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Former trade diplomat John Clarke on how EU can respond to Washington's attempts to block its food name protection strategy as Brussels seeks trade agreements w Malaysia & other #ASEAN countries #geographicalindications
COMMENT: Despatches from the War on Terroir - Borderlex - European trade policy
The recent attempt by the United States to prevent its trade partners from accepting the EU's list of geographical indications could yet jeopardise ongoing free trade negotiations between ASEAN and Brussels. But there may be a solution at hand which both protects the EU's iconic food brands and deflects Washington's attempts at coercion.
f.mtr.cool
November 27, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Former trade diplomat John Clarke on how EU can respond to Washington's attempts to block its food name protection strategy as Brussels seeks trade agreements w Malaysia & other #ASEAN countries #geographicalindications
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Former EU trade diplomate John Clarke on how the EU can respond to US attempts to block its food name protection strategy as Brussels seeks trade agreements with Malaysia and other #ASEAN countries #geographicalindications
COMMENT: Despatches from the War on Terroir - Borderlex - European trade policy
The recent attempt by the United States to prevent its trade partners from accepting the EU's list of geographical indications could yet jeopardise ongoing free trade negotiations between ASEAN and Brussels. But there may be a solution at hand which both protects the EU's iconic food brands and deflects Washington's attempts at coercion.
f.mtr.cool
November 27, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Former EU trade diplomate John Clarke on how the EU can respond to US attempts to block its food name protection strategy as Brussels seeks trade agreements with Malaysia and other #ASEAN countries #geographicalindications
Former EU trade diplomate John Clarke on how the EU can respond to US attempts to block its food name protection strategy as Brussels seeks trade agreements with Malaysia and other #ASEAN countries #geographicalindications
COMMENT: Despatches from the War on Terroir - Borderlex - European trade policy
The recent attempt by the United States to prevent its trade partners from accepting the EU's list of geographical indications could yet jeopardise ongoing free trade negotiations between ASEAN and Brussels. But there may be a solution at hand which both protects the EU's iconic food brands and deflects Washington's attempts at coercion.
f.mtr.cool
November 27, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Former EU trade diplomate John Clarke on how the EU can respond to US attempts to block its food name protection strategy as Brussels seeks trade agreements with Malaysia and other #ASEAN countries #geographicalindications
Our latest Think Tank column:
🔸#CPTPP, EU and walking the talk
🔸EU 🇹🇭Thailand FTA & environment in all this @ieep.eu
🔸 🇬🇧 trade policy needs ‘coherence and transparency’ - @thecitp.bsky.social
🔸#CPTPP, EU and walking the talk
🔸EU 🇹🇭Thailand FTA & environment in all this @ieep.eu
🔸 🇬🇧 trade policy needs ‘coherence and transparency’ - @thecitp.bsky.social
Think Tank: EU and CPTPP need to walk talk, EU Thailand, UK strategy - Borderlex - European trade policy
Think tankers have reacted to the establishment of an EU-CPTPP cooperation platform. There has been some deep thinking on a flailing UK trade strategy, and some suggestions on how to advance the trade and environmental sustainability agenda between the EU and Thailand.
f.mtr.cool
November 27, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Our latest Think Tank column:
🔸#CPTPP, EU and walking the talk
🔸EU 🇹🇭Thailand FTA & environment in all this @ieep.eu
🔸 🇬🇧 trade policy needs ‘coherence and transparency’ - @thecitp.bsky.social
🔸#CPTPP, EU and walking the talk
🔸EU 🇹🇭Thailand FTA & environment in all this @ieep.eu
🔸 🇬🇧 trade policy needs ‘coherence and transparency’ - @thecitp.bsky.social
European Parliament rapporteur on the EU's planned permanent steel quotas and tariffs:
Spare Ukrainian steel
Ban Russian/Belarus steel for good
By @robfranciseu.bsky.social
Spare Ukrainian steel
Ban Russian/Belarus steel for good
By @robfranciseu.bsky.social
EP rapporteur on steel tariffs: spare Ukraine, ban Russia - Borderlex - European trade policy
The European Parliament's rapporteur on the EU’s coming permanent steel quotas and tariffs wants to spare Ukraine.
f.mtr.cool
November 26, 2025 at 11:11 AM
European Parliament rapporteur on the EU's planned permanent steel quotas and tariffs:
Spare Ukrainian steel
Ban Russian/Belarus steel for good
By @robfranciseu.bsky.social
Spare Ukrainian steel
Ban Russian/Belarus steel for good
By @robfranciseu.bsky.social
EU, India ditch another chapter as year-end free trade agreement deadline nears
🇪🇺🇮🇳
The latest on these critical trade talks by @robfranciseu.bsky.social
🇪🇺🇮🇳
The latest on these critical trade talks by @robfranciseu.bsky.social
EU, India ditch another chapter as trade deal deadline nears - Borderlex - European trade policy
The European Union and India continue to eye agreement on a free trade pact before the end of the year.
f.mtr.cool
November 25, 2025 at 5:56 PM
EU, India ditch another chapter as year-end free trade agreement deadline nears
🇪🇺🇮🇳
The latest on these critical trade talks by @robfranciseu.bsky.social
🇪🇺🇮🇳
The latest on these critical trade talks by @robfranciseu.bsky.social
Cutting ever more corners to get a difficult trade deal over the line.
