News and analysis on trade policy in Europe
Saturday, February 4, 2023
Subsidies, digital and Indo-Pacific, but also Ukraine and Mercosur. These currently are the bread-and-butter trade issues in Brussels – and developments this week were very representative. Von der Leyen announces duty suspension extension for Ukraine European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen announced on Thursday (2 February) an extension to …
The EU and Singapore signed a bilateral digital partnership in Brussels which could pave the way towards binding rules covering diverse aspects of digital trade.
The European Commission announced late on Wednesday (25 January) that it would be launching consultations with Thailand with the aim of restarting trade talks.
The members of the European Parliament’s industry committee voted overwhelmingly to allow the European Commission to activate emergency measures in case of future shortages of semiconductors within the EU.
Key take-aways from EU trade chief Valdis Dombrovskis’ first remarks on 2023 trade policy at the international trade committee today.
The final text of the agreement on the EU’s carbon border measure is expected to be ready in early February.
The EU and United States have agreed to accelerate work on the various bilateral trade initiatives linked to sustainability in advance of the next ministerial meeting of the transatlantic Trade and Technology Council to be held before the summer in Sweden. After meeting US trade representative Katherine Tai on her …
European commission president Ursula von der Leyen today announced an industrial plan designed to provide incentives for clean tech companies to continue operating in Europe.
BusinessEurope, the European business umbrella group, today urged EU leaders to finalise ongoing trade negotiations in the next twelve months. The letter comes in a complex geopolitical context and as trade frictions with the United States continue to shape transatlantic trade relations. In letters to European Commission president Ursula von …
The European Commission has accused the United States of “blatant protectionism” following Washington’s failure to abide by the WTO panel report concerning Spanish olives following a US department of commerce decision in late 2022.
