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Exclusive : What the European Parliament wants out of the Industrial Accalerator Act’s ´Made in Europe’ requirements…
(FTA partners buckle up!)
By @robfranciseu.bsky.social
(FTA partners buckle up!)
By @robfranciseu.bsky.social
Exclusive: Lawmakers seek EU-first rule for state contracts - Borderlex - European trade policy
European Parliament rapporteurs want public procurement contracts to favour European Union firms first, before opening the market further on the basis of reciprocity.
f.mtr.cool
September 8, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Exclusive : What the European Parliament wants out of the Industrial Accalerator Act’s ´Made in Europe’ requirements…
(FTA partners buckle up!)
By @robfranciseu.bsky.social
(FTA partners buckle up!)
By @robfranciseu.bsky.social
FTA update: 🇪🇺 and 🇵🇭 near trade deal announcement. Here’s what left to iron out.
By Claire Lemaire
By Claire Lemaire
EU and Philippines edge towards free trade deal - Borderlex - European trade policy
Brussels and Manila are closing in on a free trade agreement, with the European Commission's chief negotiator telling parliamentarians a deal could be sealed within weeks — though gaps remain on goods, services and government procurement.
f.mtr.cool
September 3, 2026 at 3:46 PM
FTA update: 🇪🇺 and 🇵🇭 near trade deal announcement. Here’s what left to iron out.
By Claire Lemaire
By Claire Lemaire
Japan wants to host a #CPTPP secretariat. But that won’t happen just now. The politics are very complicated, reports @chrishorseman.bsky.social
Japan's bid to host CPTPP secretariat opens rifts - Borderlex - European trade policy
Japan's offer to host a new secretariat for the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement on Trans-Pacific Partnership looks set to open up political divisions within the 12-nation trade bloc.
f.mtr.cool
September 3, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Japan wants to host a #CPTPP secretariat. But that won’t happen just now. The politics are very complicated, reports @chrishorseman.bsky.social
FTA update: negotiators have closed just two chapters of a future EU-UAE trade agreement. Energy pricing, public procurement & labour toughest nuts to crack.
By @robfranciseu.bsky.social
By @robfranciseu.bsky.social
EU, UAE trade talks make progress but key gaps remain - Borderlex - European trade policy
The European Union and the United Arab Emirates have made good progress on their free trade agreement, but "quite important gaps" remain in several areas, a senior European Commission trade official told the European Parliament’s international trade committee.
f.mtr.cool
September 3, 2026 at 3:42 PM
FTA update: negotiators have closed just two chapters of a future EU-UAE trade agreement. Energy pricing, public procurement & labour toughest nuts to crack.
By @robfranciseu.bsky.social
By @robfranciseu.bsky.social
New EU trade DG on new ‘overcapacity instrument’: an amendment to current trade defence legislation 🇨🇳🇪🇺
What else she said re relations to China here by @robfranciseu.bsky.social
What else she said re relations to China here by @robfranciseu.bsky.social
Juul Jørgensen: EU wants 'proof of concept' from China - Borderlex - European trade policy
Ditte Juul Jørgensen, the European Commission's new director-general for trade and economic security, said the EU is looking for "concrete results" and "proof of concept" from its ongoing talks with China over the bilateral trade imbalance.
f.mtr.cool
September 2, 2026 at 3:05 PM
New EU trade DG on new ‘overcapacity instrument’: an amendment to current trade defence legislation 🇨🇳🇪🇺
What else she said re relations to China here by @robfranciseu.bsky.social
What else she said re relations to China here by @robfranciseu.bsky.social
EU wants interim fix for stalled investment pact in #WTO - modelled on ecommerce plurilateral plans #IFD
by @chrishorseman.bsky.social
by @chrishorseman.bsky.social
EU to push for interim fix on stalled WTO investment pact - Borderlex - European trade policy
The European Union will push for the plurilateral World Trade Organization agreement on investment facilitation to be applied on an interim basis, despite the continuing opposition of several WTO members.
