Despite the challenges of EU-UK trade, the British trade policy machinery keeps on churning…
EU agreement implementation
Bain: ‘Businesses want to see stability in the EU-UK relationship’
Having faced a “challenging” first 12 months outside of the EU single market, Brisith businesses will need to wait until the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement comes up to review in 2026 before some of the more fundamental issues with the deal can be addressed. But William Bain, Head of …
Week in London: Israel, Norway FTA revisions, MPs-cum-MEPs
There is not only the disappointment of being sent to the back of the queue for a steel deal with the US in British trade news this week.
Week in London: Australia and NZ deal landings, India talks, UK Sweden
This week in UK trade policy offers greater clarity on the government’s trade policy plans for 2022 and on how the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement is working out in practice for Sweden.
Calls mount for a UK trade enforcement office
The ‘headline’ benefit to British businesses of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement with European trade – namely tariff-free trade with the large trading partner next door – did not materialise in the case of at least one-quarter of eligible UK exports since 1 January this year.
Week in London: NAO on border operations, cross-Channel SPS
Another week in the UK and another week without having an actual proper trade border post Brexit…. UK’s border operating model is unsustainable, says national audit office The chaos at the EU-UK border which had been widely forecast as a result of the Britain leaving the bloc’s customs union at …
Week in London: Delayed UK border controls to soon kick in, Uzbek GSP status, fisheries truce
The dreaded year 2022 is round the corner already for the UK border – EU exporters will need to be prepared. The UK continues to follow what the EU does – yet another example is Uzbekistan’s GSP status upgrade. And there is a form of truce on fishing licences with …
Perspectives: UK-EU disputes are a failure of politics – let’s build something better
Tensions have once again been running high in UK-EU relations. This autumn’s crisis should be used to build something better – involving business stakeholders too.
Week in London: Chile deal upgrade, medical duty suspensions, fish war script in TCA
Hello, this is Iana Dreyer, stepping in for Chris Horseman this week. This was another familiar week in the politics of EU-UK post-Brexit trade relations, with Northern Ireland and access to fishing waters along the Channel Islands dominating the news. We shall come back to Northern Ireland. In the meantime, …
Week in London: Northern Ireland work starts, TCA non-disclosure requirements
This big news of the week is the conclusion of a free trade agreement negotiation between the United Kingdom and New Zealand. But here are other important developments in British trade policy.
