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'Left-right' divide in European Parliament over US tariff vote - Borderlex - European trade policy The European Parliament's political groups in the international trade committee will convene again next week after they postponed yet again a decision on whether to do their side of the 2025 EU-US Turnberry deal.

State of debate in European Parliament on EU doing its side of Turnberry tariff deal after Supreme Court ruling. Decision postponed - debate continues.

By @robfranciseu.bsky.social

#EUUS

EU and Canada launch digital trade talks - Borderlex - European trade policy The European Union and Canada launched negotiations on a digital trade agreement at this week's joint committee meeting in Toronto, a development that had been in the pipeline since the EU-Canada summit in June last year.

EU Canada launch digital trade talks. These will cover areas not addressed in the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement #CETA but in most contemporary digital trade agreements

By @robfranciseu.bsky.social

Global business groups push back against EU industrial accelerator act - Borderlex - European trade policy American, Chinese and British industry associations said the European Commission’s sweeping new industrial legislation risks chilling investment, raising costs and breaching existing trade agreements.

British, US & Chinese industry associations said EU new industrial legislation #IAA risks chilling investment, raising costs and breaching existing trade agreements.

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EU ties procurement access to reciprocity in new act - Borderlex - European trade policy The EU's key trading partners will retain wide-ranging access to EU public procurement programmes and will continue to be able to invest in strategic industries under the bloc's new Industrial Accelerator Act.

The Industrial Accelerator Act’s “made in EU” provisions will thus be less trade-restrictive than many partners had initially feared.” - writes @chrishorseman.bsky.social

#MadeInEU

EU targets unfair shipbuilding competition and port access - Borderlex - European trade policy The European Commission unveiled plans to shield the EU's shipbuilding industry from unfair overseas competition and to make access to European ports conditional on reciprocal treatment of EU operators abroad.

EU “is weighing a new sector-specific trade instrument, or targeted amendments to existing trade tools, to protect EU shipyards from harmful practices by overseas rivals”


by @robfranciseu.bsky.social

Bernd Lange: We need to be fast in ratifying our trade agreements - Borderlex - European trade policy The European Parliament's international trade committee chair sat down with Borderlex to discuss implementing EU free trade agreements with India and Indonesia, Mercosur – and  living up to the EU-US Turnberry deal after the US Supreme Court ruling.

INTERVIEW: @ep_trade chair @berndlange.bsky.social tells us why the large EU trade agreements w India, Indonesia Mercosur need fast ratifying & what US must do to get MEPs to sign off on Turnberry

EU, Thailand close chapters but market access issues still pending - Borderlex - European trade policy The EU and Thailand closed "in principle" the main text of three chapters — trade in goods, trade remedies and exceptions — during the eighth round of negotiations in Chiang Mai in the week of 2 February.

The latest #EUThailand FTA negotiation update

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By @robfranciseu.bsky.social

UK-EU reset talks lack direction, say MPs - Borderlex - European trade policy The United Kingdom government lacks clear strategic priorities for its 'reset' negotiations with the EU, said the House of Commons foreign affairs committee.

A citical House of Commons report is out on the state of the much-vaunted #EUUK reset

By @chrishorseman.bsky.social

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EU-Indonesia trade agreement: the final tariff deal - Borderlex - European trade policy The European Commission finally published the market access schedules for services, public procurement and goods tariffs of the EU Indonesia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement concluded in September 2025. Here's what you need to know.

Spare yourself 1500 pages to read or AI errors to weed out 🤓

What’s the tariff deal btw EU & Indonesia by @ianadreyer.bsky.social

#EUIndonesia 🇮🇩🇪🇺

Rules of the road: EU trade policy for the electric vehicle era - Borderlex - European trade policy The success of the European Union’s transition to electric vehicles depends on forging trade partnerships. But this transition risks being stymied by restrictive rules of origin, as well as the EU’s intention to bolster its own manufacturing base at the expense of trade partners. A middle way is needed.

