Simon Lester

This is from Politico: COUNCIL TO AMEND CETA AS ‘MIXED AGREEMENT:’ Coming as no big surprise to frequent Morning Trade readers, Friday’s Trade Council will see the EU ministers changing the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada into a ‘mixed agreement,’ meaning that not only the Council

For a while, the Mexico-U.S. WTO dispute over U.S. measures related to dolphin-safe labels on tuna was pretty conventional. Mexico brought a complaint; the U.S. lost. The U.S. revised its regulations, and Mexico challenged the new regulations in an Article 21.5 proceeding. The U.S.

With all of the trade talk in the U.S. presidential election, there has been some demand for commentary, to make sense of it all. Personally, I can't make sense of much in this election, but nevertheless here's Joel on Fox News talking about the Democratic

Here are some of the details: The Secretariat of the WTO is seeking to fill the position of Director in the Legal Affairs Division. General Functions Reporting to a Deputy Director-General (DDG), the incumbent will lead the Legal Affairs Division, which is primarily responsible for assisting dispute settlement panels and

Donald Trump talked about trade today: Greeted by supporters chanting "build the wall" as well as protesters, Donald Trump rallied thousands in Nebraska. Trump spoke for about 35 minutes, highlighting issues like trade and immigration. He made a point of saying he tailored his message for Nebraska, talking

From the Washington Post: Clinton, the Democratic pres­idential front-runner, responded in writing to a question on the lame-duck session from a coalition of Oregon labor unions and environmental groups by stating: “I oppose the TPP agreement — and that means before and after the election.” ... On the Oregon questionnaire, in

Regular readers know how much I like to obsess over the meaning of "protectionism" and the purpose of trade agreements. Sweden's National Board of Trade has a great new report that delves into these questions. Here's an excerpt: As mentioned, the approaches to protectionism

This is from President Obama in an op-ed pushing for the TPP: ... China is negotiating a trade deal that would carve up some of the fastest-growing markets in the world at our expense, putting American jobs, businesses and goods at risk. ... Fortunately, America has a plan of our own that

This is from Inside US Trade: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker and German Economic Minister Sigmar Gabriel on Monday (April 25) each blamed the other side for holding up progress in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership negotiations, with Gabriel charging the U.S. with intransigence on government

This is from EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström: It begs to be said, again and again: No EU trade agreement will ever lower our level of protection of consumers, or food safety, or of the environment. Trade agreements will not change our laws on GMOs, or how to produce safe