It’s not quiet in UK trade this week….
Week in London column
Week in London: Northern Ireland, Australia, Fish
EU and UK remain oceans apart as Irish Sea border talks continue Will President Joe Biden’s arrival in the UK next week for an international summit provide the impetus for a breakthrough in the tortuous UK-EU negotiations on the functioning of the Northern Ireland Protocol?
Week in London: Australia beef, Canada, Mexico, duty suspensions
It’s busy on the trade beat in Brussels this week. It’s also busy in London.
Week in London: Freeports, Cameroon, TRIPS waiver, professional qualifications
Some news highlights in United Kingdom trade policy this week.
Week in London: SPS alignment with EU, fish, Vietnam, Lugano
An overview of notable events in UK trade policy this week. EU officials hint at ‘temporary’ SPS alignment to ease Irish border woes Amid all the strains and complications of Britain’s post-Brexit interactions with the European Union, a possible route map has emerged this week pointing towards a more stable …
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 …
Week in London: Northern Ireland, Vietnam, EU business worries about trade with UK
Political tensions around Northern Ireland have calmed down. UK delivers requested ‘roadmap’ on Northern Ireland protocol implementation One of the European Commission’s key demands in its acrimonious debate with the UK over the Northern Ireland Protocol appears this week to have been met. British government sources reported on Thursday that …
Week in London: No deal Brexit still possible, fish, Thailand
The famous ‘cliff edge’ has not entirely been averted yet….
