News and analysis on trade policy in Europe
Wednesday, August 6, 2025
All eyes will be on the European Parliament this week, when the assembly votes on dumping measures designed to protect EU jobs and industry. The Parliament’s trade committee approved the compromise agreement with the Council and the European Commission last month, and the legislation could enter into force this year …
The three EU institutions are trying to hammer out an agreement among themselves to finalise a 2013 reform package of the EU’s trade defence instruments that aims to make the EU more reactive and transparent in this policy area. The Council, led by the Estonian presidency of the EU, …
It’s a hot week in the World Trade Organization as members spar over disputes and trade remedies. On Wednesday (25 October 2017) the Committee of Antidumping Practices examined among others the EU’s new trade defence legislation. Eleven WTO members criticised the EU’s planned overhaul of the way it calculates dumping …
The ‘Donald Trump effect’ is being played out in full in the World Trade Organization as tensions over trade remedies and the dispute settlement bodies rise. This week WTO members are gathering in a series of meetings on trade remedies and dispute settlement. The US continues to bloc the …
The European Parliament’s shadow rapporteurs on the package of reforms of the EU’ s trade-defence instrument agreed Tuesday (17 October 2017) on a set of compromises they are ready to discuss with the European Commission and the Council at a ‘trilogue’ meeting scheduled today in Brussels. Social and environmental provisions …
From Brexit to trade defence, an overview of the trade policy churn in the EU this week. Brexit transition The beginning of week in Brussels will be dominated by the whole Brexit affair. European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker will meet British Prime Minister Theresa May, her number …
The European Parliament’s INTA committee adopted the following reports today (12 October 2017): Start of EU Australia and New Zealand free trade agreement negotiations – Rapporteur Daniel Caspary: 38 in favour, 5 against, 1 absention Definition, presentation and labelling of spirit drinks – Rapporteur Nicola Danti – 35 in favour, …
Aegis Europe, the industry coalition that has been driving opposition in the EU to the granting of ‘market economy’ treatment to Chinese imports in the bloc’s trade defence instruments, welcomed the compromise reached on Tuesday (3 October 2017) between the EU’s three main institutions on a new trade defence regulation. …
The EU appears to have innovated in the way it calculates the normal value of a product’s good in its future trade defence investigations. The European Council, the Commission and the European Parliament found common ground during a ‘trilogue meeting’ on Tuesday (3 October 2017) in Strasbourg. The …
At a dispute settlement body meeting on Friday (29 September 2017) at the WTO’s headquarters in Geneva, there was no sign of Washington relenting in its drive to block the nomination process of three new Appellate Body members after one mandate lapsed, another is set to expire, and one judge …