f.mtr.cool
September 2, 2026 at 2:58 PM
EU wants interim fix for stalled investment pact in #WTO - modelled on ecommerce plurilateral plans #IFD
by @chrishorseman.bsky.social
by @chrishorseman.bsky.social
🤓 Melt and Pour anyone? 🏭👨🏭
No steel origin reporting rule that may affect imports to EU #steeltrade
By @robfranciseu.bsky.social
No steel origin reporting rule that may affect imports to EU #steeltrade
By @robfranciseu.bsky.social
EU steel origin rules: lenient yet harsh, lawyers say - Borderlex - European trade policy
New rules to establish the origin of steel imported into the EU present a mix of challenges and concessions to traders, trade lawyers said.
f.mtr.cool
September 1, 2026 at 10:15 AM
🤓 Melt and Pour anyone? 🏭👨🏭
No steel origin reporting rule that may affect imports to EU #steeltrade
By @robfranciseu.bsky.social
No steel origin reporting rule that may affect imports to EU #steeltrade
By @robfranciseu.bsky.social
Just back from holidays? Here is what to expect this autumn in EU trade policy.
By @robfranciseu.bsky.social
(no 🔐)
By @robfranciseu.bsky.social
(no 🔐)
Trade truce, new frictions: what's ahead for Brussels this autumn - Borderlex - European trade policy
Brussels heads into autumn with one trade war brewing and another simmering.Tariff pressure from Washington has stabilised for now, but Beijing is fast overtaking the United States as the bloc's biggest trade headache, while a Brazilian animal-product ban and a packed free trade agenda add to the workload.
f.mtr.cool
September 1, 2026 at 10:08 AM
Just back from holidays? Here is what to expect this autumn in EU trade policy.
By @robfranciseu.bsky.social
(no 🔐)
By @robfranciseu.bsky.social
(no 🔐)
EU & China "risk heading towards a trade war, notwithstanding the launch of a Trade and Investment Dialogue earlier this summer."
John Clarke has views on how to avert the slide👇
John Clarke has views on how to avert the slide👇
Opinion: How managed trade can save the EU-China relationship - Borderlex - European trade policy
The EU and China risk heading towards a trade war, notwithstanding the launch of a Trade and Investment Dialogue earlier this summer.But agreeing on a form of managed trade could provide an exit ramp, striking a balance between providing Europe with the goods and inputs it needs, preserving employment in China and not impeding the EU’s efforts to re-industrialise.
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August 27, 2026 at 6:05 PM
EU & China "risk heading towards a trade war, notwithstanding the launch of a Trade and Investment Dialogue earlier this summer."
John Clarke has views on how to avert the slide👇
John Clarke has views on how to avert the slide👇
Matt Canavan, leader of the National Party, said EU trade deal “a sellout to Australian farmers and Australian interests”.
Australian opposition threatens to sink EU trade deal - Borderlex - European trade policy
The leader of one of Australia’s main opposition parties said he would not support ratification of the trade agreement between Australia and the European Union, calling it "the worst deal ever".
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August 27, 2026 at 6:46 AM
Matt Canavan, leader of the National Party, said EU trade deal “a sellout to Australian farmers and Australian interests”.
Australia's ratification of its trade pact with EU not going very smoothly as opposition signals it will vote against, reports @robfranciseu.bsky.social
#EUAustralia
#EUAustralia
August 26, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Australia's ratification of its trade pact with EU not going very smoothly as opposition signals it will vote against, reports @robfranciseu.bsky.social
#EUAustralia
#EUAustralia
EU & China could head towards a trade war. "agreeing on a form of managed trade could provide an exit ramp", believes John Clarke in a new column for Borderlex.
