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The EU-Singapore digital trade agreement: gambling away our digital sovereignty
Significant concerns about the potentially negative impacts on EU policy space, digital regulation, data protection, workers’ rights, digital industrialisation efforts and taxation remain unaddressed.
EU Commission pledges to protect Belgium over Russian assets
Belgium fears that using the assets would leave it exposed to Russian legal action. This is a major concern for Belgium, which has a bilateral investment treaty with Russia, first signed in 1989.
EU to warn Lutnick against axpanding US steel tariff scope
European Union officials are concerned a US push to expand the list of EU products subject to higher steel and aluminum tariffs may run afoul of the spirit of the trade agreement they signed this summer.
Thai tuna industry pushes for tariff-free EU access amid trade talks
EU fishers warn Thailand still faces sustainability and human-rights concerns as FTA negotiations intensify.
Seoul calls for steps to protect Korean firms against new EU trade regulations in FTA meeting
Korea has urged the European Union to protect Korean businesses during the 13th Committee on Trade in Goods meeting in Seoul, advocating for a fair solution amid the EU’s proposed stricter steel safeguards.
Singapore pushes for historic ASEAN-EU digital trade deal
Singapore is driving talks for a groundbreaking digital economy agreement between ASEAN and the European Union, a move that could reshape $300 billion in Southeast Asian digital trade.
EU and Ecuador launch negotiations for a Sustainable Investment Facilitation Agreement
The SIFA aims to promote sustainable development in Ecuador by making it easier for EU companies to invest and expand their operations in the country, in sectors such as renewable energy, digitalisation, agriculture, transport and logistics.
Has the EU sacrificed human rights to economic expediency in Indonesia?
The Indonesia - EU CEPA grants duty-free access to the EU market for palm oil, minerals, and other commodities linked to environmental degradation and abuse, while failing to enforce accountability for Indigenous rights or environmental harm.
MEPs attempt to stall the EU-Singapore digital trade agreement
The EU-Singapore digital trade agreement is not in compliant with EU rules and fundamental rights and should be assessed by the EU Court of Justice, left-wing MEPs argue.
Expanding the legal toolkit: the EU’s new tools against sanctioned Russian investors
These new provisions expand the legal tools available to EU Member States to resist and deter investor-State dispute settlement (ISDS) proceedings brought by Russian investors in connection to measures imposed within the EU’s sanctions regime against Russia.