#EUIndia ditch another chapter in their FTA to hit the year-end deadline to announce a deal 🇪🇺 🇮🇳
@robfranciseu.bsky.social
#EUIndia ditch another chapter in their FTA to hit the year-end deadline to announce a deal 🇪🇺 🇮🇳
@robfranciseu.bsky.social
EU, India ditch another chapter as trade deal deadline nears - Borderlex - European trade policy
The European Union and India continue to eye agreement on a free trade pact before the end of the year.
f.mtr.cool
November 25, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Cutting ever more corners to get a difficult trade deal over the line.
#EUIndia ditch another chapter in their FTA to hit the year-end deadline to announce a deal 🇪🇺 🇮🇳
@robfranciseu.bsky.social
#EUIndia ditch another chapter in their FTA to hit the year-end deadline to announce a deal 🇪🇺 🇮🇳
@robfranciseu.bsky.social
The EU pulls plans to seek authorisation to retaliate against US duties on Spanish olives @wto.org in Geneva
WTO: EU pulls Spanish olives retaliation from DSB agenda - Borderlex - European trade policy
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f.mtr.cool
November 25, 2025 at 6:58 AM
The EU pulls plans to seek authorisation to retaliate against US duties on Spanish olives @wto.org in Geneva
British MPs call for economic security doctrine and anti-coercion instrument
(Copying the EU? 🇬🇧🤫)
By @chrishorseman.bsky.social
#economicsecurity
(Copying the EU? 🇬🇧🤫)
By @chrishorseman.bsky.social
#economicsecurity
UK MPs call for economic security doctrine and anti-coercion instrument - Borderlex - European trade policy
A UK parliamentary committee called on the British government to develop its own economic security ‘doctrine' to protect the country against harm caused by geopolitical adversaries.
f.mtr.cool
November 25, 2025 at 6:48 AM
British MPs call for economic security doctrine and anti-coercion instrument
(Copying the EU? 🇬🇧🤫)
By @chrishorseman.bsky.social
#economicsecurity
(Copying the EU? 🇬🇧🤫)
By @chrishorseman.bsky.social
#economicsecurity
British government - new strategy paper....
London sets 60% supply diversification target for critical minerals - as part of new strategy to diversify sourcing of critical materials for industry.
#UKEconomicSecurity
By @chrishorseman.bsky.social
London sets 60% supply diversification target for critical minerals - as part of new strategy to diversify sourcing of critical materials for industry.
#UKEconomicSecurity
By @chrishorseman.bsky.social
UK sets 60% supply diversification target for critical minerals - Borderlex - European trade policy
The United Kingdom government will aim to ensure that no more than 60% of British supplies of any one critical mineral are sourced from a single supplier country by 2035, as part of a new new critical minerals strategy.
f.mtr.cool
November 25, 2025 at 6:40 AM
British government - new strategy paper....
London sets 60% supply diversification target for critical minerals - as part of new strategy to diversify sourcing of critical materials for industry.
#UKEconomicSecurity
By @chrishorseman.bsky.social
London sets 60% supply diversification target for critical minerals - as part of new strategy to diversify sourcing of critical materials for industry.
#UKEconomicSecurity
By @chrishorseman.bsky.social
Brussels and dispute settlement at WTO: it too, can be naughty...
EU appeals Indonesian steel case ‘into the void’ @WTO #WTODisputeSettlement
By @chrishorseman.bsky.social
EU appeals Indonesian steel case ‘into the void’ @WTO #WTODisputeSettlement
By @chrishorseman.bsky.social
EU appeals Indonesian steel case 'into the void' at WTO - Borderlex - European trade policy
The EU has appealed a World Trade Organization dispute settlement case on imports of stainless steel from Indonesia ‘into the void’.
f.mtr.cool
November 25, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Brussels and dispute settlement at WTO: it too, can be naughty...
