The United Kingdom has been busy working with Gulf countries on trade, liberalising its tariff regime inherited from the EU, and pursuing fights with the EU.
EU agreement implementation
UK: Brussels Lex Specialis over Northern Ireland-style moves makes headway
While the Tory Party in the United Kingdom consumes itself with a leadership contest and the British parliament debates a bill which would unilaterally suspend the Northern Ireland protocol, the European Union’s plan for enforcement of the provisions of the EU-UK Withdrawal and Trade and Cooperation Agreements is making solid …
EU drops WTO case against UK over wind turbine procurement
The European Union has agreed to drop a World Trade Organization dispute settlement case against the United Kingdom. This follows an agreement by London to remove elements in a green energy incentive programme which Brussels had viewed as discriminatory against EU suppliers.
Week in London: Fourth UK border check delay, talking with US, dealing with Indiana
The UK still has no control over its customs border vis-à-vis the European Union….And London is trying to get around lack of market access progress with Washington by talking to individual US states.
Week in London: Indonesia FTA, border checks, China glass fibre AD duties
Another FTA in the offing?
UPDATED: Week in London: Canada trade talks, US-UK, SPS checks, TCA report
While the big global headlines focus on the still-unfolding big Russia-induced events in Brussels, there is some movement on the UK trade front too. By Chris Horseman and Iana Dreyer.
Week in London: TCA dispute settlement, Northern Ireland, New Zealand
Another week another discovery of how the United Kingdom’s post-Brexit trade policy is unfolding in reality. European Commission formalises powers to take action against any UK TCA breaches The European Commission has tabled a proposal which would give it legal powers to suspend all or part of the EU-UK trade …
EU Court orders UK to repay billions in uncollected duties on Chinese imports
The United Kingdom is facing a demand to pay up to €2.7 billion to the EU after the European Court of Justice found Britain guilty of failing to prevent fraudulent imports of textiles and footwear from China. This follows a verdict issued by the Court on Tuesday (8 March) which …
INTERVIEW – Buzek: We will be the ‘eyes and ears’ of sectors using EU-UK trade accord
Borderlex talked to Tanja Buzek, chair of the EU advisory group for the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, about the risks of UK deregulation, and how her group are the EU’s ‘eyes and ears’ on the agreement’s implementation.
UK braced for trade dispute with EU over wind turbine procurement
The European Commission is considering taking legal action against the United Kingdom over local content requirements in a flagship green energy contract scheme. Although no decision has yet been taken by the Commission, the EU executive has long been known to be unhappy about a programme which it sees as …
