News and analysis on trade policy in Europe
Thursday, May 19, 2022
New Zealand has agreed to reallocate part of its share of its World Trade Organization bound tariff rate quotas for sheepmeat and beef from the UK to the EU27 – albeit in the knowledge that it will soon have duty-free access to the British market in any case.
The European Union and New Zealand are moving towards the final stages of their bilateral free trade negotiations, with both sides now committed to completing the deal as soon as possible, according to New Zealand’s chief negotiator Vangelis Vitalis. But a range of difficult issues still need to be overcome, …
Much is in flux in the European Union’s geostrategic – hence also trade policy – positioning following the war in Ukraine. A lot will also depend on how China positions itself on this matter in the coming weeks and months. But diversification of trade relationships is now on top of …
The European Union and Australia are still making progress towards an eventual bilateral free trade agreement – but a deal seems unlikely to be concluded any time soon.
Is the French government finally realising that blocking progress in bilateral trade agreements might not help its much-touted ‘strategic autonomy’ and supply chain resilience agenda that defines the country’s current rotating EU Council presidency?
It is difficult for great trading powers such as the European Union to meaningfully engage with other regions such as the Indo-Pacific, given their increased preference for autonomous measures over trade agreements. There is a need for a broader consideration of EU objectives, and potentially new tools to deliver them.
EU trade ministers today exposed their divisions as to whether and when to formally announce the political conclusion of a renegotiation of an existing trade agreement with Chile. The meeting allowed a discussion and stock take of other ongoing EU trade files.
Here is an update of various developments in the European Union’s trade policy. By Rob Francis and Iana Dreyer.
EU US steel and aluminium talks reach crunch time The EU and US are still negotiating on a mechanism aimed at phasing out Trump era national security import duties on steel (25%) and aluminium (10%).
Why the ongoing free trade agreement negotiations between the European Union and Australia and New Zealand are turning to be more difficult than expected. Iana Dreyer and Shana Takoor.