EU needs to readjust its trade policies for the auto sector in #EV era

Comment by Colette v d Ven & Cláudia Azevedo

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Von der Leyen signals Swiss inclusion in ‘buy European’ rules - Borderlex - European trade policy Switzerland is set to be included in the scope of the EU’s ‘buy European’ programme when the bloc unveils its industrial accelerator act in the coming days.

The Swiss to pass as ‘European’ in coming new Buy European provisions? #IAA

By @chrishorseman.bsky.social

EU-Indonesia trade agreement: the final tariff deal - Borderlex - European trade policy The European Commission finally published the market access schedules for services, public procurement and goods tariffs of the EU Indonesia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement concluded in September 2025. Here's what you need to know.

EU Indonesia trade agreement CEPA. The full tariff agreement is now available.

Subscribers to Borderlex can find out what's in the ca 1500 pages of tariffs schedules by @ianadreyer.bsky.social 

#EUIndonesia 🇮🇩 🇪🇺 

EU to provisionally apply Mercosur trade agreement: how and when - Borderlex - European trade policy The European Commission said it will provisionally apply the trade elements of the EU-Mercosur partnership agreement in the coming months, even though the European Parliament has yet to approve the deal.

EU Mercosur trade agreement's provisional application: it's coming, and how and when it will come to pass. By @robfranciseu.bsky.social and @chrishorseman.bsky.social 

#EUMercosur

Rules of the road: EU trade policy for the electric vehicle era - Borderlex - European trade policy The success of the European Union’s transition to electric vehicles depends on forging trade partnerships. But this transition risks being stymied by restrictive rules of origin, as well as the EU’s intention to bolster its own manufacturing base at the expense of trade partners. A middle way is needed.

Comment: Success of the EU transition to #EVs depends on forging trade partnerships. But this transition risks being stymied by restrictive #RoOs rules of origin & Buy European requirements.

EU parliament delays vote on EU-US trade deal ratification amid tariff turmoil - Borderlex - European trade policy Political groups agreed to postpone a vote in the European Parliament’s international trade committee that would eliminate tariffs on industrial goods from the United States and establish import quota...

Tariff eliminations on US industrial goods and some agriculture trade liberalisation postponed in the EU following US Supreme Court ruling on Trump’s tariffs

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Good advice also for the UK. Retaliatory tariffs don't work, early engagement can be laid to rest with Mandelson's career, we know more tariffs will come but let's handle that when they do.

United States Archives - Borderlex - European trade policy Editor's Take Latest news United States Editor’s Take: Turnberry after Supreme Court ruling – Sit back and do nothing 23/02/2026 by Iana Dreyer 0 comments The most realistic course for Brussels to take in the interest of long-term stability of European business relationships with the United Stat...

Provocative take by our editor @ianadreyer.bsky.social

“The most realistic course for BXL in interest of long-term stability (…) w/US (…): do exactly nothing after the Supreme Court ruling on IEEPA tariffs”

Week Ahead: EU to mull response to Supreme Court ruling, INTA, WTO disputes, UK FTAS - Borderlex - European trade policy You need to be a subscriber and logged in to view this content... Request a free trial subscription or Log in.

This week:

👉🏼 @EU rethinks its approach to US post Supreme Court ruling
👉🏼 @WTO: China-India and China US disputes on agenda
👉🏼 🇬🇧 UK MPs debate FTAs

China defends MFN principle in WTO reform paper - Borderlex - European trade policy In a paper circulated in Geneva on 18 February, Beijing described MFN as "the bedrock of the WTO" and called for "an open, fair, non-discriminatory and rules-based international economic and trade order."

China did express a willingness to discuss “government measures that distort international trade”, writes @chrishorseman.bsky.social

#ChinaMFN #WTOReform

INTERVIEW: UK traders still need single trade window despite government pause - Borderlex - European trade policy Anna Doherty, customs practice director at the UK Chartered Institute of Export and International Trade, spoke to Borderlex about the frustrations of adapting to constantly changing border processes.

