❗️Starting in five mins:
🇪🇺🇺🇸Trade and Technology Council debrief with @vestager @DigitalEU and @VDombrovskis @Trade_EU
➡️18:15: preparations to #WTO 12th Ministerial with Commissioner Dombrovskis
@berndlange
Live stream 👇
https://multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstreaming/committee-on-international-trade_20220517-1645-COMMITTEE-INTA
👋REMINDER, this pm in @EP_Trade: 🇪🇺🇺🇸 Trade and Technology Council debrief with @vestager @DigitalEU and @VDombrovskis @Trade_EU; #WTO 12th ministerial with Commissioner Dombrovskis. Tune in at 16:45 👇
https://multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstreaming/committee-on-international-trade_20220517-1645-COMMITTEE-INTA
.@EP_Trade is calling for a WTO-compatible trade instrument to ban the import and export of products made or transported by forced labour. Read the press release on the draft resolution adopted by 37 votes and three abstentions @berndlange @Trade_EU 👇
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20220516IPR29646/ban-on-products-made-with-forced-labour-trade-committee-recommendations
Trade MEPs have endorsed the proposal @Trade_EU for a one-year suspension of all EU import duties on Ukrainian exports by 38 votes, with one vote against and three abstentions. Rapporteur: Sandra @kalniete Read the press release 👇
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20220516IPR29639/suspension-of-eu-import-duties-on-ukrainian-exports-set-for-fast-track-approval
Tomorrow in @EP_Trade: 🇪🇺🇺🇸 Trade and Technology Council debrief with @vestager @DigitalEU and @VDombrovskis @Trade_EU; #WTO 12th ministerial with Commissioner Dombrovskis. Tune in at 16:45.
Agenda 👇
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meetdocs/2014_2019/plmrep/COMMITTEES/INTA/OJ/2022/05-16/1255572EN.pdf
Voting has started in @EP_Trade on 🇺🇦 import duties @kalniete; EU- Africa @HelmutScholzMEP / Indo-Pacific @ZahradilJan trade; EU investment policy @anna_cavazzini; deforestation @KarinKarlsbro, industrial strtgy @angelikawinzig, forced labour products @berndlange
Results Tue am.
RT @vonderleyen: Today, the 🇪🇺🇺🇸 Trade and Technology Council held its 2nd meeting.
In less than a year, it has become a pillar of our transatlantic cooperation.
Not only on trade and investment, but also in our united response to Russia’s aggression of Ukraine. My statement with @POTUS ↓
"The #TTC should be there to give a new impetus to multilateral and fair trade and should not be used for building trade blocs", says @EP_Trade chair @berndlange. Full statement 👇
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20220516IPR29670/for-multilateralism-not-blockbuilding-bernd-lange-on-trade-and-tech-council
❗️ Starting in five mins @EP_Trade:
➡️Suspension of import duties for 🇺🇦 @kalniete
➡️Rapp @berndlange presents his anti-coercion instrument draft report
➡️Debrief on foreign subsidies trilogues @CHansenEU
Live stream 👇
https://multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstreaming/committee-on-international-trade_20220516-1345-COMMITTEE-INTA
RT @berndlange: Second #TTC meeting today opportunity to develop positive agenda for global trade. We should cooperate on sustainable supply chains and strengthen workers' rights. TTC should give new impetus to multilateral and fair trade rather than contribute to block building. 🇪🇺🇺🇸
@EP_Trade
RT @berndlange: On 16 May @EP_Trade will discuss + vote on proposal to temporarily suspend custom tariffs for Ukranian products entering EU market and suspend collecting anti-dumping duties. Measures would certainly bring some relief to the Ukranian economy and are politically very relevant.
Today in @EP_Trade:
➡️Suspension of import duties for 🇺🇦 @kalniete
➡️Rapp @berndlange presents his anti-coercion instrument draft report
➡️Debrief on foreign subsidies trilogues @CHansenEU
Tune it at 13:45. Agenda 👇
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meetdocs/2014_2019/plmrep/COMMITTEES/INTA/OJ/2022/05-16/1255572EN.pdf
Next Mon & Tue in @EP_Trade:
🗳️ on 🇺🇦 import duty suspension, forced labour product ban, trade btw 🇪🇺 & Africa/Indo-Pacific, EU investment policy, opinions to deforestation, industrial strtgy reports.
➕ debates on anti-coercion instrument, 🇪🇺🇺🇸 trade & techno council, WTO. 👇
❗️Starting in five mins: @berndlange @EP_Trade, with @faheye of @CityUniLondon & @Qualcomm’s Alex Rogers on 🇪🇺🇺🇸 Trade & Technology Council.
Live stream here: https://stateoftheunion.eui.eu/
Today at 16:00, tune in to Florence and The State of the Union 2022 event, with @berndlange @EP_Trade, @faheye of @CityUniLondon & @Qualcomm’s Alex Rogers. Live stream here: https://stateoftheunion.eui.eu/
RT @EP_Trade: Chair of @EP_Trade @berndlange at #SOU2022 this Friday on trade committee's stance on 🇪🇺🇺🇸 Trade&Technology Council, its heft on key global issues & new rules and standards.
Full prg https://stateoftheunion.eui.eu/
Chair of @EP_Trade @berndlange at #SOU2022 this Friday on trade committee's stance on 🇪🇺🇺🇸 Trade&Technology Council, its heft on key global issues & new rules and standards.
Full prg https://stateoftheunion.eui.eu/
RT @berndlange: Overwhelming support for our @EP_Trade report on distortive foreign subsidies. Strong mandate to start negotiations. We can hopefully add this instrument to our toolbox soon. Together with IPI and ACI indispensible so as to ensure fair competition and increase EU ability to act.
RT @EP_ThinkTank: ICYMI: Progress on EU legislation to defend EU & its Member countries against deliberate economic coercion exerted through trade or investment restrictions
https://epthinktank.eu/2022/03/14/proposed-anti-coercion-instrument-eu-legislation-in-progress/
#MEPs @EP_Trade @berndlange @AnnaAsimakopoul @mariepierrev @bueti @MPHoogeveen @HelmutScholzMEP
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