News and analysis on trade policy in Europe
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
The United Kingdom is gradually building post-Brexit diplomatic trade ties with South East Asian countries. New joint trade committee with Indonesia The United Kingdom and Indonesia have set up a new Joint Economic and Trade Committee aimed at deepening trade links between the two countries. The initiative will “aim to …
The United Kingdom has stepped into the complex world of WTO politics with the announcement that it is set to join the Ottawa Group – a loose coalition of nations seeking reform of the Organization – after months of working behind the scenes making its post-Brexit mark in Geneva. London’s …
The United Kingdom’s free trade negotiations agreement with Australia are making progress – but addressing the realities of the economic and political sensitivities of each side is clearly proving to be hard work.
Some highlights in UK trade news this week. UK delays border checks on EU imports by a further six months The UK is to delay until next year the application of a whole raft of checks on imports of goods into the country from the EU, to give traders and …
In other UK trade news…. London announces location of first eight freeports The government has announced the location of eight new freeports – the first such initiatives to be trialled in Britain since 2012. The identity of the new free trade zones – chosen following a bidding process which concluded …
The United States has agreed to temporarily suspend its 25% tariffs on exports of premium UK goods, in the interests of “de-escalating” the Airbus/Boeing subsidy issue. The move will be seen as a significant commercial and political victory for London, even though the punitive tariffs have been lifted only for …
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).
Incoming USTR Katherine Tai signals review of UK-US FTA negotiations The chances of an early deal on a free trade agreement between the UK and the United States – which were never high – have receded further following the promise of a review of the dossier by incoming US Trade …
The UK’s former chief EU negotiator David Frost has been promoted to a ministerial role, in which he will take charge of UK-EU relations and coordinate wider trade policy. The impact of previous decisions taken – or sometimes not – makes for a tricky inheritance. 2020 was a good year …
The British government has been challenged to translate its free trade rhetoric into action by boosting market access opportunities for New Zealand exporters as part of the free trade deal currently under negotiation between the two sides.
