This week, new people in charge of trade in the European Union will set the ball rolling on their fresh jobs.
‘Week Ahead’ and trade agenda
Week ahead in EU Trade: Canada, Chile, E-commerce
This will be a week where the European Union will test its ability to decide on its fundamental policy direction and on international trade.
Week Ahead: Trade committee, Ukraine, IPI
While the EU awaits the verdict of the WTO arbitrator sometime this month that will set the levels of duties the United States may levy on imports from Europe, its trade policy machinery continues churning on.
UPDATE – Week Ahead in EU trade: Vietnam and Mercosur crunch week, DSB
This article was updated on 24 June at 17.35 CET. New information includes detailed dates for the EU Vietnam agreements and an update/erratum on the Spanish olives dispute settlement case. This week we might see breakthroughs in the Vietnam and Mercosur trade agreements. We will certainly see more EU US …
Week Ahead in EU trade: E-commerce, Vietnam, Indonesia
The main EU trade policy items to watch out for this week are: e-commerce, Indonesian FTA, Vietnam FTA and IPA.
Week Ahead in EU Trade: China, trading system, G20 and the WTO
This week EU and Chinese negotiators are meeting for a 21st round of talks on the EU-China investment agreement. The two sides have brought discussions forward on market access (national treatment), investment protection and sustainable development. Beijing and Brussels vowed to accelerate their investment negotiations last March – let’s see …
Week ahead in EU trade: Ministers meeting on WTO, EU US, Vietnam
There will be few trade policy related meetings this week in the European Union, not least due to a holiday on Thursday. European elections fallout The leadership in Brussels will mainly be busy digesting the fallout from this week-end’s Europe-wide polls. Heads of state are gathering for a special summit …
Week Ahead in EU Trade: EU elections, EU-US, OECD ministerial, Ukraine
This week will mainly be about the European Union digesting Donald Trump’s decision to postpone slapping tariffs on imported autos for six months to seek a deal with Brussels and Tokyo on restricting imports. EU-US and OECD trade ministerial Trade commissioner Cecilia Malmström reacted quickly on Friday (17 May) on …
Week Ahead in EU trade: US auto tariff deadline, e-commerce, New Zealand, Mercosur
We are looking at a packed week in EU trade. There will be two important negotiations rounds and a few critical meetings in Brussels.
Week Ahead in EU trade: EU-US, steel, UK customs union
This will perhaps be the quietest of all three holiday-heavy weeks spanning Easter in late April to Europe Day this coming Thursday. But it is only the quiet before the storm. Next week will be manic – so let’s use this one to recharge batteries ahead of a second half …