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EU Carbon Border Measure, Free comment, Latest news
Towards a climate club
4 days ago 0 commentsFor the EU’s ambitious climate policy to be successful, the EU must join forces with as many international partners as possible in a climate club. In this club members agree on a minimum price for CO2 emissions, trade freely amongst themselves, but apply a carbon border adjustment mechanism – or …
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Brexit & UK trade, Perspectives
Perspectives: Post-Brexit UK trade policy lacks innovation
2 weeks ago 0 commentsIn three months of full trade policy independence the United Kingdom has moved from initial excitement to the realisation of difficulties. Perhaps the most striking feature of Britain’s approach to trade post Brexit is its lack of innovation.
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Coronavirus response, Latest news, Perspectives
Perspectives: The EU must defend the global trading system
3 weeks ago 0 commentsThe European Union is the major economic power most consistently supportive of the global trade system. Hasty actions undermining this such as vaccine export bans would come at a high price to its standing.
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Freeports
Comment: The UK freeports programme’s big unanswered questions
3 weeks ago 1 commentThe British government has proudly unveiled its blueprint for a chain of ‘freeports’ as a feature of the country’s post-Brexit trade landscape. But translating the “big idea” to reality on the ground will be a lot more complicated, writes Edward Farmer.
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Coronavirus response, Latest news
COVID-19 vaccines: Vite, a CVITA
3 weeks ago 1 commentInstead of engaging in export controls, the world’s large vaccine producers should come together to clinch a ‘Covid-19 Vaccine Investment and Trade Agreement’, write Chad Bown and Thomas Bollyky in a new piece by the Washington-based Peterson Institute for International Economics.
EU-China trade and investment
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Van Brempt report outlines parliament position on vaccine exports, TRIPS, China
23/03/2021The European Parliament is preparing a report on trade policy post COVID-19. [...] -
Quick roundup of recent trade policy news: US, China, Turkey
23/03/2021It’s been an eventful one and a half days on the foreign policy front – [...] -
Week in Brussels: Vaccines, China, CAI, Taiwan, Energy Charter Treaty
12/03/2021As widely anticipated, the European Union extended on Thursday its export [...]
- MEPs call for unilateral EU actions first before ratifying China investment agreement
- Interview: Pursuing the bigger picture in Asia
- EU China investment agreement: a thin deal
Trade, energy and environment
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Week in Brussels: Uzbekistan, palm oil
09/04/2021It’s been a slow start after Easter, but the trade policy machinery in [...] -
Towards a climate club
06/04/2021For the EU’s ambitious climate policy to be successful, the EU must join [...] -
Week in Brussels: Vaccines, China, CAI, Taiwan, Energy Charter Treaty
12/03/2021As widely anticipated, the European Union extended on Thursday its export [...]
- ‘Climate First’ European Parliament CBAM report watered down by free CO2 emission allowance vote
- ECJ Advocate General: Intra-EU Energy Charter Treaty investor-state arbitration is illegal
- France pours cold water on idea of swift EU Mercosur pact ratification
South Asia, ASEAN
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Interview: Pursuing the bigger picture in Asia
09/02/2021Now that the European Union has inked an investment agreement with China it [...] -
Week Ahead: Okonjo Iweala to lead WTO, EU and UK India focus, UNCITRAL, Northern Ireland
08/02/2021WTO, India, ISDS reform and Northern Ireland in focus in today’s edition [...] -
MEPs to keep China, Vietnam investment and trade agreements under human rights watch
21/01/2021The European Parliament released a series of motions for resolutions on human [...]
- Malaysia launches WTO dispute against EU’s renewable fuels directive
- EU ASEAN to upgrade their relationship, set up palm oil working group
- Cambodia’s garment manufacturers sue EU over preference withdrawal