Forced labour ban 🚨 Last week was a busy one and maybe you missed the first debate in the Parliament on the forced labour ban! Ilan De Basso We can already see some key issues: SMEs, scope, enforceability, impacts on third countries... Read our notes 👇 hubs.li/Q01Jcbsz0

Happening today 🇪🇺 Long day for EU Sanctions Envoy @D0Sullivan. First he will meet @dombrovskis and then he will participate in: EP AFET ▶️ (Not public) Debate on the impact of third countries' behaviour on the effectiveness of EU sanctions against Russia 🇷🇺

Happening today 🇪🇺 ▶️ Council delegations will discuss the state of play of GSP trilogues and the Swedish Presidency compromise text on the Single Market Emergency Instrument

CONFIRMED: next EU-U.S. Trade & Technology Council will be in Luleå, Sweden🇸🇪 May 30-31. My focus for #TTC is growing transatlantic marketplace & trade. We'll also discuss 🇪🇺-🇺🇸cooperation on #Ukraine, tech, economic security, resilient supply chains + other global challenges.

Happening today 🇪🇺 ▶️ EU-US Energy Ministerial Meeting ▶️ Council delegates will discuss the implementation of the Deforestation Regulation (outcome of trilogue to be voted in Plenary on 17 April), Kenya EPA & Energy Charter Treaty.

Happening today 🇪🇺 Council ▶️ Adoption of US TRQs modification due to Brexit ▶️ Final compromise text on TRQs from Northern Ireland (Windsor Agreement) ▶️ Debriefing on the trilogue of the Chips Act

Happening today 🇪🇺🇨🇳 ▶️ Ursula von der Leyen in China with Emmanuel Macron: participate in trilateral meeting with President Xi It's the first visit to China of President von der Leyen during her mandate.

At @Eurometaux & EUROPEAN ALUMINIUM event on all things raw materials and net-zero

Happening today 🇪🇺 ▶️ @Vdombrovskis is in Washington until Friday. He will meet US officials and stakeholders. He will also participate in the event 'Transatlantic Trade and Cooperation in Times of Global Turmoil' by American Enterprise Institute 👇 hubs.li/Q01L5Fjc0

Happening today 🇪🇺 ▶️ Valdis Dombrovskis in Washington 🇺🇸 meets US Trade Representative. Many topics on the agenda: TTC, IRA, Steel & Aluminium, China... EP LIBE 🗳️ EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework

Reminder of upcoming FTAs negotiation rounds 🗓️ 🇦🇺EU-Australia: 24 - 28 April in Brussels 🇮🇩EU-Indonesia: 8 - 12 May in Brussels 🇮🇳EU-India: 19 - 23 June in Delhi

CBAM was adopted today in Plenary. Council still needs to approve it and then it would just need to be published in the Official Journal. Here's what the final outcome looks like 👇 On OPP: bit.ly/3mFBwAD

Happening today 🇪🇺 EP Plenary 🗳️ Deforestation Regulation Council 🗳️ CBAM

Happening today 🇪🇺 ▶️ President VDL participates (via videoconference) in the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate, hosted by President Biden ▶️ VP Dombrovskis meets via videonconference with Tengku Zafrul, Malaysian Trade Minister EP AGRI 🗳️ Geographical Indications

Happening today 🇪🇺 ▶️ EU-Australia FTA negotiation round (until Friday) Foreign Affairs Council ▶️ Implementation of the EU action plan on the geopolitical consequences of the Russian aggression against Ukraine EP DROI ▶️ Forced Labour Ban EP JURI ▶️ GIs & Geneva Act

Happening today 🇪🇺 EP JURI 🗳️ Due Diligence, GIs & Geneva Act EP ITRE ▶️ Chips Act ▶️ 🇬🇧 TCA

Happening today 🇪🇺 EP INTA ▶️ECT modernisation ▶️ WTO MC13 🗳️ Brazil & Northern Ireland TRQs as well as trade liberalisation measures for Ukraine

Interesting move by the INTA Committee Press in these negotiations that are time-bound by the expiry of the #GSP which expires at the end of the year.