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 …
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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.
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.
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 …
UK food industry calls for tailored rules of origin ahead of trade talks with EU
Any new United Kingdom free trade agreements which offers zero tariffs on trade will be “worthless” in the absence of adequate rules of origin which take account of sector-specific needs, the UK government has been warned. In a policy paper published this week, the UK Food and Drink Federation – …