US “America First Trade Policy” and EU Competitiveness Compass: Key implications for EU trade policy
- 12/02/2025
- News
As the new year started, both the US President and the European Commission communicated visions for their new mandates. On 20 January 2025, US President Donald Trump issued a Presidential Memorandum entitled “America First Trade Policy’’ mandating a full review of US trade and economic policies. Similarly, on 29 January 2025, the European Commission published its long-awaited Competitiveness Compass, a roadmap which lays down the priority actions for the European Commission for the next five years.
This client alert sets out the key elements of these plans as well as their main implications for EU trade policy and companies operating in the EU.
