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Trump’s pick for trade envoy open to continued EU trade talks
Robert Lighthizer did not rule out resuming negotiations with the European Union on TTIP and TiSA.
EU, Japan determined to deliver trade deal by end of 2017
The European Union and Japan said they intend to complete talks for a free trade agreement with Japan by the end of the year (2017).
The subsidies to the EU exports of cereal products to SADC in 2016
The EU's exports to SADC of 769,493 t of raw cereals in 2016 have received €42.535 M of subsidies.
Brazil’s rotten meat scandal strikes ahead of fresh EU trade talks
The European Union has insisted Brazilian representatives attend an emergency meeting to explain themselves regarding a scandal involving rotten meat and the country’s two largest exporters.
Spain confirms: EU-Morocco trade deal not for Western Sahara goods
The Spanish government in a statement confirmed the EU court's judgement that Western Sahara goods are not covered by the EU-Morocco trade deal.
Opinion: The UK will get a bad trade deal from the US
There is little reason to doubt that the United Kingdom will sign a free trade agreement with the United States once outside the EU. But there is not going to be that much into it for British businesses. This is because the UK will be the weaker party in the talks.
Reply to the European Commission’s Public consultation on a multilateral reform of investment dispute resolution
The consultation was a missed opportunity for the Commission to obtain valuable inputs toward multilateral reform of investment dispute resolution in the best interest of Europeans and the international community.
Green light for Romania to terminate its intra-EU bilateral investment treaties
The Romanian Parliament sent to the Romanian President for promulgation the Law allowing for the termination of the Bilateral Investment Treaties between Romania and other Member States of the European Union.
UK looks to supercharge EU trade deals post-Brexit
Britain is looking for ways to take on the EU’s free trade deals with countries around the world after Brexit - then use its new independence to cut taxes and regulatory barriers to trade, boosting the power of the deals.
EU capitalizing on free-trade interest amid gloom over Trump policies
The European Union is seeing increased impetus around the world to move forward with Free Trade Agreements (FTA) with the bloc, which will make the most of uncertainty over the outlook for U.S. trade policy.