EU Trade Update 19th November 2015

 

Electronic Tenders

Norway-Vadsø: Food, beverages, tobacco and related products 2015/S 224-408618 Contract noticeSupplies

Helseforetakenes Innkjøpsservice AS
985 213 496
Postboks 40
For the attention of: Vanjeet Chatwal
9811 Vadsø
NORWAY

Product area: 1. Lot 1 — Wholesaler products and other dry goods; 2. Lot 2 — Liquid dairy products; 3. Lot 3 — Liquid dairy products 2; 4. Lot 4 — Solid dairy products; 5. Lot 5 — Coffee; 6. Lot 6 — Coffee concentrate; 7. Lot 7 — Juice; 8. Lot 8 — Ice cream and frozen desserts; 9. Lot 9 — Soft drinks.

Full details available 

Romania-Bucuresti: Scouring pastes and powders2015/S 224-408497

Metrorex SA, B-dul Dinicu Golescu nr. 38, sector 1, For the attention of: Catalin Homor – director Investitii si Achizitii Publice, Catalin Ilie, Bucuresti 010873, ROMANIA. 

Products
Woven fabrics of cotton
Soap
Toilet paper
Towels

Latvia-Daugavpils: Food, beverages, tobacco and related products2015/S 224-407834Contract award notice Supplies

Name, addresses and contact point(s)VSIA “Daugavpils psihoneiroloģiskā slimnīca”
L. Dārza iela 60/62
Contact point(s): VSIA “Daugavpils psihoneiroloģiskā slimnīca”
For the attention of: Olga Zaikovska
Daugavpils, LV-5417
LATVIA

DescriptionFood, beverages, tobacco and related products.Agricultural and horticultural products.Bread.Sausage-meat products.Frozen fish.Vegetables, fruits and nuts.Dairy products.Meat products.Salted fish.Offal.Assorted dairy products.Meat.Fish.Grain mill products, starches and starch products.

Further details on all of the above are available on request.

Funding

Aid for Trade in a nutshell

Aid for Trade is part of Official Development Aid (ODA) related to improving countries’ capacity to trade and is categorised according to the following six areas:

• trade policy and regulation
• trade development
• trade-related infrastructure
• building productive capacity
• trade-related adjustment, and
• other trade-related needs.

This can include support for building new transport, energy or telecommunications infrastructure, investments in agriculture, fisheries and services, as well as assistance in managing any balance of payments shortfalls due to changes in the world trading environment.


Further details on request.

Shipping Trade and Transport News 20th November 2015

Vessel News 

 

Lysblink Seaways

 

Russian officer was drunk on board the vessel and was found to be eight times over the limit when the vessel ran aground at full speed on to rocks in the Highlands.

 M.V. Le Boreal

Loss of power caused the vessel to be in real danger of grounding on Cape Dolphin, East Falkland caused by a gale.  The order was given by the captain for the 347 passengers and crew to abandon ship.


M.V. Flinterstar 

The vessel was torn part caused by the storm which hit the vessel on the 17/18th November. The ship broke in to small amounts leaking diesel oil in to the sea. 


 

Transport News 19th November 2015

 

FTA says new strategy for motoring agencies must improve service.

 

The Department for Transport (DfT) is consulting on the strategic direction to be taken over the course of the current Parliament by the Driver and Vehicle Licencing Agency (DVLA), the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) and the Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA).

full details on request.


The Freight Transport Association has made a submission to the Public inquiry in to the planned £180m development of York Street interchange in Belfast.  This will make significant improvements to traffic flow, journey time reliability and emissions.  York Street Interchange is a vital part of Northern Ireland’s strategic road network as it connects all major traffic flows in the area. 

Haulage operators call for safety compliance standard 

It is reported than more than 85 percent of haulage companies believe there should be a compliance standard to improve safety based on a new survey by Freight in the City. 

EU Trade News Updates 19th November 2015

Tightening the rules of illegal firearms.

