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Latest news, Perspectives, WTO crisis and reform
Perspectives: Future of the WTO system: less action, more talking needed
1 week ago 0 comments‘It is Time for Action’ was the WTO Public Forum’s motto this year as negotiators in Geneva start working on reforming the institution. But current actions of major players undermine the global trade rules. Perhaps we need less ‘action’, but more big picture thinking and more long-term system fixes.
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Free comment, Internal EU politics, Latest news
COMMENT – Unilateral import bans on Ukrainian goods: von der Leyen needs to take a stand
2 weeks ago 0 commentsShameful. And dangerous. And this is not about a few tonnes of wheat. This is dangerous for the European Union as a polity. This is dangerous for its standing as a global trading power.
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GSP, GSP Plus, EBA, Latest news, Mobility, Social & human rights, WTO crisis and reform
Blog: Climate change, migration and trade policy – how to enable sustainable development
2 weeks ago 2 commentsBorderlex hosted a panel discussion at the World Trade Organization’s Public Forum in Geneva on ‘How trade policy can make (climate) migration work’. Below you will find some key take-aways from this session, including quickly actionable policy recommendations. ***
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Exclusive Interviews, Latest news, WTO crisis and reform
INTERVIEW – Arancha González: Trade doesn’t work in isolation from good domestic policies
3 weeks ago 0 commentsWTO member countries must align their domestic policies with their trade policy if the benefits of globalisation are to be fully realised – and accepted by the population. This was the core message from academic and former senior trade official Arancha González in a wide-ranging interview with Borderlex at the …
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Latest news, Stats & data, WTO crisis and reform
WTO report warns of early signs of trade ‘fragmentation’
3 weeks ago 0 commentsCurrent geopolitical tensions are starting to have a measurable effect on international trade, the World Trade Organization warned.
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CBAM
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THINK TANK: Border carbon measures, digital trade, interdependencies
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Perspectives: EU needs to assess the impact of its new environment-and-trade regulations
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CBAM edges closer to enactment after decisive European Parliament vote
18/04/2023The European Parliament adopted the EU’s coming carbon border adjustment mechanism over which an inter-institutional deal [...]
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EU deforestation regulation
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Week in Brussels: Deforestation, Spanish presidency, mirror measures
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EU deforestation regulation: 17 countries want legislation ‘repaired’
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Perspectives: EU needs to assess the impact of its new environment-and-trade regulations
08/06/2023A slew of new EU environmental and digital regulations intend to make a global impact. It’s time to start assessing if they [...]
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EU Latin America
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Week in Brussels: Deforestation, Spanish presidency, mirror measures
22/09/2023The week in Brussels has been dominated by the spat over imports of grain from Ukraine. But much more [...] -
EU CELAC summit and trade : all about promises
19/07/2023The first EU summit with countries from the Caribbean and Latin America in eight years showcased how long the road will be for [...] -
Week in Brussels: GSP scheme extension, Chile, ESA, Chinese beer kegs
07/07/2023This week it became clear that the European Commission is trying to wrap up a range of trade policy files before the EU [...]
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