News and analysis on trade policy in Europe
Thursday, July 29, 2021
It’s taken former General Council chair David Walker about one month to figure out what members of the world trade institution in Geneva would likely want to negotiate on in the area of trade and health post-pandemic. Among others, Walker hopes that WTO members could agree quickly on a framework …
By Chris Horseman and a bit of Iana Dreyer.
One things needs to be said : it is busy in around the World Trade Organization again. Discussions are generally now over substance and the destructive dynamics at play in the Trump era are much less visible – although it is not the US alone in wielding the zero-sum veto game. …
The United States have announced they would join the ongoing Services Domestic Regulations plurilateral negotiations at the World Trade Organization.
Here a new edition of our WTO Corner blog. It’s been a while…!
Trade ministers from more than 100 WTO member countries have recommitted to negotiating a multilateral deal to curb fisheries subsidies this year. But at a virtual ministerial meeting dedicated to the topic on Thursday (15 June), it became clear that divisions over the issue remain substantial – and it remains …
James Bacchus spoke with Rob Francis about the European Union’s carbon border adjustment mechanism, trade in medicines and medical products, how the Biden Administration is progressing on trade policy – and the World Trade Organization in all this.
It’s taken the European Commission a few days to gather its thoughts and feedback from the wine industry following Russia’s recent decision to authorise the label ‘Champagne’ only for Russian-produced sparkling wines. But a response will soon be in the offing – and a dispute invoking EU rights under TRIPS …
Hopes for a significant breakthrough on rules to control fisheries subsidies at the upcoming ministerial meeting on 15 July appear to have receded, as wide gaps between the positions of the 164 delegations on a number of key points show little sign of narrowing. A revised draft text on the …
The number of new legal disputes being filed at the WTO’s dispute settlement system is rising again after a low in 2020, when only five cases were brought to Geneva for legal adjudication. Given the continued stalemate over the Appellate Body, some of these cases could be adjudicated by the …
