EU/Mercosur Trade Agreement Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay have already submitted the draft to their parliaments. The notarized Mercosur document will arrive in Uruguay by the end of this week. www.elobservador.com.uy/nacional/acu...

Former Uruguayan trade negotiator Nicolas Albertoni tells me the Mercosur countries are in a race to see who will be the first to ratify the agreement with the EU. Uruguay thinks it can do it in just over a month. The impatience is palpable

Too many articles about why Europe needs protecting, too many leaders seeking marginal gains in delivery in place of real vision. I snapped and wrote something quickly about why we need instead the politics of optimism, adaptation, and creativity. www.linkedin.com/pulse/europe...

EU/Australia Trade Talks EU Commissioner for Trade Maros Sefcovic and EU agriculture chief Christophe Hansen will hold talks with Australian Trade Minister Don Farrell next Thursday, the EU executive said. www.rte.ie/news/busines...

Want to know what's in all of Trump's trade deals? We combed through all of them, so you don't have to. Our tracker will be updated as more texts are released. Check it out here on @cfr.org: www.cfr.org/articles/tra...

US/India trade deal A joint statement is expected within the next four to five days. The formal legal pact is likely to be signed around mid-March. timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/ind...

The European Commission has published Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/295, extending the suspension of 25-30% punitive import duties on various U.S. products for another six months. This Regulation shall apply from 7 February 2026 to 6 August 2026. eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl...

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Monday (Feb. 2) formally submitted the text of the Mercosur–European Union trade agreement to Congress. The move was published in a special edition of the Official Gazette. datamarnews.com/noticias/lul...

EU/US FTA EU-US trade legislation: INTA MEPs to resume work on Turnberry proposals. With today's procedural step, a vote on the files could potentially take place on Tuesday 24 February. Full statement ⬇️ www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...

Parliament’s lead lawmakers meet this afternoon to discuss timing for a vote on the EU-U.S. trade deal. Source: Politico Brussels Playbook

Ursula von der Leyen is planning to travel to Australia this month to clinch a [EU/Australia] security and trade deal, according to a person familiar with the talks. 1/2 www.politico.eu/article/ursu...

"Indian officials indicated that it [the trade deal btw. India & the US] should be ready in a few days, and will be followed by the vetting of the agreement before it is signed. By all indications, the formalities should be out of the way in a few weeks." timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/ind...

Day after announcing a trade deal between India and the US, the Trump administration has stated that the exact details of the deal is still being “papered". Source: www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/i...

US/India Free Trade Agreement Donald Trump announced on Monday the eagerly awaited US/India FTA via Truth Social. The Indian government has not yet issued an official statement, but Narendra Modi confirmed the tariff reductions in a post on X. Part of Trump's Truth Social announcement ⬇️

The focus on implementation isn't super-exciting, but it will be the bedrock of doing any of the new stuff, plus it's also what produces the (small) benefits that politicians keep talking about

So farewell then the TCA Review. So much stakeholder time wasted for what was increasingly obviously never going to be, as I first wrote in June 2023.

DECISION No 1/2026 of the Joint Committee established by the Agreement on the withdrawal of the UK and Northern Ireland from the EU and the European Atomic Energy Community. ⬇️ commission.europa.eu/publications...

All good & oh so necessary. We must hope that in the event of a change of PM before the next election this work will continue. The problems will start if Farage gets the keys to No 10.

Joint Statement by Maroš Šefčovič 🇪🇺 and Nick Thomas-Symonds 🇬🇧 after todays meetings of the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee and the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) Partnership Council in London. commission.europa.eu/publications...

Save the Date: 2 February 2026. ▪︎ Fifteenth Meeting of the EU-UK Joint Committee under the Withdrawal Agreement ▪︎ Fourth Meeting of the Partnership Council under the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement

Speaking in an interview with a British political magazine The New Statesman, Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Spain “misses” the UK as part of the European project and would support its return should the country decide to pursue EU membership again. euroweeklynews.com/2026/01/31/s...

Memorable Brexit anniversaries in 2026: Yesterday was the sixth anniversary of the UK leaving the EU and 2026 is the 10th anniversary of the (Brexit) referendum.

The commission actually proposed this for signature at the same time as the Mercosur agreement in September but decided to prioritise Mercosur because, well, it’s controversial. The Mexico deal is not controversial so should be signed and sealed without any issues

New IELP post: "Jamieson Greer on the 30 Year Aberration in US Trade Policy" There's a narrative out there that the last 30 years constituted "hyperglobalization," but I don't think that reflects the reality of US trade policy, which had plenty of tariffs even in the midst of "neoliberalism."

Switzerland/US Trade Switzerland exported a record amount of goods to the US last year. Swiss customs reported a 3.9% rise in Swiss goods sold in the US in 2025, amounting to CHF54.7 billion. In the same period, US imports fell 5.7% to CHF13.3 billion. www.swissinfo.ch/eng/global-t...

