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Tag: Trade

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Seafood trade post-Brexit: teething problems or the new normal?

January 19, 2021 SPICe

Reading Time: 7 minutes New post-Brexit requirements have been causing delays in export supply chains that allow fresh seafood to reach markets in the EU. This blog provides background to the ongoing challenges being faced by the Scottish (and UK) fishing industries in getting seafood to EU markets.

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Scottish Government Legislative Consent Memorandum for the European Union (Future Relationship) Bill

December 29, 2020 SPICe

Reading Time: 8 minutes This blog provides analysis of the Scottish Government’s Legislative Consent Memorandum in relation to the European Union (Future Relationship) Bill which will be debated in the Scottish Parliament on 30 December 2020.

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The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement

December 28, 2020 SPICe

Reading Time: 20 minutes This long read provides a summary of some of the key areas covered in the new EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement which was agreed on 24 December 2020.

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The UK’s Trade Bill 2019-21 and devolved consent

September 3, 2020 SPICe

Reading Time: 5 minutes What is the UK Trade Bill, and what does it mean for the Scottish Parliament?

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The UK internal market proposals: intergovernmental relations

July 30, 2020 SPICe

Reading Time: 4 minutes This third and final SPICe blog in the series on the internal market white paper examines the proposals from the perspective of intergovernmental relations in the UK.

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The UK internal market proposals: a comparison with the EU approach

July 29, 2020 SPICe

Reading Time: 7 minutes This second of a series of SPICe blogs on the UK Government’s internal market white paper examines some of the proposals comparing them to the principles and structures which previously supported the functioning of the UK’s internal market as a result of EU membership.

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The UK internal market: what is it, do we have one and do we need one?

July 28, 2020 SPICe

Reading Time: 5 minutes Following the publication of the UK Government’s ‘UK Internal Market’ White Paper, this blog looks at what an internal market is, the value of Scottish exports to the rest of the UK and the implications of the UK Government’s proposals.

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What do the latest HMRC Regional Trade Statistics tell us about exports of Scottish goods? (Q1 2019)

July 18, 2019 SPICe

Reading Time: 4 minutes A look at the latest Regional Trade Statistics from HMRC.

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Trade in services after Brexit – what’s on or off the table?

July 4, 2019 SPICe

Reading Time: 5 minutes This guest blog examines how trade in services will be affected after the UK has left the European Union.  

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Brexit and veterinary workforce pressures – a perfect storm?

April 23, 2019 SPICe

Reading Time: 4 minutes If I was to ask you what image comes to mind when thinking about vets, you’d probably think of a time your dog decided it

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