News and analysis on trade policy in Europe
Saturday, April 26, 2025
So the media were alerted last night. The move came – seemingly – out of the blue: the European Commission is getting ready to launch an anti-dumping case against electric vehicles imported from China. Boom! Scoop! The digestive systems of some media are simple: they spew out very quickly what …
The European Commission announced it was planning to suspend import duties of 5.5% and 6.5% on nitrogen based inputs for fertiliser production. This is seen as a means to support food production and keep prices in check in response to the fallout of the war in Ukraine.
To save the profits of seven producers of plywood in two or three European Union countries. Or to preserve or the income – in some cases ensure the survival of – 133 mainly SMEs across 25 countries. This choice was given to the European Commission. And the Commission is expected …
The European Commission carved out a long list of products from a final decision on anti-dumping duties for aluminium flat-rolled products originating in China.
The move comes as the EU executive has practically decided to suspend import duties on another aluminium product: flat-rolled items from China.
It’s been the kind of week that is sprinkled with a slew of ‘little’ news but little that is earth-shattering. Some news were rather big such as the launch of investment promotion agreement negotiations with Angola, the announcement that the EU and Kenya will apply their EPA bilaterally or the …
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 …
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.
In many ways this has been a week full of trade defence news: the first European Court of Auditors report on EU trade defence policy was released this week, and Turkey decided to go to court in Geneva over the EU’s steel safeguard. There is also the ever-simmering tariff guerilla …
The trade week in the EU was significant, with new orientiations for policy spelt out as part of the bloc’s post-corona recovery plan. WTO: But the week in not entirely over as members of the WTO General Council meet today and next Tuesday online to confer about the next steps …
