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Energy Charter Treaty, Latest news
Energy Charter Treaty deal announced
1 day ago 0 commentsEnergy Charter Treaty diplomats have closed in on difficult negotiations to ‘modernise’ a treaty that originally aimed at promoting trade and protecting energy investments on the Eurasian landmass after the fall of the Soviet Union.
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Latest news, Ukraine
INTERVIEW: Unambiguous candidate status is essential for Ukraine’s trade
1 week ago 0 commentsAs the European Union prepares to offer Ukraine a membership perspective, Nazar Bobitski talked to Borderlex’s Iana Dreyer about how it can support Ukraine’s country’s blockaded exports, its economic integration with Europe and its post-war economic recovery.
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E-commerce & services, MC12
OPINION: WTO e-commerce moratorium : act before it’s too late
2 weeks ago 0 commentsThe Global Services Coalition calls on World Trade Organization members to prolong the institution’s moratorium on duties on cross-border digital transmissions – and explains why.
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2020 DG nomination, MC12, Perspectives, World Trade Organization
Perspectives: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s impossible job
2 weeks ago 0 commentsNgozi Okonjo-Iweala seemed confident on appointment as director-general that her leadership could reverse the decline of the World Trade Organization. This was wildly over-optimistic. The WTO’s director-general could offer realistic leadership by articulating a more compelling vision for global trade rules.
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EEA EFTA, EU trade policies, Latest news, Perspectives, Turkey & Med, Ukraine, Russia & CIS
Perspectives: Ukraine and the renewal of EU trade and neighbourhood policy
3 weeks ago 0 commentsThe desire of an invaded Ukraine to join the EU has reawakened debate on an enlargement process that was largely stuck. The varied global responses to Russia’s aggression demand a similar reconsideration of the EU’s trade narrative.
European Union
EU-China trade and investment
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EU, China mandate high level dialogue to advance ‘market access’ conversation
01/04/2022Today’s widely anticipated EU-China summit held via videoconference [...] -
Perspectives: Where now for EU-China relations?
30/03/2022This week’s EU-China summit will be dominated by discussions on Russia and [...] -
Lithuania: EU launches wide-ranging WTO case against China trade blockade
27/01/2022The EU has moved faster than expected in launching a legal dispute at the World [...]
- Week in Brussels : Hong Kong, G7 climate club, US, Canada
- Festering Chinese Lithuania blockade emboldens anti-coercion instrument proponents
- Sabine Weyand: We will need to re-engage China
Trade, energy and environment
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Energy Charter Treaty deal announced
24/06/2022Energy Charter Treaty diplomats have closed in on difficult negotiations to [...] -
Week in Brussels: Germany set for CETA, CBAM controversy, Pakistan, Kazakhstan
24/06/2022It’s been another big week in EU trade. The European Parliament has now a [...] -
European Parliament endorses export rebates in carbon border adjustment vote
22/06/2022The European Parliament today voted to continue to grant free allocation of CO2 [...]
- EU FTA partners to be asked to sign up to sanctionable climate, labour obligations
- Week in Brussels: MC12, India, Energy Charter Treaty, Chile, anti-coercion
- CBAM: MEPs reach new compromise-building milestone
South Asia, ASEAN
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India, EU formally kick-start trade, investment, food name protection talks
17/06/2022After an intense week at the World Trade Organization headquarters in Geneva, [...] -
Week in Brussels: MC12, India, Energy Charter Treaty, Chile, anti-coercion
17/06/2022The fact that the international trade policy community’s attention was [...] -
S Iswaran: We seek open and inclusive trade architectures
19/05/2022S Iswaran, Singapore’s Minister-in-Charge of Trade Relations spoke to [...]
- COMMENT: Digital Partnerships in Asia -Pacific: EU needs to be more than non-committal
- Week in Brussels: anti-coercion, GSP wrangles, forced labour, India
- EU continues to chide Bangladesh labour practices