry Kudlow in the White House to discuss auto tariffs and …
This week the news focus has been on WTO, China and Brexit. Here some other interesting bits of Brussels trade news for you. US auto tariffs: Habeck says EU retaliation should target digital, airlines In an interview with the leading German business daily Handelsblatt this week, Robert Habeck, one of …
Two items are likely to focus minds this week: the state of the World Trade Organization and China. WTO: developing country ‘graduation’ The WTO is hosting a few important meetings this week. Today the dispute settlement body is convening. Around 45 WTO members will ask that the WTO proceed with …
This week’s special focus has been transatlantic trade negotiations (here and here) and Brexit-related British trade policy (here, here, here). But we also got an update on EU Taiwan relations. Below other noteworthy news or updates. Brazil retaliates against EU steel safeguards We are facing another episode in the global steel trade …
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 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 …
