The re-negotiations of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) are entering their 9th month with no clear indication of when or how they might be concluded. President Trump has alternated between supporting the negotiations and threatening to withdraw
In March, the president exercised his authority under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to impose 25% tariffs on steel imports and 10% tariffs on aluminum imports, based on findings that the imports threatened the national security. The tariffs
On April 21st, the European Union announced that it had reached an agreement in principle with Mexico on a new trade pact, which upgrades an existing agreement. Mexico will open more procurement to the EU than it has in any other free trade agreement (FTA).
In its first year, the Trump administration provided a broad indication of its approach to government procurement in international agreements, calling for a report aimed at strengthening Buy American requirements and revising the U.S. determination of
As discussed in a recent post, the United States proposes, in the negotiations of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), to limit Canadian and Mexican access to the U.S. procurement market at the level of their combined procurement. This is one of
In the renegotiations of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Politico’s Morning Trade reported that the United States proposes to cap Canadian and Mexican access to U.S. procurement at the level of the combined procurement that the two NAFTA
On June 26, 2017, the European Commission released its 7th annual Report on Trade and Investment Barriers for 2016. It identified 372 trade barriers in over 50 countries, a 10% increase over 2015. The Report highlights 36 new barriers and the resolution of
The negotiations to modernize the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) are expected to begin in mid-August. The NAFTA Government Procurement Chapter is a ready candidate for modernization. The NAFTA partners have already agreed on the
President Trump’s promise to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is taking shape. On March 29, the Administration provided a draft notice of the President’s intention “to initiate negotiations” related to that Agreement to
A Djaghe white paper on Transitional Procurement Measures in Agreements provides a comprehensive examination of transitional procurement measures that have been permitted under the WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) and free trade agreements (FTAs),