[sh_light_text ]Much has been written this summer on the investor-to-state dispute settlement provisions in the Canada EU free trade deal (CETA). Whereas the media has been fixated on this specific controversy, the trade community seems to have missed out on one very interesting development for EU trade policy: for the first time, a Canadian lawyer, …
EU FTAs & bilateral ties
Sanctions give Belarus a headache
This article appeared originally on the website of our editorial partner Business New Europe. By Sergei Kuznetsov Western sanctions against Russia are a headache for Moscow’s closest ally Belarus. In particular, the financing of the Belarusian economy is under threat, while investment and exports are deeply tied to its giant …
Column: 10 headline figures – EU-Russia economics and trade this summer
By Iana Dreyer This has been a sad summer for Europe. The fact that holiday pleasures for those who enjoyed some were dampened by bad weather turns out to be a minor inconvenience in a season overshadowed by the crisis in Ukraine, the political unravellings in the Middle East, and bad news for the economy in Eurozone’s core economies, including …
A $ 50 bn award concludes long-standing Energy Charter Yukos case
[sh_light_text ]A Hague tribunal US$ 50 bn award concludes one of the world’s most high-profile expropriation cases, that of Yukos, the former biggest Russian oil company previously owned by Michail Khodorkovsky, reports Iana Dreyer.[/sh_light_text]
Transatlantic trade talks cast doubt on EU-Turkey customs union future
[sh_light_text ]Could Turkey’s customs union with the European Union fall victim to the ongoing transatlantic trade talks? The launch of TTIP by Brussels and Washington last year has led to new tensions between Turkey and the EU over their current trade arrangements. Iana Dreyer explores the issue.[/sh_light_text]
EPAs can be a boon for Africa if crafted properly, International Trade Centre’s Gonzalez says
Last week, 18 West African countries inked the first Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA) with the European Union (EU). Four more EPAs are expected to be signed in Africa. The negotiations process was long and the EU has been criticised for not handling African’s sensitivities properly. In an interview with Borderlex’s …
Blog: Western African EPA – painful birth
The first full regional Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the EU and sub-Saharan Africa is set to come into force, as sixteen West African countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo), decided last week to implement an agreement …
Comment: Not going ballistic – Why Russia won’t start a trade war with Ukraine this time round
[sh_light_text ]High-level officials from the European Union (EU), Ukraine and Russia are holding a ‘trilateral’ meeting in Brussels today. They plan to address Russia’s commercial concerns about the impact the free trade deal (DCFTA) Brussels and Kiev signed in late June might have on its trade with Ukraine. Ukraine and …
Blog: Reading for the week-end – Ukraine-Russia trade issues
Next week, Brussels, Kiev and Moscow are expected to discuss their tripartite trade relationship after the EU and Ukraine finally signed off their Association Agreement one week ago. Over the last week, our partner BNE published a series of articles related to the whole Ukraine issue that are really worth reading.
EU – Vietnam free trade talks: politics and timing cloud prospects for early conclusion
[sh_light_text ]Vietnam and the EU are hopeful that a free trade agreement between them can be concluded by October this year. But signing the deal could be the easy part, getting the new European Parliament to agree remains a far greater challenge. [/sh_light_text] By Rory Cahill
