As cabinet appointments start to come in, a reminder that we (@instituteforgovernment.org.uk) hold a database of all ministerial appointments back to 1979 It's easy to look up all the previous holders of a post, all the roles someone has had etc: www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/ministers-da...

Continuity/change in overseeing implementation of Protocol/Windsor Framework EU-UK Joint Committee Co-Chairs: EU: 1 Šefčovič (2020-) UK: 7 Gove (2020-21) Frost (2021) Truss (2021-22) Cleverly (2022-23) Cameron (2023-24) Thomas-Symonds (2024-26) ???? (2026-) www.politico.eu/article/eu-r...

A very good first discussion with @andyburnham.bsky.social. We are both committed to bringing the EU and the UK closer and closer. Together, we will work towards a successful Summit that delivers for our businesses, our young people and our shared security.

EU tech law EU Commission fines AliExpress for breach of the Digital Services Act re illegal and unsafe products ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

US-Pakistan Trade Talks Pakistan 🇵🇰 and the United States🇺🇸 will resume negotiations on Monday (July 20, 2026) on a broader bilateral economic partnership, according unspecified diplomatic sources. Source: www.dawn.com/news/2016679...

Rather than resorting to difficult-to-repeal industrial policy, Europe would be better served by playing a larger role in rebuilding a global trading regime governed by rules, writes our editorial board.

US-Thailand Trade Talks Thailand 🇹🇭 is pressing the US 🇺🇸 to speed up negotiations on a reciprocal trade agreement as it aims to secure a competitive tariff arrangement and gain greater certainty over two ongoing US Section 301 investigations. Source: borneobulletin.com.bn/thailand-adv...

India-Afghanistan Trade Relations The press office of the Afghan Chamber of Commerce and Investment on July 18 issued a press release saying that the head of the chamber met with the Indian Ambassador and discussed ways to develop trade and increase investment. www.avapress.com/en/news/3608...

India-Panama (Trade) Relations Panama’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Javier Eduardo Martinez-Acha Vasquez, arrived in New Delhi on Sunday (July 19, 2026) for a five-day official visit aimed at strengthening the growing partnership btw. India 🇮🇳 and Panama 🇵🇦. www.thestatesman.com/india/panama...

US Section 122 Global 10 % Tariffs Save the date! Trump's global 10 % tariffs will expire on July 24, 2026. Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 to impose 10% tariffs globally - but Section 122 only authorizes tariffs for 150 days.

USMCA (TMEC) Review From July 21 to July 23, the third round of US-Mexico negotiations on updating the USMCA (TMEC) review will take place in Mexico City. Key topics include the steel and automotive industries, agriculture, and electronic payment systems. lasillarota.com/nacion/2026/...

Trump wants to impose tariffs on Canada in retaliation for wildfire smoke. The White House didn't specify what law Trump would use to implement the tariffs and also didn't respond to a question about how the administration would calculate the tariff rate. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

When Ursula von der Leyen and Donald Trump struck their trade truce last July, they made fulsome trade promises to each other. Nearly a year on, many of those commitments are proving hard to keep.

CATO Institute: The Macroeconomic Effects of Tariffs: Insights from 180 Years of US Trade Policy. "While tariffs may protect some domestic industries, they ultimately reduce aggregate output, manufacturing activity, and the global competitiveness of US goods." www.cato.org/research-bri...

US-Brazil Trade USTR Greer imposed 25% tariffs Wednesday on certain imports from Brazil following an investigation which found that Brazil engaged in “unfair” trade practices involving digital trade, electronic payments and other sectors. ustr.gov/about/policy...

UK exporters wishing to take advantage of this FTA will first need to register. This agreement has new requirements that are unlike what we have in other agreements that the UK has in force.

The UK government has been good at publishing details of every trade relationship - see India attached. But unlike others including the EU it has never put these together in a report on progress of trade agreements. Nor are there public targets. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a351e...

USTR requests that the International Trade Commission conduct a Section 201 ("safeguards") investigation on lamb imports. Not about unfair trade, just an import surge that causes injury. Australia and NZ producers would be hardest hit.

UK-India CETA Save the date! The comprehensive economic and trade agreement (CETA) that was signed btw. India & the UK on July 25, 2025 will come into force from July 15, 2026. By the way: This will be the sixth FTA implemented by the Modi government. www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/indi...

New Zealand-India FTA Zealand's Minister for Trade and Investment Todd McClay has said in an interview with ANI, that the India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will come into force before the end of the year. www.indiagazette.com/news/2791860...

The U.K. has agreed to lock in controversial intellectual property protections for pharmaceutical firms as part of a new trade deal with Switzerland.

Switzerland-UK Trade Talks Switzerland & the UK concluded talks on an updated FTA. Both countries announced the completion of negotiations today. UK's SoS for Business & Trade Peter Kyle and Swiss President Guy Parmelin shook hands on the deal in Bern. www.swissinfo.ch/eng/switzerl...

Trump Says US Will Be Reimbursed 20% Rate for Hormuz Traffic www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

My early attempt to analyse Burnham's approach to EU relations. "The paradox is that Burnham sounds less pro-European than Starmer, but is formulating an economic and security agenda which could in fact bring London into closer line with Brussels." ukandeu.ac.uk/what-will-an...

Really is up to the EU to determine how it operates a youth mobility scheme with the UK - and this isn't something Brussels has experience with. But up to the UK government to be setting out its negotiating lines - which has never really happened. www.ft.com/content/a1f2...

