The European Commissions director-general for trade Sabine Weyand also hopes to unlock a dialogue with the United States over the Appellate Body in the WTO by promising proposals on ‘judicial economy’ in February.
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Perspectives: 2021 – What political leaders want from trade policy
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The brand-new EU-UK trade agreement in many ways epitomises a defensive turn in EU trade policy in a world where its geostrategic certainties – not least the comfort of the US security umbrella – have been shaken and the global pandemic exposed its vulnerabilities. But turning defensive is not enough. …
Week Ahead: EU-UK agreement rollout and scrutiny, Chile, UK trade remedies
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Week in Brussels: China deal furore, US suspends French digital tax duties, chides Italian taxes
This has been overall quiet and very cold week on the Brussels trade beat. Trade negotiators appear to have taken a bit of a breather after their Christmas break was upended due to historic trade and investment agreements with the United Kingdom and China being concluded at the very last …
US extends scope of Airbus sanctions, activates digital tax retaliation against France
The outgoing Trump administration has made what could be its final contribution to transatlantic trade relations by extending its existing ‘Airbus’ sanctions on EU imports to a range of additional products. It is also imposing a new set of sanctions against French products as a riposte against France’s new digital …
Week Ahead: Portugal takes over EU presidency, EU UK trade pact rollout
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EU, China announce investment deal
The European Union and China concluded ‘in principle’ a ‘Comprehensive Agreement on Investment’ one day before New Year’s Eve 2020.
EU UK TCA: level playing field, disputes, energy and climate
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