15 February 2017: European Parliament votes to ratify CETA, the trade pact with Canada
16 February 2017: Canadian PM Trudeau to address European Parliament
On the EU’s agenda in next 2 weeks: P [...]
In the latest Brussels Briefing on Trade, Joanna Sopinska – Trade Editor of EU Trade Insights, provides an overview of the EU’s most pressing trade issues coming up in December 2016.
The Europ [...]
In an interview with Joanna Sopinska, Trade Editor for EU Trade Insights, Ambassador Roberto Jaguaribe, President of Apex-Brasil discusses the prospects of the ongoing EU-Mercosur free t [...]
In the latest Brussels Briefing on Trade, Joanna Sopinska – Trade Editor for EU Trade Insights, provides an overview of the EU’s most pressing trade issues coming up in the second half o [...]
In the latest Brussels Briefing on Trade, Joanna Sopinska – Trade Editor for EU Trade Insights, provides an overview of the EU’s most pressing trade issues coming up in the first half of Novemb [...]
The European Parliament’s International Trade Committee (INTA) appears to be on a collision course with the European Commission over its March 2016 legislat ...| Click here to read more
Following a political compromise reached in June, final agreement on a set of new rules to combat trade in so-called conflict minerals such as tantalum, tun ...| Click here to read more
The Council endorsed on 4 November a decision jointly reached with the European Commission and the European Parliament to allocate €200 million in macro-fin ...| Click here to read more
Members of the European Parliament’s International Trade Committee (INTA) adopted by a large majority a recommendation demanding that the Commission and the ...| Click here to read more
In a bid to increase transparency in ongoing trade negotiations, the European Commission has urged EU member states to make the negotiating mandates for the ...| Click here to read more
On 10 March, the European Parliament (EP) in Strasbourg has backed up the European Commission’s 2015 proposal to extend an annual duty free quota for Tunisi ...| Click here to read more
On 10 March, the European Parliament (EP) will hold a final vote on the European Commission’s 2015 proposal increasing an annual duty free tariff quota for ...| Click here to read more
Deputy Members will meet in Brussels on Friday 4 March 2016 to discuss the following items:
WTO issues:
Post-Nairobi: TPC will discuss based on a present ...| Click here to read more
Despite reassurances of no negative impact on the EU market, the European Parliament voted, on 25 February, in favour of additional safeguards being inserte ...| Click here to read more
Full Members will meet in Brussels on Friday 12 February 2016 to discuss the following issues:
Post Nairobi
Discussion on way forward on outstanding DDA i ...| Click here to read more
Deputy Members will meet in Brussels on Friday February 2016 to discuss the following items:
WTO issues:
Dispute Settlement: the Commission will provide ...| Click here to read more
In a bid to break the current deadlock over the 2012 proposal on access to public procurement markets in third countries, the European Commission has droppe ...| Click here to read more
The European Parliament’s International Trade Committee (INTA) backed on 25 January with 31 to 7 votes and 1 abstention the Commission’s 2015 proposal tempo ...| Click here to read more
A relaxation of the rules of origin applicable to the EU trade with refugee-crisis affected Jordan could be put in place in a “relatively short period of ti ...| Click here to read more
Full Members will meet in Brussels on Friday 15 January 2016 to discuss the following issues:
Programme and priorities for trade of the Dutch Presidency
Po ...| Click here to read more
The Council of Foreign Affairs decided on 14 December to appeal the judgement of the EU General Court of 10 December that ordered a 2012 deal on trade in ag ...| Click here to read more
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ordered, on 10 December, a 2012 deal on trade in the agri-food and fisheries products between the EU and Morocco annulle ...| Click here to read more
The European Commission adopted, on 11 November, an interpretative notice on EU labelling rules for products originating in Israeli settlement areas in east ...| Click here to read more
Deputy Members will meet in Brussels on Friday 9 October 2015 to discuss:
WTO
WTO Accession Liberia
Preparation of the 14 October meeting of the Committee ...| Click here to read more
The European Commission tabled, on 17 September, a legislative proposal temporarily extending an annual duty free tariff rate quota for Tunisian olive oil. ...| Click here to read more