News and analysis on trade policy in Europe
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
It’s going to be a quiet week in Brussels with the All Saints holiday in the middle of the week (Wednesday 1 November 2017) and most policy people on holiday. Agriculture commissioner Phil Hogan will be in Dublin talking to the dairy industry this week, and meeting Britain’s agriculture …
The French government announced an ‘action plan’ on the EU Canada CETA agreement on Wednesday (25 October 2017). A deep dive into the 20-page document reveals how Macron’s government is manoeuvring to make highly contested trade agreements back home palatable to his party base and the electorate when it puts …
This week is no week of big gathering or events, but the trade policy churn in Brussels – and also in Geneva – is continuing unabated. The WTO will be holding working party and committee meetings on dispute settlement (today Monday 23 October 2017), on subsidies and countervailing measures …
From Brexit to trade defence, an overview of the trade policy churn in the EU this week. Brexit transition The beginning of week in Brussels will be dominated by the whole Brexit affair. European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker will meet British Prime Minister Theresa May, her number …
Update on 09 October 2017, 15.30 CET: Regarding the INTA committee meeting – we were notified on Monday mid day that the sessions on the dual use regulation and on the reciprocity in public procurement regulation were postponed. It’s a dense and packed week for EU trade policy as …
The UK and the EU have been quietly agreeing on the terms under which they would go together to the World Trade Organization in Geneva to present similar but separate commitment schedules as Britain prepares to leave the EU. The UK is trying to make this process as smooth and …
Analysts and media will be commenting various aspects of the speech UK Prime Minister Theresa May gave in Florence on Friday (22 September 2017) in an attempt to give a new impetus – or to salvage – the ongoing Article 50 negotiations towards Britain’s exit from the EU. On …
Britain is heading straight into the ‘cliff edge’ scenario. It’s time for both Britain and the EU to significantly change tack before it’s too late and Armageddon sets in, argues Iana Dreyer. Both the United Kingdom and the European Union are aiming for a “smooth” and “orderly” withdrawal …
A first piece of commentary on the deal that was agreed today in Brussels.
This week, we will finally know what the European Court of Justice thinks of the allocation of competences between the EU and the member states on the EU-Singapore trade agreement. The judgement will be given tomorrow morning Tuesday (16 May 2017). The court is expected to follow Advocate General Sharpston’s overall …