The European Union said Wednesday it will push through plans to tackle the trade in illegal firearms, ahead of a crisis meeting of interior ministers in Brussels following the Paris attacks.

Brexit is not going to happen says Junker

European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker insisted Wednesday that Britain would not leave the EU, as leaders prepare to discuss David Cameron's reform demands at a summit next month.

This is a critical time for the relationship between Britain and Europe, as politicians debate the balance of competencies between governance at EU and national levels. Charting how recent political developments have changed the debate surrounding Britain's membership of the European Union

How will EU partners respond to threats of departure from Britain?

 

Cameron defeated over votes for teens in EU referendum

Britain's government came under pressure Wednesday to let 16 and 17 year-olds have the vote in a referendum on European Union membership after suffering a defeat in parliament.

New EU Trade and Investment Strategy

What's in the new strategy?

The communication announces a range of initiatives under the headings of effectiveness, transparency, values, and the EU's programme of negotiations. The top 12 are as follows:
A more effective policy that tackles new economic realities and lives up to its promises by:

• Updating trade policy to take account of the new economic realities such as global value chains, the digital economy and the importance of services.
• Supporting mobility of experts, senior managers, and service providers.
• Setting up an enhanced partnership with the Member States, the European Parliament and stakeholders to implement trade and investment agreements better.
• Including effective SME provisions in future trade agreements.

A more transparent trade and investment policy by:

• Extending the TTIP transparency initiative to all the EU’s trade negotiations. Some new negotiating texts are already available on the Commission's website.

A trade and investment policy based on values by:

• Responding to the public’s expectations on regulations and investment: a clear pledge on safeguarding EU regulatory protection and a strategy to lead the reform investment policy globally.
• Expanding measures to support sustainable development, fair and ethical trade and human rights, including by ensuring effective implementation of related FTA provisions and the Generalised Scheme of Preferences.
• Including anti-corruption rules in future trade agreements.

A programme of negotiations to shape globalisation by:

• Reenergising multilateral negotiations and designing an open approach to bilateral and regional agreements, including TTIP.
• Strengthening our presence in Asia and the Pacific:

• setting ambitious objectives with China
• requesting a mandate for FTA negotiations with Australia and New Zealand
• starting new ASEAN FTA negotiations with the Philippines and Indonesia, when appropriate.

• Ensuring EPAs are implemented effectively and deepening relationships with African partners that are willing to go further and with the African Union.
• Modernising existing agreements with Turkey, Mexico and Chile and the Customs Union with Turkey.

 

EU statistics for United Kingdom

                Full data available on request

Forecasts for United Kingdom	2012	2013	2014	2015
GDP growth (%, yoy)	0,3	1,9	2,5	2,4
Inflation (%, yoy)	2,8	2,6	2,0	2,0
Unemployment (%)	7,9	7,6	6,8	6,5
Public budget balance (% of GDP)	-6,1	-6,3	-5,2	-4,2
Gross public debt (% of GDP)	88,6	91,4	93,4	94,5
Current-account balance (% of GDP)	-3,7	-3,8	-3,3	-3,2

Shipping Trade and Transport News 19th November 2015

 

Vessel News

 

 M.V. Wihan Sejahtera

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All 175 passengers survived the sinking of the vessel with only 16 injuries. The Indonesian authorities are investigating the circumstances around the incident. 

 

M.V. Norwegian Pearl

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

Kaylin Rose Summer who went overboard during a party on the cruise ship has been detained by the FBI to establish what happened and if any crime was involved.

 

 

M .V. ~Stena Germanica 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The vessel will convert to methanol propulsion after a successful trial on one engine allowing the other three to be converted very soon.

 

 

 Port News

 

The Port of Hamburg which is Germany's largest multi operational port has felt the effects of the downtown in trade with China.  The date indicates a 4.8% decrease against last year's figures.

 

 

Cosco Pacific and China Merchanges complete takver of Turkish container terminal.  The cost is estimated at around £636m