The week ahead in trade in the EU and at the World Trade Organization by Rob Francis and Chris Horseman.
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WTO Corner: October pre-summit, US-India hatchets buried
The WTO is eyeing its next October meetings as the US and India close five dispute settlement cases.
Week in Brussels: Forced labour in the parliament, GSP “rollover”, MEPs talk Taiwan, EU-Indonesia
This week was dominated by the summit in Brussels between the EU, Latin America, and the Caribbean countries. Read our takeaway from the high-level powwow here. On Thursday (20 July) EU trade commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis met with US trade representative Katherine Tai to try and find a breakthrough in talks …
Week in London: UK joins car batteries subsidies race, Vietnam
Subsidies are the new game in town.
Perspectives: The challenges of using the expanded EU trade toolbox
The EU’s new economic security strategy mentions 18 unilateral legislative tools and toolkits it can deploy to meet its essential interests. Many among those tools are new. Working out how they are best used will be a major task for the next Commission.
EU capitals to greenlight start of critical minerals talks with US
EU member states are expected to give the go-ahead this week for the European Commission to begin negotiations with the United States on a critical raw materials agreement.
EU CELAC summit and trade : all about promises
The first EU summit with countries from the Caribbean and Latin America in eight years showcased how long the road will be for Brussels to bring relations it has long neglected onto a more solid footing. The meeting comes at a time when the EU is seeking new geopolitical allies …
UK and Turkey to launch FTA upgrade talks
Turkey and the United Kingdom will start negotiations on a deal to replace the current UK-Turkey FTA as soon as stakeholder consultations and other preliminaries have been completed. The first round of talks is likely to be held next year. The launch of UK-Turkey talks next year will mean that …
CPTPP to confront Chinese accession bid after UK joins
The United Kingdom has officially become the 12th member of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement on Trans-Pacific Partnership. Now the members need to deal with the question of China’s joining bid.
Week Ahead: EU Latin America, INTA, WTO MC13 preparations
Preview of the week by Rob Francis and Chris Horseman.