“I don’t think anybody expects the UK not to have a single trade window at all”, @cioeit.bsky.social ’s Anne Doherty tells @chrishorseman.bsky.social in a chat about all things customs

Opinion: No full stops in India - Borderlex - European trade policy India signed an ‘interim’ trade agreement with the United States right after the free trade agreement it concluded with the EU. If both sides seriously implement what they have declared they will do, a real FTA could emerge, that compares well with the EU-India agreement in terms of market opening.

India’s trade agreement with the US isn’t just another coercive Trump administration deal - and may have more to it than meets the eye.

#EUIndia

Analysis by John Clarke:

Perspectives: EU economic security begins with neighbours - Borderlex - European trade policy EU will only succeed in its economic security policy if it starts by stopping coercing its direct neighbours, argues David Henig.

The EU wants to tackle #economiccoercion , dependencies & would do so in a setting such as World Trade Organization. What abt starting with good behaviour back home, asks @davidheniguk.bsky.social

Perspectives: EU economic security begins with neighbours - Borderlex - European trade policy EU will only succeed in its economic security policy if it starts by stopping coercing its direct neighbours, argues David Henig.

My latest for @borderlex.net - in which I try to introduce some much needed focus into EU economic security. At core this needs to be about diversity in supply and demand, some new tools are needed to achieve this, and this should start with neighbours. borderlex.net/2026/02/17/p...

Perspectives: EU economic security begins with neighbours - Borderlex - European trade policy EU will only succeed in its economic security policy if it starts by stopping coercing its direct neighbours, argues David Henig.

“What is needed is political direction – a proper economic security “doctrine” – and thus policy priorities. These are badly lacking“

writes @davidheniguk.bsky.social #EUTrade

Opinion: No full stops in India - Borderlex - European trade policy India signed an ‘interim’ trade agreement with the United States right after the free trade agreement it concluded with the EU. If both sides seriously implement what they have declared they will do, a real FTA could emerge, that compares well with the EU-India agreement in terms of market opening.

The recently concluded 🇺🇸🇮🇳 agreement "may in fact be better than it looks at first blush" reckons John Clarke

EU: watch out! 🤗

Week Ahead: EU trade minister meet, EU-Philippines, WTO MC14 - Borderlex - European trade policy You need to be a subscriber and logged in to view this content... Request a free trial subscription or Log in.

This week on EU trade policy’s agenda:

- EU-Philippines focus
- EU trade ministers in Cyprus - talk of China and FTAs
- WTO: #MC14 preps move up a gear

EPP's Mato regrets potential provisional application of Mercosur trade pact - Borderlex - European trade policy The European Parliament's rapporteur on the Mercosur agreement signalled that the European People’s Party opposes the provisional application of the pact.

The largest European Parliament political group won't put itself in way of provisionally applying #EUMercosur deal. But some MEPs would have liked to shape ratification

By @robfranciseu.bsky.social 

Turnberry deal - MEP sunset clause likely flashpoint with EU capitals - Borderlex - European trade policy The European Parliament will table amendments to a European Commission proposal to implement the bloc's commitments under the tariff deal agreed with the Trump administration last summer. But will member states just go along with them?

MEPs will want changes to the EU US "Turnberry" tariff deal. Which of the planned amendments will fly? Some indications here (subscribers only)

#EUUS #Transatlantic

Week in Brussels: Industry views on ‘made in Europe’, EU persists on China patents - Borderlex - European trade policy A roundup of EU trade policy news from Brussels

Weekly #EUTrade policy news nuggets in our Week in Brussels column by @robfranciseu.bsky.social & the Borderlex editorial team.

Every Friday before you head off for the week-end.

INTERVIEW: Message to EU - don't delay Mercosur ratification - Borderlex - European trade policy An interview with former Uruguayan vice minister of foreign affairs Nicolás Albertoni

Do we ever hear Uruguayan perspectives in Brussels on trade with the EU and the #EUMercosur agreement? Yes on Borderlex.

@robfranciseu.bsky.social spoke to Nicolás Albertoni about why this deal matters