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@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
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
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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"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
@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
"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
#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
#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."
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.
🌏 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
@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
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
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
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.
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.