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.

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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

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Türkiye's China EV tariffs breach WTO limits, panel rules - Borderlex - European trade policy

A World Trade Organization dispute panel ruled that Türkiye's additional duties on electric vehicles imported from China breach Ankara's commitments under WTO rules, because the duties exceed the country's bound tariff ceilings.

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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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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.

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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

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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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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.

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UK prime minister Burnham makes sweeping trade team changes

New UK prime minister Andy Burnham reshuffled his government's trade team on his first day in office yesterday, setting back hopes for a deal to reset EU-UK relations this year.

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Perspectives: WTO members may value global trade rules – but only for others - Borderlex - European trade policy

WTO reform conversations have begun. The countless papers submitted by members show there is real commitment to some system. But only when they also accept the need to discipline their own behaviour will real progress be made.

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EU backs ‘sectoral deals’ as part of WTO most-favoured-nation rethink - Borderlex - European trade policy

The European Union doubled down on its call for World Trade Organization members to review the functioning of the most-favoured-nation principle. In a submission to the WTO’s General Council, the EU said the institution’s members should be prepared to consider “sectoral trade agreements” under which preferential trade commitments would be ...

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EU says WTO blockers must ‘face political cost’ - Borderlex - European trade policy

The European Union called for countries which block decisions at the World Trade Organization to confront the “political cost” of their actions.

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EU, India aim to seal investment pact by year-end

The European Union and India said they want to conclude talks on a bilateral investment protection agreement by the end of the year.

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US arrears deepen WTO cashflow strain - Borderlex - European trade policy

The United States has continued to withhold money from the World Trade Organization, adding to a significant cashflow challenge for the global trade body.

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EU backs ‘sectoral deals’ as part of WTO most-favoured-nation rethink - Borderlex - European trade policy

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Brussels warns of more EU-US trade turbulence - Borderlex - European trade policy

The trade relationship between the EU and the United States will remain volatile and require close management, a senior European Commission official said.

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Commission trims deforestation law's product list - Borderlex - European trade policy

The European Commission removed leather from the scope of the EU Deforestation Regulation.

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EU governments mull import ban from occupied West Bank - Borderlex - European trade policy

EU foreign ministers told their ambassadors to continue talks on a possible ban on imports from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.

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Ten takeaways from the new UK-Swiss trade pact - Borderlex - European trade policy

The United Kingdom and Switzerland concluded negotiations on a new bilateral free trade agreement which focuses heavily on the services sector.

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Week Ahead: India focus, EUDR, export controls and FSR, WTO reform, UK India - Borderlex - European trade policy

European Parliament trade committee busy

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EU plans reciprocal import curbs to enforce animal welfare rules - Borderlex - European trade policy

The European Commission promised to introduce 'mirror measures' for imports of pig and poultry products, as part of a new push for higher animal welfare standards in the EU livestock sector.

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UK trade and farm ministries clash over Mercosur talks - Borderlex - European trade policy

The United Kingdom’s agriculture and trade departments are at loggerheads over the launch of trade talks with the Mercosur bloc.

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EU plans reciprocal import curbs to enforce animal welfare rules - Borderlex - European trade policy

The European Commission promised to introduce 'mirror measures' for imports of pig and poultry products, as part of a new push for higher animal welfare standards in the EU livestock sector.

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CBAM: MEPs against Paris Agreement credits, emergency safeguard - Borderlex - European trade policy

The European Parliament’s environment committee voted last night on its position on the European Commission's plans to amend legislation tied to its two-year-old carbon border measure.

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Ukraine steel firm says EU quota based on “data error”

A leading steel pipe producer from Ukraine says a miscalculation by Brussels has left it with a duty-free quota at least 30% smaller than it should be, adding to industry complaints over the EU's new steel safeguard regime.

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Editor’s Take: EU-US trade - the new permanent state of instability - Borderlex - European trade policy

Brussels is learning to live with the permanent state of tariff policy instability with the United States, as digital trade moves closer to the eye of the next brewing storm in the transatlantic relationship.

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Interview: ‘Free trade agreement’ is most beautiful phrase in Thai politics - Borderlex - European trade policy

Beyond seeking a free trade agreement with the EU, Thailand is on a mission to diversify its economic relationships and seeking to join the OECD. Thailand’s trade representative Werapong Art Prapha spoke to Rob Francis in Brussels about the state of ongoing negotiations with the EU.

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Borderlex summer party - Brussels - 1 July 2026 - Borderlex - European trade policy

  You are warmly invited to the Borderlex summer party  An evening of drinks, conversation, and insights    Join us for an informal gathering where we will share the latest news from Borderlex and engage in lively discussions with our editors on recent trade policy developments.  Date: Wednesday, 1 July 2026 Time: 18:00-20:00 CET Venue: Press ...

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Perspectives: The EU is sliding into Trump-style trade politics - Borderlex - European trade policy

The EU is following in President Trump’s footsteps by employing policies which result in a reduced commitment to WTO rules and a greater focus on bilateral partnerships.

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