Think tank R Street Associate Fellow Halie Craig in conversation with Borderlex on the potential direction of United States trade policy under Joe Biden – and what it could mean for future cooperation with the EU.
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Perspectives: The world needs a new US trade policy but real change seems unlikely
The number of trade issues facing the new US administration is strongly related to unchanging policy fundamentals, exacerbated but not created by the Trump administration, and unlikely to change under president Joe Biden, writes David Henig.
Malaysia launches WTO dispute against EU’s renewable fuels directive
Malaysia has followed its neighbour Indonesia in taking WTO action against the European Union’s renewable fuel directive, in a fresh challenge to the legitimacy of Brussels’ flagship biofuels programme.
European Commission reorganises its UK Task Force to oversee new agreements
The European Commission is establishing an executive coordination service reporting to its president to oversee the European Union’s future relationship with the United Kingdom. The Service for the EU-UK Agreements – acronym UKS – will be operational on 1 March and will be run by Maroš Šefčovič Meanwhile London has …
Week Ahead: EU China CAI, EU-US, UK Trade Bill, WTO
Some policy directions to watch out for this week in Brussels, London and Geneva. By Chris Horseman and Iana Dreyer.
Weyand to US: let’s work together on labour rights
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.
Week in Brussels: MEP scrutiny of EU-UK TCA, carbon border measure, Korean surimi
EU UK TCA: European Parliament wants more scrutiny powers and more time European Parliament committees scrutinised the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement this week. The series of meetings culminated in a joint meeting of the foreign affairs and international trade committee on Thursday. This kick-starts a formalised consent procedure involving …
Perspectives: 2021 – What political leaders want from trade policy
The stories told by politicians and the trade expert community are increasingly divergent, and need to come together for us to make progress on our priorities, writes David Henig.
In 2021, the EU will need to focus on positive engagement with its trading partners
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
Some key items to look out for in EU and UK trade policy this week. By Iana Dreyer and Chris Horseman. European Parliament kicks off EU UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement scrutiny This week several committees of the European Parliament will start scrutinising the New Year’s Eve Trade and Cooperation …
