#FTAs

Dr Anna Jerzewska

AnnaJerzewska

Was thinking about UK-EU post-Brexit customs cooperation earlier today, prepping for a presentation on obstacles to trade facilitation and implementation of FTAs in Africa. Oddly enough a lot of the

George Peretz QC

GeorgePeretzQC

A few comments on this story.https://twitter.com/dphinnemore/status/1300522837422362624 Concentrating on this passage. 1. The first problem with the UK spokesman’s line is that it ignores economic reality. The UK’s size & geography

David Tinline

DavidTinline

We are being failed by the current debate on trade. Our joint letter from trade professionals in the Telegraph today, calls for a reset of the conversation. Here’s the excellent

Nick von Westenholz

nvonwestenholz

A thread on trade scrutiny: This is Parliament’s website for Treaties. I’m a big fan. I’m eagerly waiting the inclusion of yesterday’s UK/Japan trade dealhttps://treaties.parliament.uk/ PS – its online already (https://www.go

Joe Stanley 🇬🇧

JoeWStanley

61% of the average English Farm Business Income derives from the CAP’s direct support - with huge variation across sectors.From 8% in intensive poultry to a whopping 114% for mixed

Rambod Behboodi

GenevaTradeLaw

Many of the peeps who follow this account are far more accomplished in Public International Law than I, so this mini-thread is mostly for the for the record.Legislation by Westminster

Dr. S. Jaishankar

DrSJaishankar

Must-read interview by PM @narendramodi in @EconomicTimes today. 8 key takeaways for the international community-https://m.economictimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/we-should-assess-our-coronavirus-fight-against-the-metric-of-how-many-live

Haytham Matthews

HaythamMatthews

My notes from this thought-provoking article:1/11https://twitter.com/lseideas/status/1299011828211683329 Principle 1:"The framework for economic diplomacy['how a country manages its foreign economic relations including trade and in

Matthew *wash-your-hands* Taylor 🔶🇪🇺

mat8iou

It's worth looking into the causes of rationing post WW2.We imported a lot and didn't have the foreign currency to pay for it.By 1945 we were spending 52% of GDP

Nick von Westenholz

nvonwestenholz

As the Agriculture Bill comes back (again!) to Parliament this week, some reflections on the issue of trade policy and food standards: **featuring** some myth-busting, some corrections of misconceptions, and

KT Parker activist do-gooder 😇🧚‍♀️

lunaperla

MONDAY: #AgricultureBill is back in the Commons.Most MPs are well-intentioned & #BackBritishFarming, but the truth is, unless standards are enshrined in law, there is a high probability risk farming will

Zoe Keller

KellerZoe

Of course Boris Johnson can get a good post-Brexit trade deal done in a year. Here's why by David Campbell Bannerman (Former Conservative MEP and member of the European Parliament's International

Daniel Ferguson

DanFergusonHoC

The Gov has just published its draft UK-EU trade agreement. Follows the EU draft agreement published in March.Some significant differences on labour and social standards that are relevant for #ukemplaw.Some

Baghwallah

baghwallah

1/ You will either read this article and nod your head sagely at the sagacity of it all (because you have a bumper sticker saying "Let's Go WTO!"), or you

Best for Britain

BestForBritain

European Union Committee in the #Lords:When asked whether there will be further negotiations if the next round does not bring more progress, Frost says he expect another round in July

The Leave Alliance

LeaveHQ

1. The #ForeignAid debate follows a familiar pattern. Cherrypicked and distorted examples of "waste", years out of date, to paint a picture of incompetent civil servants flinging cash at dictators