Opinion: How managed trade can save the EU-China Relationship - Borderlex - European trade policy
The EU and China risk heading towards a trade war, notwithstanding the launch of a Trade and Investment Dialogue earlier this summer.But agreeing on a form of managed trade could provide an exit ramp, striking a balance between providing Europe with the goods and inputs it needs, preserving employment in China and not impeding the EU’s efforts to re-industrialise.
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August 26, 2026 at 2:31 PM
EU & China could head towards a trade war. "agreeing on a form of managed trade could provide an exit ramp", believes John Clarke in a new column for Borderlex.
London "plans to negotiate a public #procurement chapter with Morocco to secure improved access to an expanding state procurement market in the North African country" @chrishorseman.bsky.social
#tradedeals
#tradedeals
UK seeks Morocco deal on public procurement access - Borderlex - European trade policy
The UK government plans to negotiate a public procurement chapter with Morocco to secure improved access to an expanding state procurement market in the North African country.
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August 25, 2026 at 6:10 AM
London "plans to negotiate a public #procurement chapter with Morocco to secure improved access to an expanding state procurement market in the North African country" @chrishorseman.bsky.social
#tradedeals
#tradedeals
EU neighbours with Association Agreement/FTA/Customs Union with EU will get full above quota tariffs for their steel exports
#SteelProtection #EUSteel
#SteelProtection #EUSteel
EU targets neighbours with 50% above-quota steel duty - Borderlex - European trade policy
The European Union has decided to apply the 50% out-of-quota duties foreseen in a new steel regulation enacted at the end of June to free trade agreement partners Albania, Israel, Jordan, Morocco, North Macedonia, Serbia, Switzerland and Tunisia. It also targeted Türkiye with which it is in a customs union.
borderlex.net
August 25, 2026 at 6:02 AM
EU neighbours with Association Agreement/FTA/Customs Union with EU will get full above quota tariffs for their steel exports
#SteelProtection #EUSteel
#SteelProtection #EUSteel
EU-US trade relations : Origin determination – the next trade battle with the US?
Our editor's take following this summer's developments
#tradewars #EUUS
Our editor's take following this summer's developments
#tradewars #EUUS
Editor's Take: Origin determination – the next trade battle with the US? - Borderlex - European trade policy
The next trade battles with the US will be less about tariffs but about proof or product origin at customs at a time when Washington cracks down on China.
borderlex.net
August 25, 2026 at 5:55 AM
EU-US trade relations : Origin determination – the next trade battle with the US?
Our editor's take following this summer's developments
#tradewars #EUUS
Our editor's take following this summer's developments
#tradewars #EUUS
Swiss investments in China: "same basic concessions on ownership rights as under the RCEP" following new Swiss-China deal
#FDI #EuropeChina
By @chrishorseman.bsky.social
#FDI #EuropeChina
By @chrishorseman.bsky.social
What’s in the new Switzerland-China trade agreement? - Borderlex - European trade policy
Switzerland has defied the western trend towards trade conflict with China by concluding a comprehensive new trade deal with Beijing.
borderlex.net
August 25, 2026 at 5:50 AM
Swiss investments in China: "same basic concessions on ownership rights as under the RCEP" following new Swiss-China deal
#FDI #EuropeChina
By @chrishorseman.bsky.social
#FDI #EuropeChina
By @chrishorseman.bsky.social
Exclusive interview with @europarl.europa.eu China 🇨🇳delegation chief Engin Eroglu
“We want reciprocity, and we will enforce it“ he told @robfranciseu.bsky.social
“We want reciprocity, and we will enforce it“ he told @robfranciseu.bsky.social
Exclusive: Eroglu sees no shift in Beijing's export policies - Borderlex - European trade policy
The chair of the European Parliament's delegation for relations with China said he does not expect Beijing to change its export-driven policies, even as the EU's goods deficit with China approaches €1 billion a day.
