Some news highlights in United Kingdom trade policy this week.
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Week in London: EU UK SPS deal(ings), Trade Remedies Authority, national security, United States
An intense week in UK trade….
Week in London: Data bridge to Asia, India, Serbia, freeports
This week’s British trade policy highlights below. UK ‘will build bridge’ between European and Asian data privacy frameworks The UK has an ambition to build a ‘bridge’ in the area of digital trade and data protection between the more cautious EU approach to data privacy and the more open approach …
Week in London: EU UK trade relations shadow committee, Lugano Convention spat
United Kingdom-EU trade scrutiny will happen regardless, it seems… ‘Shadow’ committee to scrutinise EU-UK trade relations outside Parliament A pro-European UK thinktank has set up what amounts to a ‘shadow’ parliamentary committee to assess the impact of the UK’s exit from the EU single market, and to scrutinise the UK’s …
UK Trade Bill sets framework for post Brexit trade policy
The Britsh parliament has finally adopted primary legislation to govern the country’s post-Brexit trade policy in the form of a new Trade Bill.
Comment: The UK freeports programme’s big unanswered questions
The British government has proudly unveiled its blueprint for a chain of ‘freeports’ as a feature of the country’s post-Brexit trade landscape. But translating the “big idea” to reality on the ground will be a lot more complicated, writes Edward Farmer.
UK Trade and Agriculture Commission envisions zero-tariff trade
The United Kingdom needs to develop “a bold, ambitious agri-food trade strategy” for the future which will combine a commitment to liberal, open trade with the maintenance of high food and environmental standards, according to a new report published on Tuesday (2 March).
UK presses ahead with ‘new-generation’ freeport programme
The first of a group of ‘new-generation’ freeports in the United Kingdom is expected to become operational before the end of this year, a government minister said this week. But although the creation of new freeports has been widely trumpeted as a key strand of the UK’s post-Brexit trade policy, …
Week in London: India, Trade Bill, Albania
The long battle to agree a Trade Bill for the UK is rumbling on, and other UK trade news this week.
Week in London: UK state aid, Ghana, Trade Bill
Here some developments on the United Kingdom trade policy front this week. Consultation document published on new UK state aid regime The UK government has launched a consultation of the future shape of UK state aid – the issue which caused so much anguish during last year’s EU-UK FTA negotiations. …
