As London talks trade agreements with third countries while it prepares to leave the EU, there are increasingly questions as to whether it is breaching EU rules and negotiating agreements with third countries illegally. Last week in Brussels the worries focused on Australia and South Africa. Now that Britain has announced …
‘Week Ahead’ and trade agenda
Blog: A look back at the first trade week in Trump-world
This week has been dense with at times dramatic trade policy events in the EU but also globally. It’s worth having a look back. A blog by Iana Dreyer. “America first” This week has begun under the sign of Donald Trump initiating a trade war with Mexico and …
The week in EU trade: Davos, Trump, Brexit, Parliament
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. …
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 …
