Russia’s ban on imports of pigmeat products brought to the WTO’s dispute settlement body by the EU in 2014 following an outbreak of African swine flu in Lithuania at the height of the Ukraine crisis, was a straight win for Brussels. But the case is far from being closed. What …
Ukraine, Russia & CIS
EU to remove Belarus textile quotas
As part of its recent political rapprochement with Belarus in the aftermath of the crisis in Ukraine, the EU has not only partially lifted sanctions on leaders in Minsk. The EU is also moving to repeal existing textile import quotas from the country. Belarus welcomes the move.
Protectionism reports: India, Brazil, Russia, and trade defence in focus
New EU Commission and a WTO/OECD reports highlight latest protectionist trends in G20.
Jean Claude Juncker in Russia: tough talking – but talking
The president of the EU Commission took a controversial decision to accept to give a keynote speech at the annual St Petersburg Economic Forum today (16 June 2016). The speech he delivered today there sent two types of messages: to EU audiences, that there is a need to “talk with …
Dutch Ukraine referendum: EU ability to sign international treaties at stake
The Dutch no vote in a referendum over the EU’s Association Agreement with Ukraine held on 6 April 2016 will not likely jeopardise the agreement itself. But it puts the EU’s credibility in the neighbourhood at risk, most likely kills off enlargement policy, and questions the EU’s ability to sign …
Russian trade restrictions on EU, Ukraine, Turkey “a flop”
Russia’s trade sanctions on the West, Ukraine and Turkey in 2014, and Moscow’s parallel policies attempting to substitute for imports and boost local production are not bearing much fruit, argues Ben Aris from BNE Intellinews in a new piece analysing the freshest Russian trade data.
EU-EEU ties a matter of when, not if
Relations between Brussels and Moscow reached a new low over the fiasco of trilateral negotiations over the implementation of Ukraine’s new free trade and association deal with the EU in late 2015. Yet despite appearances, the establishment of diplomatic ties between the EU and the Russian-championed Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) …
Russia likely to curb Ukraine imports over EU pact
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Juncker opens the door to EU-Eurasian Union rapprochement
This article by Georgi Gotev appeared first on Euractiv.com European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker wrote to Russian President Vladimir Putin this week, suggesting closer trade ties between the EU and the Russian-led Eurasian Union once a ceasefire is implemented in Ukraine.
Ukraine: prepared for the trade agreement with the EU?
It looks like Ukraine will start implementing the trade agreement it signed with the EU on 1 January 2016. Kyiv appears willing to take the risk of Russian trade retaliation in response to the move as Moscow has voiced misgivings about the agreement. By Iana Dreyer. An updated version of this article appeared on …
