News and analysis on trade policy in Europe
Thursday, July 29, 2021
The European Commission late last week published a proposed chapter on sustainable food systems that it wants to include in its EU-Chile trade agreement. Negotiations towards its modernisation are ongoing. The chapter is also expected to be introduced into future and ongoing trade negotiations, including those with Australia and New …
The European Union and Chile’s bilateral free trade agreement upgrade negotiations are reaching a critical stage.
EU Chile aim hope to conclude FTA upgrade – but when? The EU and Chile have been negotiating intensely this week to bring negotiations on the modernisation of their free trade agreement to a conclusion in the coming months.
The Chilean government wants to finalise a series of trade agreement negotiations it has in the pipeline in the coming five to six months as it prepares for the end of the Sebastián Piñera presidency in 2021. Among the dozen deals for Santiago to seal, there is an upgrade to …
Australia’s plain packaging rules okayed by Appellate Body A brief note on the fact that the Appellate Body, as expected, upheld a panel ruling that confirmed Australia’s right to impose plain packaging – i.e. remove branding – on cigarette packs. This week’s ruling will have systemic implications also for food …
EU, New Zealand set mid-2020 target for FTA conclusion The EU and New Zealand are targeting conclusion of their negotiations for a new free trade agreement by the middle of 2020, following a generally upbeat assessment of the most recent round of talks in Wellington on 10-13 December. Participants in …
Negotiations to upgrade an existing free trade agreement between the European Union and Chile are proceeding at a gentle pace, with progress to note in areas such as services.
This will be a week where the European Union will test its ability to decide on its fundamental policy direction and on international trade.
EASTER BREAK: Borderlex journalists also need a break. So we will be off taking a rest for a few days, and back reporting and commenting on European Union trade policy next Tuesday. Happy Easter! What else happened this week in EU trade? EU could challenge new US-Cuba measures at WTO …
April could see a slowdown in decision-making in trade policy in Brussels. But this does not mean there will be less anxiety over two major files: EU-US trade relations and Brexit. In April we will also see new developments on EU-Chile and EU-Tunisia trade negotiations and on e-commerce. Continued EU-US, …
