News and analysis on trade policy in Europe
Thursday, July 29, 2021
The European Commission’s plans to press ahead with a ‘digital levy’ despite agreement at international level on taxation of companies trading across borders is not only annoying the United States, but also the European Union’s very own corporate sector, which fears trade retaliation and loss of competitiveness.
The growing importance of e-commerce has not been well reflected in trade policy instruments. While there are many initiatives ongoing, a global rule-book seems likely to remain elusive for some time. As e-commerce continues to grow this may not be such a big problem as it appears.
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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.
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 …
European Parliament sets up new UK Contact Group; EU Vietnam civil society dialogue postponed until further notice; France, Germany and Netherlands want even tougher rules on company takeovers by digital platforms.
The European Union and the United States are preparing to host their first bilateral summit in years, with president Biden coming in person to Brussels mid-June to seek to boost the transatlantic relationship. The political noises around a variety of ‘trade’ and ‘trade-and-tech’ files that will make it to the …
It’s been another intense week on the EU trade beat, with a revamped partnership with Japan, the collapse of EU Switzerland talks, MEPs voting on trade and health, and much more. Here other notable developments or bits of news on EU trade and G7, China, Taiwan, Singapore, Korea and trade …
Ministers of the rich world have vowed to work together on setting global standards for digital supply chains. G7 ministers in charge of digital affairs gathered at a meeting hosted by United Kingdom on Wednesday (28 April 2021). The leaders “decided to place the needs of open, democratic societies at …
To divert a phrase by former US Ambassador to the EU Anthony Garner: last week-end the United States Trade Representative defused some hand grenades, but kept some ticking.