US-India Trade Talks India has decided against rushing into an interim trade agreement with the United States. The Narendra Modi government believing its bargaining position has strengthened (...) according to gov officials and analysts. www.news18.com/india/no-dea...

To put in perspective -total goods trade between the EU and illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied territories is worth €229 million annually - EU goods trade with Israel is €43.3 BILLION. So, potential circumvention aside, this is really, really small beer.

EU-Israel Trade Relations A group of EU foreign ministers is set to put more pressure on the European Commission to crack down on trade with illegal Israeli settlements. The standoff is likely to dominate the ministers’ meeting in Brussels today. Source: www.politico.eu/newsletter/b...

EU-India FTA India and the EU are expected to complete the legal scrubbing of the free trade agreement text "in the next 15-20 days", India's Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on July 6, 2026.. Source: m.economictimes.com/news/economy...

INTA Committee Helen McEntee, Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to present priorities of the Irish Presidency in the area of International Trade Policy in EP INTA next Tuesday (14 July). www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...

Thanks to @simonlester.com post on governments' comments to the US's consultations on its 301 force labour investigations ielp.worldtradelaw.net/2026/07/gove... - here's the comments that Australia submitted - comments.ustr.gov/s/commentdet... 1/2

WTO fisheries subsidies: no real negotiations for a year. Now, chair Ramsammy is holding 3 “fish weeks” by end-2027. Remember, the built-in time-bomb explodes the 2022 agreement (Fish 1) if the current talks (Fish 2) are unfinished by Sep 15, 2029. More: tradebetablog.wordpress.com/2021/04/21/u...

Australia-India Uranium Export Deal Australia's 🇦🇺 PM Anthony Albanese and his Indian 🇮🇳 counterpart, Narendra Modi, finalised the agreement in Melbourne on Thursday, about 12 years after both countries agreed to nuclear cooperation. Source: www.nine.com.au/australia-ne...

New IMF WEO Update. Global growth projections overall change only a little. Global GFP +3.0% in 2026, +3.4% in 2027. Big downgrade for 2026 growth in the Middle East. www.imf.org/en/publicati...

These products could be impacted if US 🇺🇸 President Trump ends trade with Spain 🇪🇸: Petroleum and petroleum gas, vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures.. A worthwhile article. Source: The Hill thehill.com/business/595...

Threat of a US 🇺🇸 trade embargo against Spain 🇪🇸 The Trump administration is preparing a list of Spanish goods to potentially embargo, after Donald Trump ordered officials to cut off trade with the European nation. Source: www.politico.com/news/2026/07...

What legal basis would Trump use to introduce trade restrictions on Spain? This isn’t 2024. We know how this stuff works now. We know he can’t use IEEPA. So what “section” will he use? Will it mean there’ll need to be a probe first? (Yes). These are the questions we need to ask

A reminder: Trump cannot cut off US trade with just Spain. The EU is one country when it comes to trade. He would need to cut off trade with the whole union.

Trump having a normal one today then, declaring renewed war with Iran, a halt to trade with Spain, and once again to take over the territory of another NATO country. A clown demeaning his country. www.politico.eu/article/trum...

UK–US pharmaceuticals deal Andy Burnham [the expected next PM] is being urged to scrap the UK-US trade deal on medicines as health organisations & doctors’ groups warn it is dangerous & prioritises pharmaceutical company profits over the lives of NHS patients. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Bangladesh prepares for its graduation from Least Developed Country (LDC) status by 2029. Graduating from LDC status means Bangladesh will lose duty-free and quota-free market access in major economies, which could drop export earnings significantly. www.google.com/amp/s/www.tb...

The U.S. trade deficit widened sharply in May 2026. Source: www.reuters.com/business/us-...

Canada-Turkey Trade Talks Canada 🇨🇦 and Turkey 🇹🇷 have formally launched negotiations for a FTA, the office of Canadian PM Mark Carney said Tuesday, following a meeting btw. Carney and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on the sidelines of a NATO summit in Ankara. www.google.com/amp/s/www.tu...

The Canadian gov has chosen a German company to build Canada’s new submarine fleet. Two senior industry sources with knowledge of the process have confirmed that Germany’s TKMS [Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems] will be awarded the lucrative contract for 12 new submarines. www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...

India's 🇮🇳 PM Narendra Modi travels to Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand to boost Indo-Pacific (trade) ties. Mr Modi will reach Indonesia on July 6 and travel to Australia before concluding his trip with a visit to New Zealand on July 11. www.pib.gov.in/PressRelease...

India-UK CETA The India-UK comprehensive economic and trade agreement will come into force from July 15 onwards. The Indian Finance Ministry has issued the rules for determination of origin of goods under the India-UK CETA. www.ndtvprofit.com/economy/indi...

US-China (Soybean)Trade China, the biggest buyer of US soybean export, resumes US soybean purchases. China stopped purchasing US soybeans in 2025 during tariff negotiations with the Trump admin., leaning instead on soybeans from South American trade partners. kiowacountypress.net/content/chin...

The latest on EU-US trade relations: sentiment in Brussels on the constant tariff threat environment by @ianadreyer.bsky.social  #EUUS  🔸 Tariff threats permanent fixture 🔸 Digital next battle line

EU-US Trade Relation Transatlantic trade at a crossroads: "This Report traced the disruptions to transatlantic goods and service trade against the backdrop of the geopolitical tensions and the introduction of trade barriers by the US administration. (...)." www.iwkoeln.de/studien/gali...