The Portuguese presidency of the European Union fulfilled its pledge to finalise internal negotiations within the Council to allow a long-awaited regulation on international procurement bids in Europe to proceed.
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Week in Brussels : G7, digital deals, China, Taiwan, TDI
It’s been another intense week on the EU trade beat, with a revamped partnership with Japan, the collapse of EU Switzerland talks, MEPs voting on trade and health, and much more. Here other notable developments or bits of news on EU trade and G7, China, Taiwan, Singapore, Korea and trade …
*UPDATED* FAC Trade: Trade policy review conclusions, IPI
Council conclusions on EU trade review stumble over open strategic autonomy, Mercosur, Mexico
Week in Brussels: Algeria, trade defence, Tai on aircraft and steel
It’s been a relatively quiet week on the trade front in the EU given a Thursday bank holiday in many European countries and the European Commission declaring today (Friday 14 May) a holiday for its staff. Nonetheless, below some notable developments in EU trade policy.
EU introduces foreign subsidy control regulation
The European Commission released today its regulation proposal for an instrument to control “foreign subsidies distorting the internal market”.
International Procurement Instrument legislation enters fine-tuning stage
The European Union’s member states are in what many in Brussels believe to be the final stages of preparation of a long-awaited regulation that aims to promote international ‘reciprocity’ in market access for public sector contracts.
International procurement instrument negotiations make their way in Council
Internal European Union member state negotiations over a new regulation that could trigger price increases or market exclusion of third country bidders in public procurement markets are making progress again.
EU considers extending its global steel safeguard
The European Union is considering extending its safeguard measures on steel imports beyond the three years mandated by its regulation. The European Commission said it was acting following “a duly substantiated request received from twelve EU member states” – and is now consulting stakeholders. The safeguards were introduced in July …
Week in Brussels: EU wants fossil fuels out of ECT, anti-coercion, 4 new TDI cases, UK data adequacy
It’s been an eventful week, dominated by the new EU trade strategy or Trade Policy Review. Below, other important developments…
COM in procurement reciprocity push, vaccine export controls in face of Biden moves
European Union trade tensions with the United States inherited from the Trump era are not quite yet at the cusp of being resolved with the incoming Joe Biden administration.
