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30 Jul DRIVES Project: Preliminary results of the survey to support the creation of a strategic roadmap for the automotive sector

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01 Jul European Automotive suppliers welcome the EU-Mercosur concluded landmark agreement

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On 28th June, the EU-Mercosur FTA negotiations were concluded in a landmark agreement. The EU and Mercosur markets combined account for a population of 780 million people, to which the EU automotive industry will now be able to introduce its technology content, benefitting from an integration...

17 Jun EC: As protectionism rises, EU continues opening up export markets for European firms

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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] The European Commission’s report released today confirms the continuous rise in barriers encountered by European companies in foreign markets. Thanks to the EU’s firm response, 123 such barriers have been eliminated since the beginning of the current Commission...

31 May MEMA rejects new tariffs on Mexico imports and urges a return to the hard work of implementing the USMCA

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The Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) shares President Trump’s concerns about security at the U.S. – Mexico border. However, imposing tariffs on all goods crossing the Mexican border will not provide a more secure border. Tariffs on Mexican goods coming into the United States...

21 May Automotive supplier industry opposes US trade-restrictive measures

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Following the declaration by the US President on the imports of cars and parts into the United States, CLEPA, the European Association of Automotive Suppliers, opposes the application of trade restrictive measures. The U.S. Department of Commerce’s (DOC) has submitted a report based on the findings...

03 May EC: Proposal on new WTO rules for electronic commerce released

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The EU has today made public its text proposal on future rules and obligations on e-commerce as part of WTO negotiations on e-commerce endorsed by Ministers in the margins of the Davos World Economic Forum in January 2019. The release of the text proposal is...

29 Apr EU-US trade talks move forward, but problems remain

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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] The European Commission has given the green light for trade talks with the United States to begin, but the real difficulties are yet to come. The European Commission’s consultation on the EU-US Trade talks called for proposals for...

26 Apr Participation of CLEPA at the 2nd EU-Japan EPA Forum in Milan

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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]The 2nd EU-Japan EPA Forum will be held on May 16-17, 2019 Hotel Principe Di Savoia in Milan. Sigrid de Vries, Secretary General of CLEPA, will brief the audience with insights on the EU-Japan ‘superhighway’ for trade and investment...

15 Apr Council of the EU: Adopted negotiating directives for trade agreements with the US

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The Council of the EU has adopted today, the decisions authorising the opening of negotiations of agreements with the US and related negotiating directives on the elimination of tariffs for industrial goods and on conformity assessment. It also decided to make public both the decisions...

15 Apr European Commission welcomes Council’s green light to start negotiations with the United States

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