News and analysis on trade policy in Europe
Monday, May 5, 2025
It’s been an intense week in EU trade, with Brexit issues and disputes with Washington starting to dominate the picture. Here is what else happened. EU and Mercosur – still talking It’s been another tough week of haggling over the final terms of a long-sought free trade agreement …
The US must explain its decision to slap steep ‘safeguard’ tariffs on foreign solar cells and panels, says the EU, noting that Germany is a major exporter of the goods. In a communication to the World Trade Organization dated yesterday, the EU said that, “having a substantial interest as …
Here bits of news from the two pivotal trade capitals outside Brussels on trade: Berlin and Paris. German coalition agreement homes in on fair trade The social democrats of Germany have clearly left their mark on the coming approach to trade policy going forward. That’s what one can …
The negotiating history of China’s World Trade Organization accession protocol could play a central role in the outcome of Beijing’s WTO complaint about EU dumping methodologies, according to a new study that pinpoints weaknesses in the US and European interpretation of the controversial Article 15. Weihuan Zhou and Delei …
In an interview with Borderlex, the European Parliament’s international trade committee chief Bernd Lange explains what he hopes to achieve before the European elections next year.
News could be coming out of Brussels this week about the bloc’s efforts to wrap up trade deals with Mexico and Mercosur. Some progress has been reported recently, though it’s far from certain that speculation both agreements could be completed in the coming weeks is accurate. Brexit: crunch time …
It’s been quite a week for trade in the EU. There’s been movement on the WTO pig spat, in Paris on trade, and on data flows. Here’s what else happened. Mercosur – push, or shove Chief negotiators of the EU-Mercosur negotiations met on Friday and decided to meet …
May, Xi discuss trade barriers UK Prime Minister Theresa May said today that she and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed the importance of removing barriers to commerce, especially for British food, drink and financial services, as the two countries move toward a post-Brexit trading relationship. May, speaking at a business summit …
France’s stance on trade policy under President Emmanuel Macron has puzzled many. Yet Macron’s pragmatist logic is now starting to become clearer as his government finds its ground on the trade politics front back home and US President Donald Trump forces Paris to stay focused on the strategic dimension of …
Here a short midweek update on a variety of EU trade policy files: EU Mercosur Chief negotiators will meet on Friday in Brussels to translate technically the political signals exchanged during the meeting of Mercosur ministers hosted by the European Commission yesterday to help overcome what most observers …
