News and analysis on trade policy in Europe
Friday, April 25, 2025
The Court of Justice of the European Union upheld earlier rulings that found bilateral agreements on agriculture and fisheries with Morocco concluded more than a decade ago are illegal due to their unwarranted coverage of Western Saharan products. A parallel Grand Chamber ruling told France not to unilaterally ban imports …
Soon, both Indonesia and the European Union will find themselves under new and renewed administrations. This is a good moment to revive the momentum for ongoing bilateral trade agreement negotiations.
European Commission director for trade defence Martin Lukas said his institution was ready to clinch a price deal with Chinese companies on their exports of electric cars even after definitive EU duties are enacted.
The European Union is readying to offer more flexible rules of origin to Palestinian exports.
It’s as if the WTO is becoming a key venue for the EU to settle its disputes with trading partners at a time when the United States is retreat.
Stakeholders in international trade policy in Europe interested in an open economy need to face up to a few harsh truths. The first truth is that there will be no pro-active, free-market, let alone an effective trade policy in the coming months, if not years. Trade policy will remain reactive, …
On Friday the European Commission announced it was initiating a new bilateral legal dispute with Algeria under their joint Association Agreement in force since 2005. The ‘note verbale’ it sent to the Algerian government sets out the details of its complaint.
The European Commission has announced the provisional levels of countervailing duties it will be levying on electric vehicles produced in China and signalled that it is ready to negotiate a “mutually agreed solution” with Beijing. The case is a snapshot in the subsidy and industrial battle the EU is waging …
Bern is bent on avoiding that Switzerland’s steel exporters continue to be negatively affected by the European Union’s steel safeguard introduced in 2018 ahead of the measure’s expected extension.
This week in Asian trade policy news: South Korea, Japan and China agreed to speed up discussions for a potential trilateral free trade agreement and Indonesia announced its plan to apply for membership to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.
