Preview of the week by Rob Francis and Chris Horseman. Singapore digital partnership to be unveiled On Wednesday (1 February) EU commissioner for the internal market Thierry Breton and Singapore trade minister S. Iswaran will sign the Singapore Digital Partnership in Brussels. The parties had announced that the partnership had …
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WTO Corner: US appeals national security cases into void, EU gets two China panels rolling
By Chris Horseman and Iana Dreyer.
Week in Brussels: Latin American FTAs, trilogue troubles, Brit subsidy and cyber worries
It’s been a dense and intense week in EU trade. Here a few snippets. By Rob Francis and Iana Dreyer. Sweden wants those FTAs – but there’s trouble ahead on the Latin American front Sweden’s trade minister Johan Forssell confirmed on Tuesday (24 January) that the Swedish presidency of the …
Week Ahead: European Parliament, Thailand, WTO disputes
A dense cold week ahead in trade policy in Europe. By Rob Francis, Chris Horseman and Iana Dreyer.
Week in Brussels: Business on due diligence, EU reopens Cambodia rice case
While everyone was away in Davos this week, business tried to seize the momentum on the coming EU sustainability corporate due diligence regulation and the European Commission acted to avoid having to repay Cambodian exporters duties paid as part a safeguard that was slapped down by the ECJ. By Rob …
Borderlex Academy: UK Trade Policy
Borderlex Academy: Trade Policy – The rules that shape the UK’s cross-border trade Date and time: 27 March @ 14.30 – 28 March @ 17.00 Location: In-person near Holborn Station, central London and online Request details and pricing at subscriptions@borderlex.net – Subscriber and group discounts available Cross-border transactions never happen in a …
Week Ahead: Investment facilitation, trade-and-climate at Davos, Northern Ireland deal hopes
Are we back to deal-making in international trade? The week ahead on trade policy in Europe brought to you by Rob Francis and Chris Horseman.
Week in Brussels: Steel safeguard WTO compliance, Chips Act, Chinese beer kegs
The wheels of the EU trade policy machinery have started to churn again this week after the Christmas break. An update on various developments by Iana Dreyer and Rob Francis.
LSE Event: Global Trade Policy Challenges
LSE Event: Global Trade Policy Challenges – Preparing for the next decade The world economy is going through a phase of considerable turmoil and instability. First, globalisation seems to be reversing with an acceleration of economic disintegration among major trading powers, securitisation of global trade and investment relations within geo-economic …
Week Ahead: Brussels machinery starts humming again, Lords look at Oz and NZ deals
While things remain quiet in the WTO headquarters in Geneva, the policy machinery in Brussels will be humming back to life this week after the Christmas break.