Here some – selected – take-aways from this week’s International Trade Committee meetings and votes. By Rob Francis and Iana Dreyer.
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INTERVIEW – EU-US relations and the digital economy: politics, tech or trade?
The Biden administration is genuinely committed to a partnership with the European Union on issues related to the digital economy. But making new ‘trade and tech’ initiatives announced in the wake of the EU-US summit work will require swift movement and a lot of resources. A conversation with Frances Burwell.
Perspectives: Has the time come to retire the Free Trade Agreement?
The United Kingdom announced a bilateral free trade agreement with Australia this week. This comes at a time when such FTAs have slipped down the agenda of both the United States and the European Union. The reaction of the British public to the announcement illustrates the reasons why FTAs have …
Trade and digital after the EU-US summit: what to expect?
The announcement of a new EU-US Trade and Technology Council at the EU-US summit in Brussels this week was generally well received by relevant stakeholders on both sides of the Atlantic. But the new transatlantic body is still merely a concept on paper – and little is known about how …
Aircraft subsidies: What the US and EU want to do on China
Brussels and Washington might not have completely settled their long-standing dispute over subsidies to their respective civil aircraft giants Boeing and Airbus today. But there is one area where agreement is strong: the view that China’s state-backed plane producer COMAC and similar outfits need to be kept from snatching global …
EU-US summit and trade: key outcomes
The European Union and the United States are still putting the finishing touches to their joint communiqué at the time of writing after an intense and productive bilateral summit which aimed to reset the relationship on many fronts after four years of turbulent relationships under the Trump administration. In terms …
EU, Canada launch raw materials dialogue, to talk CBAMs, deepen CETA
The European Union and Canada held an overnight summit, which concluded with agreement to cooperate in a wide range of areas including health, climate change, trade and international security.
EU FTAs: Commission unveils new chapter on sustainable food systems
The European Commission late last week published a proposed chapter on sustainable food systems that it wants to include in its EU-Chile trade agreement. Negotiations towards its modernisation are ongoing. The chapter is also expected to be introduced into future and ongoing trade negotiations, including those with Australia and New …
EU to extend steel safeguard for another three years
The European Union is planning to extend its three-year safeguard into imports of steel for another three years, in a move that is unprecedented in the EU’s trade defence history.
Week Ahead: A hot and intense week on the trade policy front in Europe
An hot – in terms of actual and political temperature – and intense week for trade policy lies ahead in Europe in the aftermath of the G7 meeting in Cornwall. In focus: Northern Ireland, United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, WTO fish and intellectual property waiver discussions. Iana Dreyer, Rob …
