An overview of key developments Businesses struggle to adapt to ‘new normal’ outside EU single market Pressure is continuing to pile up on the UK government as the costs of the non-tariff barriers created by Brexit become ever more evident. Agricultural and fisheries products have been worst hit, with new …
Week in London column
Week in London: Xinjiang trade restrictions, border hassles, Northern Ireland Protocol, GIs
UK gets tougher on trade with Xinjiang region as China concerns mount British traders are to face internal sanctions if they trade with businesses connected with the Xinjiang region of China, where there is growing concern over the oppression of the Uyghur minority by the Beijing government. Businesses found to …
Week in London: Northern Ireland Protocol under fire, Ghana bananas, food standards and more
Developments on the UK trade policy front in its first week after the end of the Transition Period: Northern Ireland, hiccups in the Ghana EPA roll-over, food standards and UK trade legislation as well as personnel changes at the Department for International Trade.
Week in London: Internal Market Bill, US-UK mini-deal, UK Australia, Singapore says ‘cheese’
This is an exceptional second edition of our Week in London column – focused on domestic trade issues and UK talks with everyone else except the EU….
Week in London: Fish access, IM Bill, devolution, organic food trade
Time nearly up for EU-UK trade talks As the clock runs down on the UK’s remaining time as a member of the EU single market, time is now running desperately short for the two sides to reach a deal on their future relationship. But, as of late Thursday (3 December), …
Week in London: Cancelling Christmas, DIT staff, fish
Another week, another missed deadline – and still the EU-UK negotiations rumble on. MEPs prepare to ‘cancel Christmas’ as EU-UK talks drag on With now just 35 days left until the UK quits the EU single market and customs union, there is still no agreement yet on the basis on …
Week in London: EU-UK, Canada, Ghana, rollovers, Japan, ag, FDI
A news roundup of Britain’s ever-intensifying trade and investment policy and diplomacy by Chris Horseman.
Week in London: EU UK crunch time, CETA rollover, New Zealand talks and more
An overview of key developments in British trade policy this week by Chris Horseman.
Week in London: EU-UK, Norway tariff deal, UK trade remedies
Overview of some of this week’s key developments in UK trade policy by Chris Horseman. EU-UK negotiations: no news is – probably – good news UK and EU negotiating teams relocated from London to Brussels on Thursday (29 October) to continue their intensive negotiations on the future relationship between the …
Week in London: EU-UK talks resume, food standards, Japan
Future relationship negotiations between London and Brussels have resumed. What comes next. And more on UK trade below!