India Dairy Sector Top officials from the 🇮🇳 Ministry of Commerce and Industry have emphasised that the protection of the dairy industry is a non-negotiable red line for the BJP-led NDA* gov. *NDA: National Democratic Alliance led by the Bharatiya Janata Party 1/2 www.news18.com/india/not-wh...

"Mexico approves the United Kingdom's accession protocol to the CPTPP" vtz.mx/legal-alerts... The Protocol will enter into force for Mexico 60 days after it notifies the Depositary of its ratification. This leaves just Canada as the only non-ratifying party.

pot meet kettle: "In my investment career, I've seen what happens when a technocrat tries to pivot and become a politician. It never really works out well," he said. btw unlike Bessent, Carney was elected. And polls show him being very popular with Canadians

USMCA Review 2026 In remarks at Trump event, U.S. treasury secretary Scott Bessent issues new message to PM of Canada Mark Carney on looming [USMCA] trade talks "I would not pick a fight going into USMCA to score some cheap political points." www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

🇮🇳 Gov sources said Indian & US negotiators have completed all technical/ paperwork required for a proposed BTA, signalling that negotiations have effectively concluded at the working level & the process has now moved to political leadership for final decisions. 1/2 www.indiatoday.in/india/story/...

EU-INDIA FTA Chapter by Chapter Summary policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/eu-trade-rel...

European Commission framing the India agreement as the “mother of all deals” - but there are several chapters missing because the two sides couldn’t agree on them, and market access for sensitive agricultural products just hasn’t been negotiated.

EU/India FTA - Next steps: On the EU side, the negotiated draft texts will be published shortly. The texts will go through legal revision and translation into all official EU languages.

EU and India 🇮🇳 agree free trade agreement ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

Europe and India are making history today. We have concluded the mother of all deals. We have created a free trade zone of two billion people, with both sides set to benefit. This is only the beginning. We will grow our strategic relationship to be even stronger.

EU-India FTA: India and the European Union are set to sign the Free Trade Agreement on Tuesday (27 February 2026). Announcement for the FTA is expected at the EU-India summit.

India and the EU on Monday closed a 'landmark' FTA touted as the 'mother of all deals,' Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday. Modi and Ursula von der Leyen are expected to make a joint statement at the India–EU summit in New Delhi, later in the day. www.cnbc.com/2026/01/27/i...

EU-UK Partnership Council meeting same day commission.europa.eu/document/dow...

EU-UK Joint Committee to meet 2 February commission.europa.eu/document/dow...

The European Parliament is keeping the EU–US trade deal on ice - at least for now. Seems sensible to me. Until it’s clear what the Greenland framework actually entails, and whether it credibly takes coercive US tariffs off the table, Europe would be unwise to put that leverage away.

Today at 3pm, MEPs on the 🇪🇺Parliament's trade committee will decide whether to obey the 🇪🇺Council's command and unfreeze ratification of von der Leyen's 🇺🇸🇪🇺 "surrender deal" with Trump from last July. (🧵1/11) davekeating.substack.com/p/the-eu-has...

Winter in the Upper Palatinate (Bavaria).

EU/India FTA Speaking in an exclusive interview with CNBC-TV18, Maros Sefcovic said the [EU/India] agreement has been structured in a balanced manner, with safeguards in place for sensitive product lines even as both sides move towards deep tariff liberalisation. 1/2 www.cnbctv18.com/economy/indi...

EU set to gain significantly greater car quotas in their trade deal with India as compared to the UK-India deal signed last year. UK trade policy gains compared to the EU will then be Malaysia and Australia - with the latter not seen as well balanced. www.reuters.com/world/india/...

EU/India FTA India will cut tariffs on cars from 110% to 40%, with tariffs eventually falling to 10%. India's govt has agreed to immediately reduce the tax on a limited number of cars from the EU with an import price of more than 15,000 €, according Reuters. 1/2 www.reuters.com/world/india/...

Maroš Šefčovič, European Commissioner for Trade, via X: "I'm confident to say we're nearing the conclusion of our [EU/India] FTA negotiations." Source: x.com/MarosSefcovi...

Ahead of the EU/India Summit (27 January 2026), Ursula von der Leyen talks with Times of India. "Together we can help to preserve a cooperative, rules-based order while working together to shape a more secure, open, and resilient world." timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/ind...

As guests of honour, EU Presidents Costa and von der Leyen will participate in India’s 77th Republic Day Parade celebrations on 26 January. One day later they will represent the EU in the 16th EU-India Summit. The travel dates 👇

EU Commission signals readiness for provisional Mercosur application. Ursula von der Leyen said no formal decision had yet been taken, but indicated Brussels would be ready to act once a Mercosur country completes its domestic ratification. www.euractiv.com/news/commiss...

The European Commission said on Friday it would propose suspending for another six months an ​EU package of retaliatory trade measures against the ‌U.S. worth 93 billion euros that would otherwise kick in on February 7. www.reuters.com/business/eu-...