One gets many ‘Out of Office’ messages these days: between Easter and the many coming holidays in May, including this week’s May Day, a large number of people take time off from work. Yet the policy churn continues. Below are the three main items to watch in EU trade this …
‘Week Ahead’ and trade agenda
Week ahead in EU trade: Japan, WTO disputes
The two main meetings to look for this week in EU trade are an EU-Japan summit and the next meeting of the WTO’s dispute settlement body. Japan’s premier Shinzo Abe will be in Brussels on Thursday (25 April). EU leaders are set to “take stock of the implementation of the …
Week ahead in EU trade: EU-US
Policy makers are clearly winding down for Easter: there aren’t many official meetings or trade agreement negotiating rounds to look ahead to during the next two weeks. MEPs are gathering for a last plenary session in Strasbourg ahead of elections next month to pass a very long list of pieces …
Week Ahead in EU Trade: China, Korea, Japan, steel anti-dumping, Airbus
This week it’s China that will be mainly in focus on the EU’s trade agenda. Trade commissioner Cecilia Malmström will travel to South Korea and Japan to take stock of trade relations. In Geneva, the work of the World Trade Organization’s dispute settlement body will resume having been interrupted over …
Week Ahead: China, Australia, WTO
Another intense trade week lies ahead. The China saga continues China displaced transatlantic relations as the big-ticket item at last week’s European Council. It looks like China could make new headlines again. After dropping by Italy on Saturday, where Chinese president Xi Jinping and Italy’s head of state Sergio Mattarella …
Week Ahead in EU Trade: Brexit, EU US, China, Myanmar and Cambodia
This week’s main focus will be on Brexit, EU-US relations, and China. Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam, will also be on the agenda. Brexit and FTA rollovers The House of Commons might vote a third time on Britain’s withdrawal agreement with the EU on Tuesday or Wednesday if prime minister Theresa May …
Week Ahead in EU trade: Brexit, EU US, Indonesia, Mercosur
Welcome to trade mega-week folks! Brexit adrift Will we have significant trade rupture across the Channel and Irish sea in less than three weeks? Or no Brexit at all? New votes in Westminster starting tomorrow could indicate – or not – where the UK is heading in its attempts to …
Week Ahead in EU Trade: Malmström meets Lighthizer, Georgia, Energy Charter
Here’s a preview and selection of meetings to watch on EU trade. Transatlantic This week an EU delegation will fly over to Washington to bring forward transatlantic trade files. The Commission’s secretary general Martin Selmayr is expected to meet Larry Kudlow in the White House to discuss auto tariffs and …
Week Ahead in EU trade: WTO, China, Arab world
Two items are likely to focus minds this week: the state of the World Trade Organization and China. WTO: developing country ‘graduation’ The WTO is hosting a few important meetings this week. Today the dispute settlement body is convening. Around 45 WTO members will ask that the WTO proceed with …
Week ahead in EU Trade: Transatlantic, New Zealand, Southern Africa, Taiwan and more
Brace for an intense week on the EU trade front. Transatlantic On top of everybody’s mind is the transatlantic relationship. Wilbur Ross’ Department of Commerce is poised to send its report to the White House in the coming days assessing whether auto or auto part imports pose risks to US …
