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US Senate confirms more USTR nominees December 22, 2025 | Bradley Dress

The US Senate has confirmed two additional nominees for the US Trade Representative, giving the Trump administration more ambassadors to tackle issues with agriculture, the environment, industry and the Western Hemisphere. 

EU Commission calls Chinese duties imposed on EU dairy ‘unjustified’ December 22, 2025 | Cynthia Kroet

The European Commission called China’s plans - announced on Monday - to impose provisional duties on imports of dairy products from the EU “unjustified.” It will provide comments to the Chinese authorities by ... (more story)

Indonesia signs free trade agreement with Eurasian block to expand trade December 22, 2025 | Roffie Kuniawan

Indonesia signed a free trade agreement with the Eurasian Economic Union on the sidelines of the trade bloc’s summit in St. Petersburg over the weekend, as Jakarta steps up efforts to expand market access and ... (more story)

EU foreign-subsidy rules need full 'reworking,' says Germany December 22, 2025 | Lewis Crofts

The EU's new law to police companies distorting European markets due to financial support from foreign governments needs a "fundamental revision" to "reduce bureaucracy" and ensure the bloc can still attract i... (more story)

EU eyes Mercosur trade deal signing on Jan. 12 after Italian call for delay December 19, 2025 | Oscar Pandiello

Signing of the EU-Mercosur trade deal is now targeted for Jan. 12 in Paraguay after a delay triggered by a request from Italy to review newly approved farm safeguards. While opposition from France and Poland p... (more story)

Plastic resin distributor avoids US criminal prosecution in trade-fraud case December 18, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

The US Justice Department announced it had declined to prosecute MGI International and its subsidiaries for evading tariffs after the global plastic resin distributor voluntarily disclosed its conduct, coopera... (more story)

Incoming EU chair aims to get states aligned on clean industry investment law December 18, 2025 | Cynthia Kroet

Cyprus, which is chairing ministers’ meetings in the first half of 2026, has said it wants to reach a first compromise among the 27 EU member states on the upcoming Industrial Accelerator Act, MLex understands... (more story)

Dutch Ministry investigates security risks in planned US takeover of cloud company December 18, 2025 | Cynthia Kroet

The Dutch state attorney is investigating security risks after US IT company Kyndryl said last month it plans to take over Dutch cloud provider Solvinity, the Netherlands’ government said. The move sparked que... (more story)

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Weakened EU-India trade deal in sight for January December 15, 2025 | Cynthia Kroet and Oscar Pandiello

The EU is aiming to sign a new trade agreement with India in January, creating deeper links between the world's largest trade bloc and its most populous country. But behind the headlines, the details of the de... (more story)

US shipbuilding effort faces big obstacles in bid to challenge China December 12, 2025 | Bradley Dress

The Trump administration made a major push this year to restore American shipbuilding after decades of decline, but the deals with Japan and South Korea to partner on the effort, along with other chaotic trade... (more story)

China to weigh AI gains with self-reliance, security in Nvidia H200 access decision December 11, 2025 | MLex Staff

As Washington moves to ease restrictions on Nvidia’s H200 AI chips to China, Beijing is likely to respond with a calibrated two-track approach that might allow Chinese companies to buy the powerful chips under... (more story)

US lobster trade calls for level playing field in USMCA review December 10, 2025 | Zack Budryk

Among those seeking concessions in the upcoming review of the US-Mexico-Canada-Agreement, the US lobstering and fishing industries are asking for increased parity in US-Canada trade rules.

Pharma companies, drug access advocates clash over IP in USMCA trade deal December 10, 2025 | Nick Robertson

The review of the US-Mexico-Canada trade deal again has pharmaceutical companies at odds with organizations aiming to increase access to medications. IP protection requirements are at the center of a debate ov... (more story)

Japan reinvents industry policy to protect technologies and supply chains December 04, 2025 | Sachiko Sakamaki

Japan is recalibrating its industrial policy to safeguard critical technologies and secure domestic supplies of strategic materials, amid escalating geopolitical tensions and widening export controls by major ... (more story)

Russia remains wild card as US, India hope for trade deal by year’s end December 03, 2025 | Zack Budryk

US officials and their Indian counterparts anticipate the announcement of a trade agreement framework by the end of the year, but negotiations on outstanding issues like defense deals and India’s importation o... (more story)

New EU economic-security doctrine tests how far existing trade tools can stretch December 03, 2025 | Oscar Pandiello and Cynthia Kroet

The EU’s new economic-security strategy introduces no fresh trade-defense instruments, the European Commission said on Wednesday, as they aren't needed. Instead, the regulator aims to adapt existing tools to t... (more story)