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Europe
(Daily News)
April 17, 2019
April 17, 2019
Now that the European Commission has a mandate to negotiate a trade deal with the United States, the next step for the two sides is to agree on what areas the negotiation will cover -- a normally perfunctory exercise that could derail the latest round of trans-Atlantic talks before they even begin.
(In Trade)
April 17, 2019
April 17, 2019
Wine, ketchup, liquor and agricultural goods are among those set to be hit with tariffs once a WTO arbiter decides how much retaliation is allowed.
(Daily News)
April 16, 2019
April 16, 2019
The European Union is threatening to bring a case against the U.S. at the World Trade Organization challenging the legality of a statute that allows U.S. citizens whose property was seized by the Cuban government to sue foreign companies using that property in Cuba.
(In Trade)
April 16, 2019
April 16, 2019
Russia also says it won't fight the ruling, which has ramifications for the U.S.
(In Trade)
April 12, 2019
April 12, 2019
The EU’s list comes just days after the U.S. announced its preliminary list of tariffs on $11 billion worth of European goods.
(Daily News)
April 12, 2019
April 12, 2019
France will rescind a digital services tax approved by its National Assembly earlier this week once Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development negotiations result in an agreement on how to appropriately tax international technology giants, the French Finance Minister said on Thursday.
(Daily News)
April 12, 2019
April 12, 2019
European member states are set to approve on Monday a mandate authorizing the European Commission to negotiate a limited trade deal with the United States despite a promise by French President Emmanuel Macron to oppose the talks.
(Daily News)
April 12, 2019
April 12, 2019
The U.S. and other World Trade Organization members on Thursday called on the European Union and the United Kingdom to use a Brexit deadline extension to address issues with the way the EU is proposing to adjust its tariff rate quotas once the UK has departed.
(In Trade)
April 11, 2019
April 11, 2019
(In Trade)
April 10, 2019
April 10, 2019
“Both sides underline the importance of following international standards in intellectual property protection and enforcement.”
(In Trade)
April 10, 2019
April 10, 2019
“These things have dragged on for so long, you've got to try to force them to change their behavior. I don't think the USTR wants to impose, necessarily, those tariffs, but clearly Europe needs to understand they need to comply with normal trade laws.”
(In Trade)
April 09, 2019
April 09, 2019
“The European Union remains open for discussions with United States provided these are without preconditions and aimed at a fair outcome.”
(Daily News)
April 08, 2019
April 08, 2019
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative on Monday issued a list of European products that will be hit with retaliatory tariffs as part of the U.S.’ World Trade Organization dispute against the European Union for subsidies the EU provides to Airbus.
(Daily News)
April 05, 2019
April 05, 2019
A World Trade Organization dispute settlement panel on Friday said it had jurisdiction to review whether a member that invoked the national security exemption to deviate from WTO obligations had fulfilled the requirements to do so, a potential blow to the U.S.’ justification for its Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum.
(In Trade)
April 05, 2019
April 05, 2019
“Provide Congress time to work with the administration and ensure the decisions match both the letter and the spirit of the GSP law.”
(In Trade)
April 04, 2019
April 04, 2019
“We urge you and your administration to use all appropriate tools to address this issue.”
(Daily News)
April 03, 2019
April 03, 2019
European member states hope to agree next week on a compromise mandate authorizing the launch of limited trade talks with the United States after a meeting of ambassadors in Brussels on Wednesday left unresolved the question of whether to revoke the Commission’s existing mandate on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.
(File Document)
April 03, 2019
April 03, 2019
(In Trade)
April 02, 2019
April 02, 2019
The UK is set to leave the EU without a deal on April 12 unless the deadline is extended or Parliament passes a deal.
(Daily News)
April 02, 2019
April 02, 2019
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative's 2019 National Trade Estimate labels new digital services taxes and other digital practices in the European Union, Kenya, Saudi Arabia and India “key barriers to digital trade,” while reiterating concerns about with China and others.