News and analysis on trade policy in Europe
Thursday, January 21, 2021
The UK’s Trade and Cooperation Agreement with the EU came into force on New Year’s Day. Since then, the focus has mainly been on the border issues, with supermarket supplies running short in a few areas, and lorry drivers’ ham sandwiches being confiscated by Dutch customs officials. But while the …
Podcast: This episode examines the question of food standards and how they will affect Britain’s post-Brexit international trade.
Podcast: Since the Brexit referendum, the trade policy focus has been primarily about how UK businesses will trade with their counterparts in the EU and around the world. But what about intra-UK trade?
Episode 5: Open to the world? The UK’s Global Tariff consultation Back in early February, the Department for International Trade announced that it was seeking the views of stakeholders on what sort of tariffs the UK should apply on its imports of goods. As an EU member, the UK applied …
Episode 4: Dude where’s my border? UK, Irish and EU trade post-Brexit The question of the Irish border has been one of the most contentious issues in the Brexit negotiations between the UK and the EU. Boris Johnson has claimed that his Brexit deal is the best of all …
Episode 3: How will the UK approve future trade agreements Now that the UK has left the European Union, the Government has promised to complete a whole string of Free Trade Agreements with the EU, the United States, and various other trading partners around the world. But is there a catch …
Episode 2: Have we got Brexit done yet? Boris Johnson promised to ‘get Brexit done’ when he won the UK General Election in December 2019 – and on one level he achieved that aim on 31 January. However, there is still much to be decided as the UK begins the …
Borderlex Deputy Editor Chris Horseman hosts the new UK Trade Policy Observatory ‘Trade Bites’ Podcast.
