Tag: European Parliament

EU Gains New Trade Tool: Anti-Coercion Instrument

The European Union (EU) is adding a new tool to its defensive trade measures that will allow it to retaliate against countries trying to coerce it or its member states to take certain action.  In June, its co-legislative institutions – the

EU Agreement on Foreign Subsidies Regulation

The European Union (EU) has reached an agreement on a regulation that would enable it to reject bids from suppliers that receive foreign subsidies that distort the EU internal market. The Regulation gives the European Commission the power to investigate

EU Adopts Procurement Reciprocity Regulation

After a decade-long effort, the European Union (EU) in June adopted a new trade tool aimed at achieving reciprocity by opening third-country public procurement markets and improving market access opportunities for EU suppliers, goods, and services. The new

Do Open Markets Decrease China’s Incentive to Join GPA?

December will mark the 10th year since China began negotiations to join the WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA). In the ensuing years, it has submitted six offers, with its latest offer tabled three years ago. While GPA parties continue to press it to

EU-Canada Trade Pact: European Parliament Approves

On February 15, the European Parliament approved the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada and the European Union, giving a boost to international trade agreements amid growing threats of protectionism. The approval paves the way

Advancing TiSA Negotiations

Following the recent WTO Ministerial in Nairobi, U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman observed that WTO members are free to consider new approaches to trade issues. They are no longer bound to the Doha Development Agenda, a 14-year effort that has yielded