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  • European Services Forum Position Paper on EU Future Trade Policy

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    Competitiveness concerns have returned to EU discourses. The warning signals concerning the EU’s economic underperformance are growing, notably from Germany, where the EU’s main economic engine for the European Union is slowing down. To add to these grim overall macroeconomic trends, there are also growing clouds on the trade horizon: war, geopolitical tensions, the Red… Read more

  • U.S-EU Joint Statement of the Trade and Technology Council

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    The sixth ministerial meeting of the Trade and Technology Council (“TTC”) took place in Leuven, Belgium, on 4 and 5 April 2024. It was co-chaired by European Commission Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager, European Commission Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis, United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken, United States Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, and… Read more

  • EU-Japan Memorandum of Cooperation on Digital Identities and Trust services to implement Data Free Flow with Trust

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    This Memorandum of Cooperation describes how the Digital Agency of Japan and the European Commission intend to take collaborative actions on digital identity in order to facilitate Data Free Flow with Trust. The Memorandum should be implemented through a number of collaborative actions that will build shared commitment on digital identity initiatives and complement the… Read more

  • Study on the Potential of Blockchain Technology and Other Digital Tools in Facilitating EU Climate Policy Implementation

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    This study explores the potential of blockchain technology and digital solutions to support the implementation of European Union (EU) climate policies by the European Commission. The main objective is to identify EU climate policies that can benefit from distributed ledger technologies (DLT) and digital tools. The study comprises three tasks: The study evaluates the advantages… Read more

  • U.S.-Japan Trade Agreements and Negotiations

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    The United States and Japan, among the world’s largest economies, are close economic partners. As a top U.S. trade partner, Japan has been a priority for U.S. trade negotiations and regional economic cooperation. The U.S. and Japan do not have a comprehensive bilateral free trade agreement (FTA); the partners have two limited trade deals. The… Read more

  • G7: Ministerial Declaration on Industry, Technology, and Digital

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    This morning has marked the conclusions of the G7 Ministerial Meeting on Industry, Technology and Digital, organised by the Italian Presidency in Trento. Senator Alessio Butti, Undersecretary of State for technological innovation, chaired the meeting sessions ending with the adoption of the Ministerial Declaration by G7 Members. “The G7 Ministerial Declaration on Industry, Technology, and… Read more

  • Meeting of Ministers of SPECA Participating States

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    We, the Ministers/the Head of delegations of SPECA participating States – Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, gathered in Geneva on April 17 of 2023 on the margins of the 70th Session of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) for a high-level dialogue with heads of the United Nations regional commissions, Permanent… Read more

  • The Electronic Bill of Lading Declaration

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    The FIT Alliance was formed in February 2022 with five founding members: BIMCO, DCSA, FIATA, ICC and SWIFT. The key objectives of the FIT Alliance are to raise awareness and accelerate adoption of a standards-based electronic bill of lading (eBL)across all sectors of the shipping industry: a universal eBL. A universal eBL would benefit all… Read more