European Trade Forum

A platform bringing together Brussels-based EU trade professionals to discuss the present status and the future trajectory of EU trade policy. #Trade #EU

[OPP EU Trade @OPPEUTrade]

@EP_Trade members discussed the ratification of ##trade and #investments agreements with #Vietnam yesterday 🇪🇺🇻🇳

We can have a look at our summaries of the debates here:

https://t.co/FqYCK4KDcV

And read our main takeaways below 👇👇👇

#EUTrade #EUVietnam

[Tom Moylan @moylato]

🤝 5 years of agreements
📈 5 years of growth
👩‍🏭 5 years of jobs
💙 5 years of values
👩🏻 5 years of @MalmstromEU in #EUtrade

[EUTIP - EU Trade & Investment Policy @EUTIP_ITN]

CALL FOR PAPERS! #CFP
Our network conference in July will take place in Brussels! Mark your calendar and submit your proposals before 22 December to join us and the Brussels #trade policy bubble!
#EUTIP #eutrade @TradeExperettes @Trade_EU @ForumTrade

[OPP EU Trade @OPPEUTrade]

The past week has been a busy one for #EUTrade, let's look back at the main developments:

- Commissioner-designate @PhilHoganEU was approved by @EP_Trade

- @wto issued the Airbus award authorizing over $7,000 million of US countermeasures

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[OPP EU Trade @OPPEUTrade]

@PhilHoganEU has been approved by the @EP_Trade as the next Commissioner for @Trade_EU.
In his hearing, he set out his position and priorities on #China, #US, #Mercosur, #WTOreform, #sustainability and many more.

Have a read here: https://t.co/YxVas3u7D9

#EPhearing2019 #EUTrade

[Bernd Lange @berndlange]

"The EU is seeking to position itself as a defender of the multilateral rules-based system in the context of growing economic nationalism." @EP_Trade #trade #trump #eu

[European Parliamentary Research Service @EP_EPRS]

What think tanks are thinking about international trade https://t.co/vgFS7GBkjV @EP_Trade @berndlange @MalmstromEU @Trade_EU

[European Trade Forum @ForumTrade]

@TheEconomist A great piece by @JeremyCliffe that also highlights the successes of @MalmstromEU's time as European Commissioner for Trade, the last five years have certainly brought about a changed European narrative on #trade. @Trade_EU Can @PhilHoganEU keep up the good work? #vdLcommission

[European Trade Forum @ForumTrade]

"The EU does not usually have to think much about the shape and character of the world economy. That was America’s job...Under Ms Malmstrom, Europe has acquitted itself pretty well. To continue to do so...the old continent must learn to lead" @TheEconomist
https://t.co/gqfzmLSxhm

[European Trade Forum @ForumTrade]

#Trade has not yet broken through as a major issue for voters and candidates in the @TheDemocrats but could prove an interesting debate. Is the US heading in the EU's direction of achieving foreign policy objectives through trade policy? #FoodForThought

[European Trade Forum @ForumTrade]

#Trade was a topic of debate at last night's #DemocraticDebate in Houston, @JoeBiden highlighted the issue of #China saying "We're in a position where if we don't set the rules, we, in fact, are going to find ourselves with China setting the rules."

[European Trade Forum @ForumTrade]

@JoeBiden .@ewarren has already released a #Trade plan 👉 https://t.co/kGXXDn2Sma.

[European Trade Forum @ForumTrade]

Congratulations to @PhilHoganEU for his nomination as @Trade_EU Commissioner under the #VDLCommission.

Building on the amazing work of @MalmstromEU in the last commission, a busy agenda can be excepted in the next years to foster and defend the world's largest trading bloc.

[European Trade Forum @ForumTrade]

ICYMI 👉🏻 @MalmstromEU’s speech from yesterday #FreeTrade #EUTrade #TariffsNotASolution #MakeTradeNotTariffs

[Tom Moylan @moylato]

🌏 the earth is flat
💰 tariffs target foreigners
🌱 trade is always bad for env

@MalmstromEU tackles a few misconceptions in her #BAM19 speech 📜
https://t.co/R7bY9llAtt

[European Trade Forum @ForumTrade]

@Lucian_Cernat

[Lucian Cernat @Lucian_Cernat]

You mean WT...O2?

[Kimberley Botwright @KBotwright]

@ForumTrade @nicolaskoehler @MalmstromEU @wto Hmm I think the WTO is more like a helmet. It’ll hurt if you run at each other without one on 🥊. Trade will still happen without #wto, just nasty + brutish

[European Trade Forum @ForumTrade]

New favourite #TradeQuote:

"The WTO is like oxygen, you won't notice it until it's gone" - @MalmstromEU

Indeed, the @wto is the core of international trade, and safeguarding and reforming it is of the utmost importance.

#WTOReform
#SaveTheDSM

[European Trade Forum @ForumTrade]

Deconstructing misconceptions on international trade is indeed becoming increasingly important in a context of rising distrust, mercantilism and protectionism.

A crucial speech from @MalmstromEU !

#FreeTrade
#EUTrade
#TariffsAreNotASolution
#RulesBasedTrade

[OPP EU Trade @OPPEUTrade]

Even if the office gets busy, I would never miss an opportunity to hear @MalmstromEU talk about trade, especially when the speech is entitled "Truths about trade".

Many thanks to @Bruegel_org for livestreaming the #BruegelAnnualMeeting.

#TradeTruths

[European Trade Forum @ForumTrade]

Future president of the Commission @vonderleyen gave some indication on her sustainable trade agenda in her political guidelines, though she did not specify her position on the sanction-based approach.

[European Trade Forum @ForumTrade]

One of the major issue showcased by the French ratification of #CETA and by the recent conclusion of the #EUMercosur negotiations is whether the ambitious trade agenda of the @EP_Trade is compatible with the equally ambitious environmental agenda of the EU.