News and analysis on trade policy in Europe
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Two of the biggest trade issues hanging over the EU will be on various agendas this week: the draft Brexit withdrawal and transition agreement, and the bloc’s ongoing efforts to avoid pending US steel and aluminium tariffs. European leaders are set to accept the draft agreement, but it’s anyone’s guess …
Anyone with a backlog of work should try to catch up on it this week, as the trade agenda is rather thin and next week is packed. The top news out of Brussels in the next few days may well focus on the Brexit draft guidelines, which are the subject …
Good news for some, bad news for others yesterday, as US President Donald Trump pushed forward with plans to impose tariffs on foreign steel and aluminium – arguing that the levies were necessary for national security and to stop the “assault on our country” – hours after the 11 remaining members of …
With things suspiciously quiet on both the Mercosur and Mexico trade talk fronts, the biggest news concerning Brussels this week may be coming from Luxembourg, where the Court of Justice rules on the legality of intra-EU bilateral investment treaties. The week’s headlines will most likely be dominated by the looming …
This week’s main news was the announcement of new steps to make labour and environment provisions in EU free trade agreement have more bite, and the looming steel wars between Brussels and Washington. There’s been a lot of ASEAN activity going on as well (more soon). Below is what else is good …
This has been a week overloaded with trade developments. There is lots of news – and speculation – floating around in the run-up to next week’s planning signing of the Trans-Pacific Partnership. The big news from yesterday – US duties on foreign steel and aluminium – has sparked an angry reaction …
EU trade ministers are meeting in Bulgaria. The EU-ASEAN Business Summit and ASEAN Economic Ministers’ meeting will focus on trade and investment ties between the two regions. More details below: Foreign Affairs Council Trade EU trade ministers will have two main issues in mind at a meeting that …
It’s going to be a packed week in Brussels, with everything from continuing trade talks with Mercosur and Indonesia and a new round of Brexit negotiations. And the European Parliament’s trade committee will also have a couple of busy days this week. EU, Indonesia to exchange tariff offers …
Rising trade tensions generally sums up the mood in some parts of the world this week, with China flagging plans to impose dumping duties on styrene monomer from the US, South Korea and Taiwan and India raising import tariffs to their highest level in three decades. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump …
With many people out of town skiing it’s been comparatively quiet in Brussels town itself. A lot happened actually outside of Brussels. Trade pros even got time to write #TradeValentines poems. EU and US join Japan in plans to take China to WTO over tech protectionism A new …