f.mtr.cool
July 30, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Exclusive interview with @europarl.europa.eu China 🇨🇳delegation chief Engin Eroglu
“We want reciprocity, and we will enforce it“ he told @robfranciseu.bsky.social
“We want reciprocity, and we will enforce it“ he told @robfranciseu.bsky.social
Maybe it is time the EU open a coercion investigation into China? That’s what Niall Moran thinks #ACI
Opinion: Is it time for the EU to open an anti-coercion examination into China? - Borderlex - European trade policy
The EU should urgently examine China’s imposition of export controls on 14 EU entities from last week to determone whether the measure represents coercion
f.mtr.cool
July 29, 2026 at 5:30 AM
Maybe it is time the EU open a coercion investigation into China? That’s what Niall Moran thinks #ACI
Current WTO General Council chaire Clare Kelly to @chrishorseman.bsky.social :
" what sort of WTO do we need – and what sort of WTO can we have? That is a much more nuanced and difficult question"
" what sort of WTO do we need – and what sort of WTO can we have? That is a much more nuanced and difficult question"
Interview: The WTO ‘can’t be frozen forever in amber’ - Borderlex - European trade policy
An interview with WTO General Council chair and New Zealand envoy Clare Kelly
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July 28, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Current WTO General Council chaire Clare Kelly to @chrishorseman.bsky.social :
" what sort of WTO do we need – and what sort of WTO can we have? That is a much more nuanced and difficult question"
" what sort of WTO do we need – and what sort of WTO can we have? That is a much more nuanced and difficult question"
"Washington is consciously turning the MFN principle on its head", writes John Clarke in a new piece on language and meaning in trade in the Trump era. #mostfavourednation
(No 🔐)
(No 🔐)
Opinion: Travesty of language - the hollowing-out of the most-favoured nation clause - Borderlex - European trade policy
The United States is stripping the world trading system’s foundational most-favoured nation principle of its meaning. The European Union has clumsily joined that bandwagon.
borderlex.net
July 28, 2026 at 3:35 PM
"Washington is consciously turning the MFN principle on its head", writes John Clarke in a new piece on language and meaning in trade in the Trump era. #mostfavourednation
(No 🔐)
(No 🔐)
China responds to EU sanctions. Shld Brussels use anti-coercion instrument #ACI?
"it is certainly the case that it justifies an (...) examination", writes Niall Moran.
"it is certainly the case that it justifies an (...) examination", writes Niall Moran.
Opinion: Is it time for the EU to open an anti-coercion examination into China? - Borderlex - European trade policy
The EU should urgently examine China’s imposition of export controls on 14 EU entities from last week to determone whether the measure represents coercion
borderlex.net
July 28, 2026 at 3:24 PM
China responds to EU sanctions. Shld Brussels use anti-coercion instrument #ACI?
"it is certainly the case that it justifies an (...) examination", writes Niall Moran.
"it is certainly the case that it justifies an (...) examination", writes Niall Moran.
Exclusive interview by @chrishorseman.bsky.social with @WTO General Council chair Clare Kelly on current #wtoreform process and prospects
Interview: The WTO ‘can’t be frozen forever in amber’ - Borderlex - European trade policy
An interview with WTO General Council chair and New Zealand envoy Clare Kelly
f.mtr.cool
July 27, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Exclusive interview by @chrishorseman.bsky.social with @WTO General Council chair Clare Kelly on current #wtoreform process and prospects
The US is stripping the world trading system’s foundational #MFN principle of its meaning. The EU has clumsily joined that bandwagon.
New John Clarke column
(no 🔐)
New John Clarke column
(no 🔐)
Opinion: Travesty of language - the hollowing-out of the most-favoured nation clause - Borderlex - European trade policy
The United States is stripping the world trading system’s foundational most-favoured nation principle of its meaning. The European Union has clumsily joined that bandwagon.
f.mtr.cool
July 27, 2026 at 1:53 PM
The US is stripping the world trading system’s foundational #MFN principle of its meaning. The EU has clumsily joined that bandwagon.
New John Clarke column
(no 🔐)
New John Clarke column
(no 🔐)