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Borderlex @borderlex.net · 1d

We published a fresh THINK TANK column to capture clever reactions to:

👉🏼 The EU’s new steel quotas & tariffs this week (cc @bruegel.org ‘s García Bercero #EUSteel

👉🏼 What the new Chinese rare earth restrictions mean for Europe #REE (cc @euiss.bsky.social )

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Think Tank: EU steel quotas go too far, China rare earth security threat, ASEAN - Borderlex

Our column rounding up news from think tanks

Borderlex @borderlex.net · 1d

2/ Latest edition by @robfrancis special from @europarl.europa.eu

🔸MEPs political compromises behind corporate sustainability simplifictn #CSDD
🔸More MEPs against 2nd delay to EU deforestation regulation #EUDR
🔸Trade committee approves 🇸🇬Singapore digital trade agrmt

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Week in Brussels: Due diligence, deforestation, Singapore - Borderlex

Our weekly roundup of EU trade policy news

Borderlex @borderlex.net · 1d

1/ Our Week in Brussels column:

🔸ideal for those who don't want to be swamped by trade news daily
🔸.... but want a good insider look at what's cooking in trade policy in the EU.

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Week in Brussels: Due diligence, deforestation, Singapore - Borderlex

Our weekly roundup of EU trade policy news

Reposted by Borderlex

Iana Dreyer @ianadreyer.bsky.social · 1d

Listening to a trade policy panel on reforming subsidies rules in a Tuscan chapel at @eui-eu.bsky.social World Trade Forum in Florence….(perks of the job!)

But indeed it would require divine intervention to get the needle moving on this one these days!

Borderlex @borderlex.net · 1d

Chinese rare earth export control measures worry EU – but: “There's been sustained and structured action to ensure diversification of the sourcing of critical raw materials for quite some time now,” Paula Pinho, EU Commission.

@robfranciseu.bsky.social reports:
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China rare earth export controls: EU Commission “concerned” - Borderlex

The European Commission expressed concern over China's announcement that it would expand export controls with extraterritorial reach on Chinese rare earths.

Borderlex @borderlex.net · 1d

Despite headwinds, @wto.org members continue pursuing reform efforts. “If we fail to do this, the consequences – for all our economies, for the trading system, and for future generations – are clear,” Petter Ølberg, chair. #WTOREform #MC14
@chrishorseman.bsky.social

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WTO still pursuing reform agenda despite ‘deep divergences’ - Borderlex

The World Trade Organization will continue to push for agreement on reforms to its internal processes at the next ministerial conference in March 2026, despite continuing disagreements among members o...

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Chinese rare earth export control measures worry EU. They “could severely disrupt global supply chains dependent on Chinese rare earth inputs and know-how,” Henry Gao, trade export and law professor, Singapore Management University.
@robfranciseu.bsky.social reports:
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China rare earth export controls: EU Commission “concerned” - Borderlex

The European Commission expressed concern over China's announcement that it would expand export controls with extraterritorial reach on Chinese rare earths.

Borderlex @borderlex.net · 1d

Despite headwinds, @wto.org members continue pursuing reform efforts. The talk’s chair Petter Ølberg to members: “My appeal is this: as we begin the next phase, rise above the immediate and focus on the long-term goal.”

@chrishorseman.bsky.social reports:
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WTO still pursuing reform agenda despite ‘deep divergences’ - Borderlex

The World Trade Organization will continue to push for agreement on reforms to its internal processes at the next ministerial conference in March 2026, despite continuing disagreements among members o...

Borderlex @borderlex.net · 1d

Will the #EU renegotiate market access with the #UK after decreasing tariff rate quotas on #steel? The UK feels the pinch in its critical market.
@chrishorseman.bsky.social reports:
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UK mulls anti-coercion action, retaliation, in wake of US trade, EU steel action - Borderlex

The United Kingdom refused to rule out retaliating against the European Union if Britain loses access to the EU steel market as a result of Brussels' planned new tariff rate quotas.

Borderlex @borderlex.net · 1d

Stringent details protect #EU #farmers in new EU legislation to support the #Mercosur trade deal.
@robfranciseu.bsky.social reports on the adjustments the EU hopes will calm European farmers.
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Agriculture safeguard tied to EU-Mercosur trade deal now on track - Borderlex

The European Commission tabled legislation to codify safeguard provisions in the EU-Mercosur agreement for sensitive agricultural products.

Borderlex @borderlex.net · 1d

"It's a big step for us to be looking at new powers on #anti-coercion – so it's very important that we get this right," Kate Joseph, director general for economic security and trade relations at DBT on new trade defence policy strategy.
@chrishorseman.bsky.social :
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UK mulls anti-coercion action, retaliation, in wake of US trade, EU steel action - Borderlex

The United Kingdom refused to rule out retaliating against the European Union if Britain loses access to the EU steel market as a result of Brussels' planned new tariff rate quotas.

Borderlex @borderlex.net · 1d

What does the #EU consider sensitive agricultural products in the #EU-#Mercosur deal, so sensitive that it’s drafted special protective legislation?
@robfranciseu.bsky.social reports:
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Agriculture safeguard tied to EU-Mercosur trade deal now on track - Borderlex

The European Commission tabled legislation to codify safeguard provisions in the EU-Mercosur agreement for sensitive agricultural products.

Borderlex @borderlex.net · 1d

Critical bilateral #EU-UK trade negotiations ahead from July onwards to protect British steel exports after EU slashes tariff rate quotas.
@chrishorseman.bsky.social reports:
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UK mulls anti-coercion action, retaliation, in wake of US trade, EU steel action - Borderlex

The United Kingdom refused to rule out retaliating against the European Union if Britain loses access to the EU steel market as a result of Brussels' planned new tariff rate quotas.

