In an October 2020 meeting, the parties to the WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) invited the United Kingdom to take the final steps to become a party to the Agreement in its own right in 2021. This post reviews Britain’s accession to the GPA and
On November 27th, the parties to the WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) approved in principle the United Kingdom’s final market access offer for membership in the GPA, in its own right, after it leaves the European Union. They must still approve a
On June 5, the United Kingdom applied for membership in the WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) “in its own right”. Currently, Britain participates in the GPA as a member of the European Union. The request was made in anticipation of its planned
On February 28, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) sent the President’s 2018 trade policy agenda to the Congress, in accordance with the 1974 Trade Act. The agenda sets out five major pillars for U.S. trade policy: supporting national security;
On May 16, the European Court of Justice (ECJ), Europe’s top court, issued a long-awaited opinion on whether the European Union (EU) must share approval of trade agreements with its member states. In a 28-page opinion, the ECJ concluded that the EU has the
The ease with which President Donald Trump carried out his campaign promise to pull the United States out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) will not be matched in Britain’s exit from the European Union (Brexit). Until the United Kingdom stands on its
A Briefing Paper, “Brexit: Trade Implications”, published by Thomas Reuters, examines the trade implications for the United Kingdom of its planned exit from the European Union. It explains the Brexit process and current EU-UK trade relations. The
As a consequence of its June 23 vote to leave the European Union, the United Kingdom (UK) will need to negotiate new trading relationships with the EU, the World Trade Organization (WTO), the United States and other countries. One of the WTO agreements
This week, the United States and the European Union embark on their latest round of negotiations of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), where on government procurement they remain far apart. One of the ongoing points of contention is