EU appeals Indonesian steel case ‘into the void’ @WTO #WTODisputeSettlement
By @chrishorseman.bsky.social
EU appeals Indonesian steel case ‘into the void’ @WTO #WTODisputeSettlement
By @chrishorseman.bsky.social
Status report on the EU-US trade conversation following @robfranciseu.bsky.social 's day at the trade ministers' meeting in Brussels with USTR Grier and Commerce Sec Lutnick.🇪🇺 🇺🇸
EU, US agree to disagree on tariffs, digital rules - Borderlex - European trade policy
Washington will not lower tariffs on European steel and derivates exports until Brussels rolls back its digital legislation and implements lower tariffs on American exports as laid down in the August joint statement, US officials told ministers in Brussels
f.mtr.cool
November 25, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Status report on the EU-US trade conversation following @robfranciseu.bsky.social 's day at the trade ministers' meeting in Brussels with USTR Grier and Commerce Sec Lutnick.🇪🇺 🇺🇸
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Detailed status on EU-US trade conversation following @robfranciseu.bsky.social 's day at the trade ministers' meeting in Brussels with USTR Grier and Commerce Sec Lutnick.🇪🇺 🇺🇸
EU, US agree to disagree on tariffs, digital rules - Borderlex - European trade policy
Washington will not lower tariffs on European steel and derivates exports until Brussels rolls back its digital legislation and implements lower tariffs on American exports as laid down in the August joint statement, US officials told ministers in Brussels
f.mtr.cool
November 24, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Detailed status on EU-US trade conversation following @robfranciseu.bsky.social 's day at the trade ministers' meeting in Brussels with USTR Grier and Commerce Sec Lutnick.🇪🇺 🇺🇸
British MPs call for economic security doctrine and anti-coercion instrument
By @chrishorseman.bsky.social
#economicsecurity
By @chrishorseman.bsky.social
#economicsecurity
UK MPs call for economic security doctrine and anti-coercion instrument - Borderlex - European trade policy
A UK parliamentary committee called on the British government to develop its own economic security ‘doctrine' to protect the country against harm caused by geopolitical adversaries.
f.mtr.cool
November 24, 2025 at 5:56 PM
British MPs call for economic security doctrine and anti-coercion instrument
By @chrishorseman.bsky.social
#economicsecurity
By @chrishorseman.bsky.social
#economicsecurity
The EU too, can be naughty...
EU appeals Indonesian steel case ‘into the void’ @WTO #WTODisputeSettlement
By @chrishorseman.bsky.social
EU appeals Indonesian steel case ‘into the void’ @WTO #WTODisputeSettlement
By @chrishorseman.bsky.social
EU appeals Indonesian steel case 'into the void' at WTO - Borderlex - European trade policy
The EU has appealed a World Trade Organization dispute settlement case on imports of stainless steel from Indonesia ‘into the void’.
f.mtr.cool
November 24, 2025 at 5:50 PM
The EU too, can be naughty...
EU appeals Indonesian steel case ‘into the void’ @WTO #WTODisputeSettlement
By @chrishorseman.bsky.social
EU appeals Indonesian steel case ‘into the void’ @WTO #WTODisputeSettlement
By @chrishorseman.bsky.social
UK sets 60% supply diversification target for critical minerals - as part of new strategy to diversify sourcing of critical materials for industry.
#UKEconomicSecurity
By @chrishorseman.bsky.social
#UKEconomicSecurity
By @chrishorseman.bsky.social
UK sets 60% supply diversification target for critical minerals - Borderlex - European trade policy
The United Kingdom government will aim to ensure that no more than 60% of British supplies of any one critical mineral are sourced from a single supplier country by 2035, as part of a new new critical minerals strategy.
f.mtr.cool
November 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
UK sets 60% supply diversification target for critical minerals - as part of new strategy to diversify sourcing of critical materials for industry.
#UKEconomicSecurity
By @chrishorseman.bsky.social
#UKEconomicSecurity
By @chrishorseman.bsky.social
Detailed status on EU-US trade conversation following @robfranciseu.bsky.social 's day at the trade ministers' meeting in Brussels with USTR Grier and Commerce Sec Lutnick.🇪🇺 🇺🇸
EU, US agree to disagree on tariffs, digital rules - Borderlex - European trade policy
Washington will not lower tariffs on European steel and derivates exports until Brussels rolls back its digital legislation and implements lower tariffs on American exports as laid down in the August joint statement, US officials told ministers in Brussels
f.mtr.cool
November 24, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Detailed status on EU-US trade conversation following @robfranciseu.bsky.social 's day at the trade ministers' meeting in Brussels with USTR Grier and Commerce Sec Lutnick.🇪🇺 🇺🇸
After WE's US-Russia "peace" plan & successful G20 summit in South Africa sans USA
🇪🇺 🇺🇸 EU-US trade relations on trade ministers' agenda
🌳 Key votes in plenary on deforestation, Western Sahara
🇪🇺 🇺🇸 EU-US trade relations on trade ministers' agenda
🌳 Key votes in plenary on deforestation, Western Sahara
Week Ahead: EU-US trade diplomacy, MEP vote on deforestation, WTO disputes - Borderlex - European trade policy
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f.mtr.cool
November 24, 2025 at 7:24 AM
After WE's US-Russia "peace" plan & successful G20 summit in South Africa sans USA
🇪🇺 🇺🇸 EU-US trade relations on trade ministers' agenda
🌳 Key votes in plenary on deforestation, Western Sahara
🇪🇺 🇺🇸 EU-US trade relations on trade ministers' agenda
🌳 Key votes in plenary on deforestation, Western Sahara
A lot of movement in Asia-Pacific…
Queue to join #CPTPP getting longer
Group open led accession talks with Uruguay, UAE, Philippines, Indonesia
By @chrishorseman.bsky.social
Queue to join #CPTPP getting longer
Group open led accession talks with Uruguay, UAE, Philippines, Indonesia
By @chrishorseman.bsky.social
CPTPP to open accession talks with Uruguay, UAE, Philippines, Indonesia - Borderlex - European trade policy
The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement on Trans-Pacific Partnership is to open accession negotiations with four new countries: Uruguay, the United Arab Emirates, the Philippines and Indonesia.