Borderlex @borderlex.net · 1d

New #EU legislation tackles the threat of cheap agricultural imports from #SouthAmerica. What’s in the regulation and how will the #Mercosur countries react to such sensitive legal instruments?
@robfranciseu.bsky.social reports:
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Agriculture safeguard tied to EU-Mercosur trade deal now on track - Borderlex

The European Commission tabled legislation to codify safeguard provisions in the EU-Mercosur agreement for sensitive agricultural products.

Borderlex @borderlex.net · 1d

Critical bilateral #EU-UK trade negotiations ahead from July to protect British steel exports after EU slashes tariff rate quotas. @chrishorseman.bsky.social reports:
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UK mulls anti-coercion action, retaliation, in wake of US trade, EU steel action - Borderlex

The United Kingdom refused to rule out retaliating against the European Union if Britain loses access to the EU steel market as a result of Brussels' planned new tariff rate quotas.

Borderlex @borderlex.net · 1d

“The commission has demonstrated rapid action in proposing this regulation,” EU trade commissioner Maroš Šefčovič on new legislation to protect #EU #farmers when the #Mercosur deal comes into force.
@robfranciseu.bsky.social reports:
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Agriculture safeguard tied to EU-Mercosur trade deal now on track - Borderlex

The European Commission tabled legislation to codify safeguard provisions in the EU-Mercosur agreement for sensitive agricultural products.

Borderlex @borderlex.net · 1d

"A number of options are open to us. At this point we are not making any decision about how we would use them," Kate Joseph, director general for economic security and trade relations at DBT on EU planned tariff rate quotas on #steel. @chrishorseman.bsky.social reports: borderlex.net/2025/10/08/u...

UK mulls anti-coercion action, retaliation, in wake of US trade, EU steel action - Borderlex

The United Kingdom refused to rule out retaliating against the European Union if Britain loses access to the EU steel market as a result of Brussels' planned new tariff rate quotas.

Borderlex @borderlex.net · 1d

"In the unlikely event of an unforseen and harmful surge in imports from Mercosur or an undue decrease in prices for EU producers, swift and effective protections would kick into gear," EU trade commissioner, Maroš Šefčovič. @robfranciseu.bsky.social
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Agriculture safeguard tied to EU-Mercosur trade deal now on track - Borderlex

The European Commission tabled legislation to codify safeguard provisions in the EU-Mercosur agreement for sensitive agricultural products.

Borderlex @borderlex.net · 2d

China rare earth export controls: EU Commission “concerned”

By @robfranciseu.bsky.social

#exportcontrols #REEs #EUChina

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Commission “concerned” by Chinese extraterritorial export controls on rare earths - Borderlex

The European Commission expressed concern over China's announcement that it would expand export controls with extraterritorial reach on Chinese rare earths.

Borderlex @borderlex.net · 2d

"We are studying the #EU plan very carefully. We will continue our conversations over the next few days," Kate Joseph, director general for economic security and trade relations at DBT on EU planned tariff rate quotas on #steel.
@chrishorseman.bsky.social reports:
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UK mulls anti-coercion action, retaliation, in wake of US trade, EU steel action - Borderlex

The United Kingdom refused to rule out retaliating against the European Union if Britain loses access to the EU steel market as a result of Brussels' planned new tariff rate quotas.

Borderlex @borderlex.net · 2d

“Given the sensitivities related to trade in agricultural goods with Mercosur countries, a specific legal act was deemed appropriate” – EU commission describes its agricultural safeguards to protect #EU #farmers, especially in #France.
@robfranciseu.bsky.social reports:
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Agriculture safeguard tied to EU-Mercosur trade deal now on track - Borderlex

The European Commission tabled legislation to codify safeguard provisions in the EU-Mercosur agreement for sensitive agricultural products.

Borderlex @borderlex.net · 2d

The #UK refuses to rule out retaliation against the #EU if it loses access to the #EU steel market.
@chrishorseman.bsky.social reports:
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UK mulls anti-coercion action, retaliation, in wake of US trade, EU steel action - Borderlex

The United Kingdom refused to rule out retaliating against the European Union if Britain loses access to the EU steel market as a result of Brussels' planned new tariff rate quotas.

Borderlex @borderlex.net · 2d

#EU-Mercosur trade deal: “We believe that with this cast-iron legal guarantee, our farmers can now support the Mercosur deal with confidence,” - EU trade commissioner Maroš Šefčovič.
@robfranciseu.bsky.social reports:
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Agriculture safeguard tied to EU-Mercosur trade deal now on track - Borderlex

The European Commission tabled legislation to codify safeguard provisions in the EU-Mercosur agreement for sensitive agricultural products.

Borderlex @borderlex.net · 2d

The China dimension of the EU’s new steel tariffs: strict rules of origin “melted and poured” to keep out Chinese input
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EU doubles down on steel protection - Borderlex

The European Commission tabled a regulation that would tighten the levels of industry import protection afforded by an import safeguard introduced in 2019.

Borderlex @borderlex.net · 2d

The #EU justifies reducing #steel and #steelproduct quotas and increasing #tariffs to address #overcapacity, currently at 620m tonnes globally. Risks alienating #bilateral #trade partners and neighbours.
@robfranciseu.bsky.social reports:
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EU doubles down on steel protection - Borderlex

The European Commission tabled a regulation that would tighten the levels of industry import protection afforded by an import safeguard introduced in 2019.