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How a trade deal with the US could destroy the UK’s climate change goals
24-Jan-2020 NewStatesman
Boris Johnson’s plan to diverge from EU rules threatens crucial environmental regulations.
After China trade deal, Europe and UK next on Trump’s to-do list
23-Jan-2020 Reuters
US President Donald Trump vowed to rip up international trade deals and rebalance America’s global trade relationships.
White House accuses Boris Johnson of ‘dragging his feet’ over US trade deal ahead of summer deadline
21-Jan-2020 The Sun
US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer pressed UK International Trade Secretary Liz Truss to publish formal negotiating objectives for the US deal.
As Brexit nears, Johnson pushes for deeper trade ties with Africa
20-Jan-2020 APA
Prime Minister Boris Johnson called for deeper investment ties between Britain and Africa at a summit for leaders of 21 African countries.
NZ-Britain free trade agreement on the agenda as minister travels to World Economic Forum
20-Jan-2020 1 News
Trade Minister David Parker is heading for the United Kingdom and Europe, with a UK free trade agreement and the World Trade Organisation on his agenda.
Brexit relationship: EU reveals clues ahead of talks with UK
17-Jan-2020 BBC
The EU negotiating team is gearing up for talks with the UK about the post-Brexit relationship by holding a series of seminars for diplomats from the 27 member states.
Spain pushes for prioritising services in EU-UK deal
15-Jan-2020 Euractiv
Spain called for the inclusion of services in the first phase of EU-UK negotiations on the future relationship, adding more complexity to trade talks.
Boris Johnson’s next Brexit fight looms on EU’s fishing demands
14-Jan-2020 Bloomberg
EU Commission says fishing must be part of a trade agreement. UK has said it wants control of its own waters after Brexit.
UK tells Trump that American chicken is still off the menu
10-Jan-2020 Bloomberg
US chicken imports offend British sanitary sensibilities. Not just for the safety of people who ingest it, but mainly because the process compensates for less stringent health standards.
EU chief warns UK must compromise to get Brexit trade deal
9-Jan-2020 Washington Post
The UK won’t get the “highest quality access” to the European Union’s market after Brexit unless it makes major concessions, warns the president of the European Commission.
Boris Johnson to tell EU he wants a quick free trade deal
8-Jan-2020 Bloomberg
Johnson isn’t interested in aligning to EU rules but an agreement on this schedule may require compromises.
First blow for post-Brexit Britain as Australia rejects trade deal
7-Jan-2020 The London Economic
Australia turned down the UK’s appeal for freedom of movement between the two countries.
Japan aims to start EPA talks with UK
7-Jan-2020 NHK
Tokyo wants to abolish tariffs on cars, which account for the largest amount of its exports to the UK.
Brexit: Johnson to open trade talks with Ursula von der Leyen
6-Jan-2020 The Guardian
Boris Johnson is expected to open talks on the country’s post-Brexit trade deal with the new president of the European commission when she visits Downing Street.
White House trade adviser says phase one trade deal with China is ’in the bank’
6-Jan-2020 The Hill
Navarro also hinted at future trade deals with the post-Brexit United Kingdom, other European countries and Vietnam.
Why don’t we just… wake up to the threat of ISDS?
2-Jan-2020 Big Issue North
Commercial ISDS adjudications trump democratically established laws and controls.
Govt told not to collect CGT from Ncell
20-Dec-2019 Himalayan Times
A US-based international court issues interim order directing the Nepal government not to impose capital gains tax on Ncell buyout deal for the time being.
US may boost tariffs on EU goods, wants lower trade deficit-Lighthizer
18-Dec-2019 New York Times
Lighthizer also said that a US-UK trade deal is a priority for Washington and negotiations will be launched as soon as Britain is in a position to do so.
Trump, Boris Johnson discuss ’ambitious free trade agreement’
17-Dec-2019 The Hill
President Trump and Boris Johnson spoke about negotiating a free trade agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom.
Johnson uses threat of Brexit cliff-edge to demand EU trade deal by end of 2020
17-Dec-2019 Reuters
The EU hopes to start trade talks with Britain by March, leaving just 10 months to strike a deal and get it approved by London and the EU, including member states’ parliaments.