The European Union and United Kingdom have agreed a ‘memorandum of understanding’ on financial services – a modest but positive first step towards closer cooperation between the two sides in this sector.
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Interview: The EU-UK trade agreement and the tech sector – a positive story to tell
It is probably fair to say that the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the EU and UK has received a ‘mixed’ welcome from the various business sectors since its conclusion on Christmas Eve, and its entry into force on 1 January. But for the digital and tech sector in the …
Comment: What the EU UK deal does for services, digital, procurement
This is an initial run through some of the ‘non-goods’ trade aspects of the EU UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement inked on Christmas Eve and released for the world to read on Boxing Day. The main elements of goods trade were covered by Chris Horseman on Sunday. Plain English The …
Week in London: EU, freeports, data flows, GPA
Here is the first edition of a new Week in London column by Chris Horseman! As Britain’s trade policy agenda becomes ever denser, we’ll have a column to match our Friday Week in Brussels series to keep track of all the important developments on trade in London.
Week in Brussels: border carbon adjustment, Brexit preparedness, ESA, Georgia
Carbon border adjustment – Lange prefers ETS extension The German chemical industry association VCI held a webinar this week on trade policy and climate change. International trade committee chair Bernd Lange was a speaker. Whether this is an indication of what is to come as the EU prepares to prepare …
UK FTA text: London’s many unprecedented asks on EU
By Iana Dreyer and Chris Horseman. The United Kingdom released the draft legal text towards a future economic partnership with the European Union it has tabled to Brussels as part of their ongoing negotiations.
What’s so special about the trade deal the Commission wants to offer to Britain?
It’s a bit of a thankless task to have to unpluck 441 pages of a leaked draft EU treaty during a corona virus outbreak and amidst many other urgent trade matters that need covering. But here some initial thoughts on the ‘trade agreement’ aspect of the deal after a first …
Largest UK business group calls for comprehensive deal on services with EU
The Confederation of British Industry has spelt out a series of priorities for European Union – United Kingdom trade agreement negotiations which are set to commence next month. It it has conspicuously put a deal on services at the top of its list of desired outcomes. The 44-page report was …
EU-UK talks: Largest EU business association wants supply chains preserved
The European Union’s largest business umbrella group released its position paper on the coming negotiations with the United Kingdom on their future economic relationship this week. The move comes only days after the European Commission released a draft mandate for member states to sign off ahead of formal negotiations due …
Brussels and London brace for high-stakes high-risk negotiation
The European Commission released the draft negotiating mandate it is seeking from EU member states today for talks with the United Kindom. The move was an opening shot to a high-stakes and high-risk negotiation towards a new relationship with Great Britain, which left the EU last Friday. The actual negotiating …
