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The European Union (#EU) has recently started to propose dedicated chapters on Sustainable Food Systems (#SFS), which encapsulates the economic, social, and environmental dimensions of food #sustainability in a holistic manner. The article by Rena Eliz Hänel explores the question of whether and in which ways the regulatory approach advanced in SFS chapters in recent EU trade agreements reflects the holistic approach of the SFS framework. It argues that although SFS chapters cover a broad range of policy issues, they do not address the key issues of food security and demand-side interventions. Read the full article published in Legal Issues of Economic Integration on kluwerlawonline.com

Over the last few years, the EU has taken a more unilateral approach to sustainable trade measures. It often includes an element of reciprocity: active sustainability standards in the EU should also apply to products that are exported to the Union by third parties. 📚 In this policy brief, Pieter Zwaan reflects on the use of this reciprocity element in unilateral trade measures and its impact on the agri-food sector. He formulates an advice and new approach for unilateral trade measures. 🔗 Read the policy brief 'Mirror, mirror on the wall, EU reciprocity standards in agri-food as a solution for all?': https://lnkd.in/ecBHTpG9

👉🇪🇺🇧🇷🇦🇷🇵🇾🇺🇾👉With the EU-Mercosur-Agreement an important signal is sent: economic and political cooperation is still possible in these tense times! Besides this signal many benefits are expected economically as usual in trade agreements. And even for feared challenges eg on sustainability now a sound framework exists for cooperating. Some background information by SWP colleagues and me to be found here 👉🌾🐄👉 Assessing effects eg for agricultural trade much less than often feared: https://lnkd.in/gr8xKPZN 👉🌲🌳🪳🐳👉Feared risks on sustainability now relaxed by accompanying package of EUDR: https://lnkd.in/eCB6NQ9u

Understanding the New Dynamics of Agrifood Trade, Perspectives by Pascal… Please join us for a lecture by IFPRI Board Chair Pascal Lamy, a foremost expert in international trade matters, who served as the European Union’s Trade Commissioner and as the World Trade Organization’s Director General. In examining past, present, and possible future dynamics of agrifood trade, Lamy will focus on evolving implications for developing countries and set forth potential approaches to aligning trade policies with the imperatives of sustainability, climate change adaptation and mitigation, food security, and poverty reduction.

Understanding the New Dynamics of Agrifood Trade, Perspectives by Pascal… Please join us for a lecture by IFPRI Board Chair Pascal Lamy, a foremost expert in international trade matters, who served as the European Union’s Trade Commissioner and as the World Trade Organization’s Director General. In examining past, present, and possible future dynamics of agrifood trade, Lamy will focus on evolving implications for developing countries and set forth potential approaches to aligning trade policies with the imperatives of sustainability, climate change adaptation and mitigation, food security, and poverty reduction.

Understanding the New Dynamics of Agrifood Trade, Perspectives by Pascal… Please join us for a lecture by IFPRI Board Chair Pascal Lamy, a foremost expert in international trade matters, who served as the European Union’s Trade Commissioner and as the World Trade Organization’s Director General. In examining past, present, and possible future dynamics of agrifood trade, Lamy will focus on evolving implications for developing countries and set forth potential approaches to aligning trade policies with the imperatives of sustainability, climate change adaptation and mitigation, food security, and poverty reduction.

Strengthening EU-Mercosur ties is important, but what does this trade deal mean for consumers, farmers, and the planet? It needs to support the Green Deal by making sustainable and healthy choices easy and fair for everyone. Hear from BEUC's Agustín Reyna and COPA COGECA's Elli Tsiforou.

I think the question our farmers and growers need the answer to is: If not the ETS, then what? If we are to maintain our international trade agreements, our global reputation, and the expectations that international businesses now have regarding the integrity of the New Zealand supply chain for food products. My latest Substack goes into that here - https://lnkd.in/gQejFMrB

The country’s exporters, particularly those of agri-food products, are encouraged to tap opportunities in the European Union, given the increased purchasing power of EU consumers and recent regulatory and policy developments, according to a joint agency of the World Trade Organization and the United Nations. Nelli Hajdu, EU market access expert at the International Trade Center (ITC) said there are many regulatory and policy developments in the last five years affecting business opportunities in the EU market. In particular, these are climate change and the global response, supply chain vulnerability and changing geostrategic perception of food trade, as well as the Green Deal initiatives. https://lnkd.in/gc_bbNYj

A #trade policy framework for the European Union-United Kingdom reset A reset in the relationship between the UK and the EU is underway. Ignacio Garcia Bercero recommends the main elements of the reset in terms of trade: 1️⃣ Reinforced cooperation on global trade and economic challenges through a new ministerial forum; 2️⃣ The negotiation of three legally binding agreements that would complement the TCA: a veterinary agreement, an agreement to link emissions trading system, and an agreement on youth mobility and cultural facilitation; 3️⃣ A new framework to reinforce regulatory cooperation. Read the paper here: https://lnkd.in/eRGEZ42K