WTO issues, sustainability, trade defence have dominated the picture in trade policy in Brussels this week. By Rob Francis and Iana Dreyer.
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WTO Corner : Sorrento G20, environment declarations, Secretariat overhaul
A little bit of movement here, a little bit of movement there. That’s the story at the WTO this week. By Iana Dreyer and Rob Francis.
Week Ahead: G20 trade ministers, Northern Ireland, WTO fish talks, INTA
An intense week ahead in trade policy in Europe: A G20 trade ministers meeting in Sorrento, a perilous moment in the Northern Ireland saga, and a meeting of the European Parliament’s international trade committee.
Week in Brussels : Sri Lanka GSP+, trade and climate summit plans, steel trade defence
A selected set of notable developments in EU trade policy by Rob Francis and Iana Dreyer.
Lange: Nobody would accept a WTO that does not deliver a response to the pandemic
Iana Dreyer and Robert Francis talked to the European Parliament’s International Trade Committee Chair Bernd Lange on what’s next for transatlantic relations and for the World Trade Organisation. He also shared views on the EU’s carbon border adjustment mechanism and Generalised System of Preferences. We are now several months into …
Week Ahead: OECD ministerial meeting, WTO MC12 preparations, New Zealand in Europe
This might be a decisive week for many trade files. By Chris Horseman, Rob Francis and Iana Dreyer. OECD ministerial meeting in Paris The annual meeting to be held in Paris on 5 and 6 October might turn out to be an opportunity for USTR Katherine Tai, who is flying …
EU US Trade and Tech Council seeks dialogue, avoidance of new trade frictions
By Rob Francis and Iana Dreyer. The first meeting of the EU-US Trade and Technology Council in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, set in motion a new open-ended transatlantic political and bureaucratic cooperation machinery that aims at tackling perceived common challenges in a rapidly changing technological and geopolitical environment. The joint statement issued …
Week Ahead : German polls, Trade and Tech Council, WTO Public Forum, ECT
Happy Monday morning in a rainy autumnal Europe. A preview of the week in trade in Brussels and Geneva by Rob Francis and Iana Dreyer.
The EU US Trade and Tech Council – how it’s shaping up
The EU-US Trade and Technology Council was an idea tabled in Brussels and endorsed at the last minute by Washington ahead of their first summit in June 2021. Although it might be postponed, preparations for a meeting that is ultimately expected to go ahead are far advanced. This is what …
Week Ahead: AUSUK fallout, EU-UK talk food safety, GSP overhaul, WTO fish and ag
Happy Monday everyone! A preview of the week in trade in Europe by Iana Dreyer, Rob Francis and Chris Horseman.
