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Energy Charter Treaty deal announced

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Energy 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.
Latest news, Ukraine
INTERVIEW: Unambiguous candidate status is essential for Ukraine’s trade

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As 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.
E-commerce & services, MC12
OPINION: WTO e-commerce moratorium : act before it’s too late

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The 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.
2020 DG nomination, MC12, Perspectives, World Trade Organization
Perspectives: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s impossible job

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Ngozi 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.
EEA EFTA, EU trade policies, Latest news, Perspectives, Turkey & Med, Ukraine, Russia & CIS
Perspectives: Ukraine and the renewal of EU trade and neighbourhood policy

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The 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.

EU-China trade and investment

EU, China mandate high level dialogue to advance ‘market access’ conversation
01/04/2022
Today’s widely anticipated EU-China summit held via videoconference [...]
Perspectives: Where now for EU-China relations?
30/03/2022
This week’s EU-China summit will be dominated by discussions on Russia and [...]
Lithuania: EU launches wide-ranging WTO case against China trade blockade
27/01/2022
The EU has moved faster than expected in launching a legal dispute at the World [...]

Trade, energy and environment

Energy Charter Treaty deal announced
24/06/2022
Energy Charter Treaty diplomats have closed in on difficult negotiations to [...]
Week in Brussels: Germany set for CETA, CBAM controversy, Pakistan, Kazakhstan
24/06/2022
It’s been another big week in EU trade. The European Parliament has now a [...]
European Parliament endorses export rebates in carbon border adjustment vote
22/06/2022
The European Parliament today voted to continue to grant free allocation of CO2 [...]

South Asia, ASEAN

India, EU formally kick-start trade, investment, food name protection talks
17/06/2022
After an intense week at the World Trade Organization headquarters in Geneva, [...]
Week in Brussels: MC12, India, Energy Charter Treaty, Chile, anti-coercion
17/06/2022
The fact that the international trade policy community’s attention was [...]
S Iswaran: We seek open and inclusive trade architectures
19/05/2022
S Iswaran, Singapore’s Minister-in-Charge of Trade Relations spoke to [...]

Energy Charter Treaty deal announced

INTERVIEW: Unambiguous candidate status is essential for Ukraine’s trade

OPINION: WTO e-commerce moratorium : act before it’s too late

Perspectives: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s impossible job

Perspectives: Ukraine and the renewal of EU trade and neighbourhood policy

European Union

Energy Charter Treaty deal announced

Week in Brussels: Germany set for CETA, CBAM controversy, Pakistan, Kazakhstan

European Parliament endorses export rebates in carbon border adjustment vote

Human rights rows ahead as UK launches FTA talks with Gulf states

EU FTA partners to be asked to sign up to sanctionable climate, labour obligations

EU-China trade and investment

EU, China mandate high level dialogue to advance ‘market access’ conversation

Perspectives: Where now for EU-China relations?

Lithuania: EU launches wide-ranging WTO case against China trade blockade

Trade, energy and environment

Energy Charter Treaty deal announced

Week in Brussels: Germany set for CETA, CBAM controversy, Pakistan, Kazakhstan

European Parliament endorses export rebates in carbon border adjustment vote

South Asia, ASEAN

India, EU formally kick-start trade, investment, food name protection talks

Week in Brussels: MC12, India, Energy Charter Treaty, Chile, anti-coercion

S Iswaran: We seek open and inclusive trade architectures

WTO

Perspectives: The WTO survives, in limited form

MC12: trade policy community gives sigh of relief

The WTO’s new ‘Geneva Package’: What’s been agreed?

United Kingdom

Week in London: Thailand trade talks, Australia and New Zealand deal ratifications, E-bikes

UK extends steel safeguard measures for further two years

Human rights rows ahead as UK launches FTA talks with Gulf states

Week in London: TRA and a Johnson ethics row, Australia FTA, USTR Northern Ireland warning

Brussels triggers legal action in reaction to UK Northern Ireland legislation

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