f.mtr.cool
November 23, 2025 at 5:10 PM
A lot of movement in Asia-Pacific…
Queue to join #CPTPP getting longer
Group open led accession talks with Uruguay, UAE, Philippines, Indonesia
By @chrishorseman.bsky.social
Queue to join #CPTPP getting longer
Group open led accession talks with Uruguay, UAE, Philippines, Indonesia
By @chrishorseman.bsky.social
The @europarl.europa.eu flexing muscles as they prepare to ratify legislation to remove import duties on US goods
=> suspension clause
=> sunset clause…
"This is likely to further raise the ire of the US administration"
@robfranciseu.bsky.social
=> suspension clause
=> sunset clause…
"This is likely to further raise the ire of the US administration"
@robfranciseu.bsky.social
EU-US Turnberry deal: MEPs aim for time limit and suspension clause - Borderlex - European trade policy
he main political groups in the European Parliament want tariff eliminations on US imports granted as part of a trade accord concluded this summer to be time-limited and susceptible to being lifted under certain conditions.
f.mtr.cool
November 23, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The @europarl.europa.eu flexing muscles as they prepare to ratify legislation to remove import duties on US goods
=> suspension clause
=> sunset clause…
"This is likely to further raise the ire of the US administration"
@robfranciseu.bsky.social
=> suspension clause
=> sunset clause…
"This is likely to further raise the ire of the US administration"
@robfranciseu.bsky.social
The two alloys exempted from the EU’s new safeguard may well make a comeback….
#EUTrade
By @ianadreyer.bsky.social with @robfranciseu.bsky.social
#EUTrade
By @ianadreyer.bsky.social with @robfranciseu.bsky.social
EU alloys trade protection saga expected to continue - Borderlex - European trade policy
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f.mtr.cool
November 23, 2025 at 4:26 PM
The two alloys exempted from the EU’s new safeguard may well make a comeback….
#EUTrade
By @ianadreyer.bsky.social with @robfranciseu.bsky.social
#EUTrade
By @ianadreyer.bsky.social with @robfranciseu.bsky.social
BIG NEWS OF THE WEEK:
EU-CPTPP cooperation has started.
Ministers launch dialogue with focus on digital trade #EUCPTPP #digitaltrade
By @chrishorseman.bsky.social
EU-CPTPP cooperation has started.
Ministers launch dialogue with focus on digital trade #EUCPTPP #digitaltrade
By @chrishorseman.bsky.social
EU-CPTPP: Ministers launch dialogue with focus on digital trade - Borderlex - European trade policy
The EU formally launched a trade and investment dialogue with the countries of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.
f.mtr.cool
November 22, 2025 at 8:12 AM
BIG NEWS OF THE WEEK:
EU-CPTPP cooperation has started.
Ministers launch dialogue with focus on digital trade #EUCPTPP #digitaltrade
By @chrishorseman.bsky.social
EU-CPTPP cooperation has started.
Ministers launch dialogue with focus on digital trade #EUCPTPP #digitaltrade
By @chrishorseman.bsky.social
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The EU's coming 'economic security' approach needs to take into account the reality of its position in the global order:
"The EU is not a trade superpower", writes @davidheniguk.bsky.social
"The EU is not a trade superpower", writes @davidheniguk.bsky.social
Perspectives: The EU is not a trade superpower – how to make the best of it - Borderlex - European trade policy
Brussels is institutionally under-powered and over-fragmented to take on the existential trade and related security challenges it is facing. Reshuffling the same old approaches is not working. Continued juggling is simply diminishing further the power of the bloc.
f.mtr.cool
November 21, 2025 at 7:10 AM
The EU's coming 'economic security' approach needs to take into account the reality of its position in the global order:
"The EU is not a trade superpower", writes @davidheniguk.bsky.social
"The EU is not a trade superpower", writes @davidheniguk.bsky.social