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@camgijs.bsky.socialCamille Gijs
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Trade reporter at POLITICO Europe
@camgijs.bsky.social@camgijs.bsky.socialGood morning, Canada! Had a blast recording this week's Playbook Canada podcast. We unpack what’s next for EU-Canada relations ahead of a summit in Montreal later this month, plus what to expect from crunch EU-China trade talks in Beijing. With a bonus... Eurovision!
@camgijs.bsky.socialThe European Union took advantage of former President Jair Bolsonaro's departure to rebuild ties with Brazil and finally seal an elusive trade agreement with the South American Mercosur bloc.
His eldest son, Flávio, could now put that reconciliation at risk.
@agathedemarais.comReposted by @camgijs.bsky.socialMainstream narrative of China shock decimating EU industry may be overblown
• Over past decade, China accounted for just one quarter of growth in bloc's extra-EU imports
• China's share of EU’s imports has barely moved over past decade, rising from 20.5% to 22.3%
www.economist.com/business/202...
@politico.euReposted by @camgijs.bsky.socialEuropean Commissioner for Trade Maroš Šefčovič will hold a videoconference with his Chinese counterpart Wang Wentao on Thursday, a Commission spokesperson confirmed to POLITICO.
@camgijs.bsky.socialNEW: EU trade chief Maroš Šefčovič is expected to meet European CEOs on Sept. 18 to get feedback on the European Commission’s push to diversify critical supply chains away from China, four people familiar with the meeting told POLITICO.