Be prepared to run away from Britain, and to run fast. That is, in short, the message the European Commission is sending to non-EU exporters and to UK exporters as part of its ‘Brexit preparedness’ activities with businesses representatives. The commission has been issuing a long list of notices to …
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Week ahead in EU trade: Mexico talks, TPC
It will be a quiet week in Brussels, as talks on the EU’s trade agreement with Mexico continue in Mexico City. Later in the week, the Trade Policy Committee will discuss efforts to revise the accord by adding farm products, more services, investment and government procurement, and including provisions on …
Beyond Brussels: Canada-US, China, trade surpluses and deficits
Trade deficit numbers made the headlines this week, with China’s global trade gap narrowing significantly as the UK reporting the highest deficit on goods trade in 15 months. Meanwhile Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau travelled to the US to plead for free trade and to extol the benefits of the …
Bernd Lange takes the long view
In an interview with Borderlex, the European Parliament’s international trade committee chief Bernd Lange explains what he hopes to achieve before the European elections next year.
Week ahead in EU trade: Brexit, Mexico, Mercosur, Georgia
News could be coming out of Brussels this week about the bloc’s efforts to wrap up trade deals with Mexico and Mercosur. Some progress has been reported recently, though it’s far from certain that speculation both agreements could be completed in the coming weeks is accurate. Brexit: crunch time …
A week in Brussels: Mercosur, Mexico, Brexit, Switzerland
It’s been quite a week for trade in the EU. There’s been movement on the WTO pig spat, in Paris on trade, and on data flows. Here’s what else happened. Mercosur – push, or shove Chief negotiators of the EU-Mercosur negotiations met on Friday and decided to meet …
Beyond Brussels: UK-China, state of the union, solar tariffs, NAFTA, RCEP
May, Xi discuss trade barriers UK Prime Minister Theresa May said today that she and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed the importance of removing barriers to commerce, especially for British food, drink and financial services, as the two countries move toward a post-Brexit trading relationship. May, speaking at a business summit …
Week ahead in EU trade: Mercosur, Brexit, fisheries aid
With Davos done and dusted, trade-related meetings taper off quite a bit this week. In Brussels, attention will focus on efforts of ministers to figure out how to bring the EU-Mercosur trade deal to a successful conclusion. It’s also Brexit week. Mercosur ministerial meeting The EU and …
Beyond Brussels: TPP, Trump, US safeguards, Davos, ISDS
The big news this week is the success of the 11 countries that are still part of the Trans-Pacific Partnership in reaching an agreement this week – and that President Donald Trump said the US might consider joining the pact “if we did a substantially better deal”. China and South …
Week in Brussels – Japan first, Mercosur politics, investment screening
In Brussels, there is a lot of movement behind the scenes to try and finalise trade agreements with Mexico, Mercosur and Japan. Investment screening is climbing the policy priority list. The EU lost a case in the World Trade Organization against Indonesia over dumping duties it applies against palm …
