WTO issues, sustainability, trade defence have dominated the picture in trade policy in Brussels this week. By Rob Francis and Iana Dreyer.
Trade defence
Birch plywood anti-dumping case: No mercy for small importers and users
To save the profits of seven producers of plywood in two or three European Union countries. Or to preserve or the income – in some cases ensure the survival of – 133 mainly SMEs across 25 countries. This choice was given to the European Commission. And the Commission is expected …
Commission offers industrialists reprieve over aluminium anti-dumping duties
The European Commission carved out a long list of products from a final decision on anti-dumping duties for aluminium flat-rolled products originating in China.
Week in Brussels : Sri Lanka GSP+, trade and climate summit plans, steel trade defence
A selected set of notable developments in EU trade policy by Rob Francis and Iana Dreyer.
EU extends China aluminium foil AD duties to Thailand, to suspend flat-rolled product duties
The move comes as the EU executive has practically decided to suspend import duties on another aluminium product: flat-rolled items from China.
EU trade defence policy shifts focus to stronger enforcement
The European Commission released its annual report on its trade defence activity. Every year, the piece highlights key trends in the overall direction of this line of policy. While the quantity of trade defence cases has risen slightly, the focus of the Commission is on better enforcement of existing measures …
Week in Brussels: WCO reform, TDI, Moroccan tomatoes, Good Administration
It’s been the kind of week that is sprinkled with a slew of ‘little’ news but little that is earth-shattering. Some news were rather big such as the launch of investment promotion agreement negotiations with Angola, the announcement that the EU and Kenya will apply their EPA bilaterally or the …
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 in Brussels : G7, digital deals, China, Taiwan, TDI
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 …
Week in Brussels: Algeria, trade defence, Tai on aircraft and steel
It’s been a relatively quiet week on the trade front in the EU given a Thursday bank holiday in many European countries and the European Commission declaring today (Friday 14 May) a holiday for its staff. Nonetheless, below some notable developments in EU trade policy.
