Holger Hestermeyer

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Professor of International and EU Law, Kingโ€˜s College London
Is GDP growth higher than in the EU - he claims that is true both from 2016 and 2020. Let's do the 2016 calculus. Here's the World Bank GDP growth stat. If you take 2015 as 100 the UK ends up at 103.46, the EU at 108.32. So that claim does not hold up. But
In 2021 it was below Germany and France. So that claim is (according to the OECD data) incorrect.
FDI - according to the data of the OECD while the UK historically has had the highest FDI inflows compared to EU competitors...
Inflation - indeed, UK inflation is well below the EU27 and the euro, it is slightly below Germany and significantly higher than France. (Source OECD)

The US indicates its preferred way out of the mess: an authoritative interpretation of Art. XXI and a non-violation claim to rebalance for national security measures (as defined by each Member for itself). All of this as part of DS reform.

RT @[email protected]

Today ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ appealed a pair of @[email protected] national security disputes and offered some sharp words for ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ, which it blames for undermining the global trading system.

Full remarks here:

๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿ”—: https://twitter.com/bbaschuk/status/1618953453384122371

Bryce Baschuk on Twitter

โ€œToday ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ appealed a pair of @wto national security disputes and offered some sharp words for ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ, which it blames for undermining the global trading system. Full remarks here:โ€

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A helpful timeline of what will come up, even if you do not share all the assessments.

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I've put together a timeline on EU trade agreements!

Check below what's upcoming in this European year of trade.

Spoiler: it includes ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ

More on OPP: http://hubs.li/Q01zhSNv0

๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿ”—: https://twitter.com/C_Jalil/status/1618558608341630984

Lucian is talking TBT.

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Yeah, even on a Thursday #TBT stands for technical barriers to #trade. If you thought it meant "technical and boring trade" stuff, youโ€™re wrong! Itโ€™s a big deal. And, if it sounds too technical, just remember that #TBTs are โ€œThe Big Tradeโ€ barriers. https://twitter.com/Trade_EU/status/1618528395209605120

๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿ”—: https://twitter.com/Lucian_Cernat/status/1618546506566623235

EU Trade ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ on Twitter

โ€œTFW you realise on a Thursday that TBT has multiple meanings on Trade Twitter. #TBT ๐Ÿ‘‡ https://t.co/S6LnjXW1b1โ€

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No. That's not a visa. That's the ETIAS system which is for visa-free countries, so the same as the US ESTA system which applies to visa-waiver countries.

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From November this year Brits will need a visa to enter these countries โฌ‡๏ธโฌ‡๏ธโฌ‡๏ธ

๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿ”—: https://twitter.com/WhichMoney/status/1616382546232872963

Which? Money on Twitter

โ€œFrom November this year Brits will need a visa to enter these countries โฌ‡๏ธโฌ‡๏ธโฌ‡๏ธโ€

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The ETS agreement is finally available in writing! And it's confirmed. The scope of the proposed new ETS II will not only include emissions from fuels for buildings and road transport, but also fuels used in the energy and industry sectors not covered by ETS I.

๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿ”—: https://twitter.com/andreasgraf/status/1617920879773782016

Andreas Graf @[email protected] on Twitter

โ€œThe ETS agreement is finally available in writing! And it's confirmed. The scope of the proposed new ETS II will not only include emissions from fuels for buildings and road transport, but also fuels used in the energy and industry sectors not covered by ETS I.โ€

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Levelling up-date.

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Exclusive: The UK's poorer regions are falling further behind London & the South East, despite the promise to `level up' Britain.

Major update to Bloomberg's levelling up tracker published today 1/๐Ÿ‘‰https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/uk-levelling-up/rishi-sunak-relaunch-government-funding-pledge-2023.html?srnd=premium-uk&sref=yMmXm5Iy

๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿ”—: https://twitter.com/Joe_Mayes/status/1618124638810443777