Here the latest on the UK trade policy beat.
Brexit & UK trade
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 in London: India youth mobility, Parliament FTA ratifications, defence exports
The trade politics have resumed in the United Kingdom.
Comment: Badenoch’s top five priorities for UK trade – a reality check
Kemi Badenoch took a brave step in spelling out a trade strategy and some concrete targets for the United Kingdom. But how realistic are the goals set?
UK carbon border tax now seen as inevitable as consultations loom
The United Kingdom is planning to follow the EU in setting up a carbon border tax regime to offset the risk of trade diversion for carbon-intensive products. But business groups believe it will be some time before details of the proposed British scheme are released.
Week in London: Steel safeguard and sanction policy reviews
A week dedicated to policy reviews.
Perspectives: Northern Ireland – What’s needed to get a deal over the line
The EU and the UK are investing strongly in finding an arrangement to address some British concerns over the Northern Ireland Protocol negotiated in the 2019 Brexit agreement. As things stand, reaching a deal will be very difficult. Succeeding however would draw a big prize for the UK’s diplomatic relationships …
EU – US post-Brexit agriculture quota reallocation deal edges closer to implementation
USTR Katherine’s Tai’s stopover in Brussels this week resulted not only in the relaunch of the TTC process, but also in the signature of a long-sought deal to partially reallocate the division of EU tariff rate quotas between the United Kingdom and the EU27 – almost two years after the …
Northern Ireland: EU, UK agree to further ‘scoping’
The EU and UK have poured cold water over earlier hopes of a substantive breakthrough in the ongoing EU-UK negotiations over the Northern Ireland protocol. Suggestions that the two sides might be in a position to set out a detailed ‘roadmap’ for end-stage negotiations over the implementation of the Northern …
Week in London: Lords look at FTA strategy, Northern Ireland food checks, Kiwi wine labels
It’s January and everyone is back in business in the world of United Kingdom trade policy.
