Negotiators are giving it a try: to conclude the EU-Mercosur trade negotiations at the G20 summit in Osaka in 10 days’ time (28 and 29 June).
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Week in Brussels: Mercosur hoopla, Israel labelling
This week we’ve focused a lot on Australia and New Zealand as well as on internal EU battles over the steel safeguard.
New EU agriculture coalition turns its fire on FTAs
A cross-sector coalition of agricultural industry groups has launched a new body dedicated to protecting European agricultural markets by focusing mainly on concerns over production standards in exporting countries. The Alliance for the Defence of European Agriculture – ADEA – was created in Brussels late last week, bringing together farm …
Week in Brussels: Trilateral, WTO services, Mercosur
There’s been movement on WTO issues this week. The EU has triggered Plan B on the appellate body, and the Paris meeting of trade ministers also helped WTO members bring a few other ongoing files forward.
Positive noises from EU-Mercosur talks – but major stumbling blocks persist
Hopes for any decisive breakthrough this week in the negotiations for a free trade deal between the EU and Mercosur look set to be thwarted — despite positive noises emanating from Brazilian sources in particular.
Week Ahead in EU trade: US auto tariff deadline, e-commerce, New Zealand, Mercosur
We are looking at a packed week in EU trade. There will be two important negotiations rounds and a few critical meetings in Brussels.
Beyond Brussels: Brazil accepts to forego WTO developing country status
Two alpha-males met in Washington yesterday and displayed their mastery of the Art of the Deal. But it’s worth looking at at the fine print of the Brazil-United States understanding reached last night.
Week in Brussels: Brazil retaliates, New Zealand, FTAs, Myanmar
This week’s special focus has been transatlantic trade negotiations (here and here) and Brexit-related British trade policy (here, here, here). But we also got an update on EU Taiwan relations. Below other noteworthy news or updates. Brazil retaliates against EU steel safeguards We are facing another episode in the global steel trade …
A week in Brussels: EU US, China regulations, Swiss vs Lux steel, Mercosur
It’s been an intense week on the Brexit front as European Union free trade agreements start being rolled over and gradually transformed by exiting Britain, and ‘No Deal’ Brexit is keeping EU agribusiness awake at night. Loads in our Brexit section here. Transatlantic, Vietnam and the EU’s own sneaky protections …
EU and Argentina bury hatchet over biodiesel duties
The EU and Argentina ended six years of disagreements over the South American country’s exports of biodiesel to the bloc with a compromise that averts years of litigation in courts. In 2013, the EU introduced dumping duties on imports of the soybean-oil-based biodiesel, which was seen as harming EU producers …
