An EU trade agreement with Morocco was thrown into disarray after a Court of Justice of the EU ruling on its human rights consequences for Western Saharan people. The recently concluded trade deal with Vietnam could also see rough times ahead after the EU Parliament picked up on the EU’s …
Miscellaneous EU trade files
Analysis: The EU’s flirtation with trade liberalism in agriculture
Is the EU toying with liberalism in its trade policy? Signs are it is increasingly tempted by embracing global market forces, leading to new compromises in trade agreements. By Iana Dreyer.
Lost on the way: a Turkish visa to the EU
Views on what is happening in the EU Turkey relationship diverge at a moment when the EU promises EU accession to a country sliding into authoritarianism in return for stemming migrant flows. Yet at the moment, it all boils down to a bargain on Turkish visas. By Iana Dreyer.
‘Terreur’ of the terroir – musings before the GI battle that lies ahead in TTIP
I have been writing on China MES on this website and in the Borderlex PRO edition for weeks and weeks as the saga never ends. For a change, now to my favourite passtime: food. With a CATO trade policy paper coming in handy ahead of the next round of TTIP negotiations in Brussels in the coming week. Bloggy comment …
Comment: Labour mobility – EU neighbourhood policy’s new approach wrong-footed
Ahead of important EU meetings this week, namely the Riga Summit with Eastern partners and a new round of trade talks with Morocco, here a long-read on why one of the cornerstones of the EU’s neighbourhood policy overhaul – to limit migration – is flawed economically, politically, and morally. The text explains why the EU must be much …
European trade policy: outlook and challenges for 2015
[sh_light_text ]The new year festivities in Europe are over. In 2015 the EU will face a busy trade policy agenda and some daunting challenges in fulfilling its objectives and promoting its interests. We outline some of them.[/sh_light_text]
Fit for the city? Trade policy and today’s urban economy
[sh_light_text ]Cities are increasingly the locus of the world economy. Since 2007, more than half the world population has been living in cities. The world is continuing to urbanise rapidly. But are today’s trade policies and free trade negotiations up to the task of catering to cities’ needs? A panel …
CETA: Regulated professions empowered to mutually recognise qualifications
[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, …
News update: Take-aways from last week’s TiSA talks
By Iana Dreyer and Jennifer Freedman Governments involved in negotiations to liberalise trade in services (TiSA) reported significant progress during the seventh round of negotiations in Geneva last week. But the actual extent of substantial market liberalisation the countries eventually agree still remains uncertain. Though technical and commercially-focused, …
One week in existence: Africa, India, TiSA, TTIP, global value chains
Borderlex is now one week old! As you enjoy the quiet extended May Day week-end, you might want to read or re-read some of the pieces that shed light on current affairs in European trade policy: The African Union rejected the EU’s Economic Partnership Agreements this week. Peter Draper and …
