It’s Davos week. It’s also Trump week: a new trade era will open this week as president-elect Donald Trump will be inaugurated on Friday (20 January 2017). WTO trade ministers will gather for the annual Swiss-hosted informal ministerial meeting, the same day as the inauguration of President Donald Trump in Washington. …
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Comment: Why China, US, EU should revive EGA talks in 2017
The world trading system and climate policies need EGA to succeed. Why waste another year to conclude the environmental goods pact in the WTO? Front-row EGA observer Peter Brun on what happened and what comes next for the supposedly easy pact that stumbled last December 2016. More than a month …
Comment: EU trade policy must use the trade deal pause in 2017 to sort itself out
With TTIP off the table for now, 2017 will be a good year for the EU common commercial policy to sort itself out, Iana Dreyer muses. There is no doubt : the EU’s trade policy has taken quite a few beatings lately. The blows have come from outside and from …
In-depth: How TiSA is shaping up
This new Borderlex in-depth report offers an overview of where TiSA appears to be heading less than two months ahead of the trade in services negotiations’ expected conclusion. For PRO subscribers only.
Week 12 September 2016 in EU trade
This week is expected to be relatively quiet in terms of decisions in EU trade policy. A lot is happening in the background now that the countdown to the informal meeting of the foreign affairs council (trade) on 22/23 September on CETA, TTIP and China MES has set in. The …
Monthly brief – Free traders and anti trade MEPs – not (always) those you might think
By Doru Frantescu Which members of the European Parliament – MEPs – are the most in favour of free trade and which, to the contrary, are the most opposed to it? Not necessarily those you might think, our latest VoteWatch Europe study shows. We have used the European …
Comment – EU trade politics: the ‘Bremain’ purgatory – the Brexit hell
Britain is voting on whether to leave or stay in the EU. A decision by the UK to remain is likely to prolong the current state of generalised gridlock in EU trade politics. Yet at least we will have ‘the mess we know’: a state akin to being in a purgatory. Brexit …
Comment: Brexit & United Kingdom trade policy
Thursday will be a fateful day for Britain and the EU writ large as the country heads for a referendum on whether to remain in or leave the bloc. What could become of Britain’s trade relations with the EU and the rest of world after June 23rd? Rarely has Britain …
COMMENT: Towards a coherent system of global energy trade and investment rules
It is time to reassess the relationship between the WTO and Energy Charter Treaty, writes Anna Marhold.
COMMENT: TTIP – averting a train wreck
TTIP talks are in deep trouble. The best US and EU leaders can achieve this year is averting an outright train wreck. A comment by Iana Dreyer. Photo credit: German government/Bergman
