[sh_light_text ]Angela Merkel, Germany’s Chancellor, recently talked favourably of the idea of launching free trade talks with the Eurasian economic union (EEU). The EEU is due to come into force in January and deepen economic ties between Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia, the project’s main champion. But there are no signs Brussels is moving …
EU FTAs & bilateral ties
In brief: Cecilia Malmström’s next steps: new strategy TTIP, Japan, Vietnam, Doha
At a hearing with the European parliament yesterday, Cecilia Malmström explained what will be her next moves.
At the western end of the Silk Road: how Poland hopes to deepen its trade ties with China
[sh_light_text ]Poland has sought to deepen its economic relationship with China and to jump on the bandwagon of China’s grand ‘Silk Road’ project. But the road ahead is not as smooth as silk, writes Iana Dreyer.[/sh_light_text]
Comment: Moldova after DCFTA ratification: watch the gas trade, the banks, and, yes, look out for tanks
All eyes are on the Ukraine crisis these days. Today, EU leaders are preparing to issue a new list of individuals active in the breakaway regions of Donbass who will be barred from entering the EU and whose assets will be frozen. But what about Moldova? Without a more thorough strategy to strengthen the …
Obama, EU leaders call for new momentum in TTIP talks
[sh_light_text ]Though the G20 Brisbane summit’s key pledges this week-end have focused on taxation and finance, trade policy has received its fair share of attention, with both the World Trade Organization (WTO) and bilateral trade agreements having witnessed progress on key dossiers in recent days.[/sh_light_text]
After Malmström in Berlin – German government not likely to oppose ISDS in CETA and TTIP
After European trade commissioner Malmström’s visit to Berlin on Monday, the likelihood that the Canada-EU trade deal (CETA) finalised last September will be derailed because of German opposition to its investor-to-state dispute settlement (ISDS) clauses appears extremely low. So are the odds that Germany will oppose ISDS in the ongoing transatlantic trade and investment partnership …
A decade of exposure to EU trade defence instruments – Pakistan vs. EU at the WTO
[sh_light_text ]Pakistan brought a case against the European Union (EU) to the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) dispute settlement body this week. Pakistan contests the bloc’s anti-subsidy import taxes on material used to produce plastic bottles. We’ve looked into the history of the case and found the story is ten years old …
Planned EU-Myanmar investment treaty’s challenges set out in EP trade committee
[sh_light_text ]The European Union (EU) and Myanmar recently embarked on bilateral investment protection negotiations. At a hearing at the EU parliament today, the deal’s enormous challenges were set out.[/sh_light_text]
Car, train industry opposition may quash goal to clinch EU-Japan FTA in 2015
[sh_light_text ]During a seventh round of talks last week, EU and Japan moved closer to wrapping up a free trade agreement that could boost Europe’s economy and add 400,000 jobs. But the two sides remain divided over key issues such as automobiles and agriculture, leaving in doubt their ability to …
Blog: A rare business perspective on Economic Partnership Agreements with Africa
Has European business been ‘outsmarted’ by China’s on the European Union’s Economic Partnerships Agreements (EPAs) in Africa? That’s one of the new kinds of questions the EPA process raises.
