This big news of the week is the conclusion of a free trade agreement negotiation between the United Kingdom and New Zealand. But here are other important developments in British trade policy.
Author: Chris Horseman
EU and UK face talks over Northern Ireland flexibilities following Gove letter and vaccine row
The EU’s vice-president Maroŝ Šefčovič will travel to London next week for talks with the UK government to discuss six key demands London made on the implementation of the Withrawal Agreement’s Northern Ireland Protocol that would involve extending key deadlines for trade facilitations relating to Northern Ireland. The UK government …
UK secures services mobility agreement with Switzerland – but with time limits
The United Kingdom has struck an agreement with Switzerland to maintain Mode 4 access for British service providers in Switzerland from next year, albeit under more restrictive than are currently enjoyed under the comparable EU-Swiss arrangements. The Services Mobility Agreement, announced on Friday (4 December), allows UK nationals to work …
Week in London: Fish access, IM Bill, devolution, organic food trade
Time nearly up for EU-UK trade talks As the clock runs down on the UK’s remaining time as a member of the EU single market, time is now running desperately short for the two sides to reach a deal on their future relationship. But, as of late Thursday (3 December), …
EU New Zealand: deal on some chapters, trickier challenges ahead
The European Union and New Zealand have welcomed the successful conclusion of negotiations on a number of chapters in the forthcoming new free trade agreement between the two sides. But the parts of the deal that have been wrapped up following two-and-a-half years of negotiations are, inevitably, among the least …
Week in London: Cancelling Christmas, DIT staff, fish
Another week, another missed deadline – and still the EU-UK negotiations rumble on. MEPs prepare to ‘cancel Christmas’ as EU-UK talks drag on With now just 35 days left until the UK quits the EU single market and customs union, there is still no agreement yet on the basis on …
EU imports under TRQs to be denied access to Northern Ireland
Imports of agricultural products into the EU under Union tariff rate quotas may only be marketed in the EU’s customs territory as from next year – and not in Northern Ireland. This is a big problem for the Irish dairy industry in particular. This has been confirmed in a new …
Britain’s EU trade agreement rollovers: remaining business, first defeat admissions
Britain has recently secured trade continuity agreements with some major trading partners, namely Canada, Japan and Korea. These deals ‘roll over’ most trading terms from preferential trade pacts inherited from the EU. Here is what is yet to be done in the United Kingdom’s post Brexit ‘trade continuity agenda’.
UK, Canada secure CETA rollover pending talks on brand new FTA
The United Kingdom and Canada reached a deal on Saturday (21 November) to roll over the terms of the EU-Canada trade agreement to apply to Britain from 1 January 2021.
Week in London: EU-UK, Canada, Ghana, rollovers, Japan, ag, FDI
A news roundup of Britain’s ever-intensifying trade and investment policy and diplomacy by Chris Horseman.
