18 December 2023
On December 18th, FEPORT participated to the 9th EU DAG under the EU/UK TCA. The meeting involved representatives from different industries including transport as well as the EU Commission (DG Trade). Besides priority topics that have been highlighted by the different industries, the EU Commission debriefed participants about the 3rd meeting of the Trade Partnership Committee under the UK-EU TCA on 7 December 2023 and on the DAG-to-DAG meeting and CSF held in London on 6 and 7 November.
There are still many uncertainties on the implications of the Freeport initiative and how the UK ETS will materialize. The UK might implement a mechanism similar to CBAM but it is not yet clear how and when this will take place.
In the framework of the structured dialogue between industry, trade unions and the EU Commission, DG Trade confirmed that trade and goods, level playing field, energy and climate and trading services remain the main chapters of discissions with the UK counterparts.