EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance
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Online Platform Regulation and Investment Attractiveness: A Look at the EU, the UK and Impacts on Small Open Economies
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy UK Trade Policy ProjectSmall trade- and investment-oriented economies like the United Kingdom (UK) should carefully consider whether to regulate online platform services...
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European Economic Security and Access to Critical Raw Materials: Trade, Diversification, and the Role of Mercosur
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance EU-Mercosur Project Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Latin America Trade, Globalisation and SecurityAccess to secure and stable supply of critical raw materials (CRMs) is vital for Europe’s economic security. These raw materials, which are...
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EU–ASEAN: Shared Objectives, Severed Trust
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance South Asia and Oceania Trade, Globalisation and SecurityCo-authored with Joses Wong, Secretary-General of ASEANCHAM EU After 45 years of diplomatic dialogue, EU-ASEAN relations continue to dawdle,...
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If the EU was a State in the United States: Comparing Economic Growth between EU and US States
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy North AmericaThis Policy Brief is a warning call about Europe’s poor economic growth and its consequences for prosperity. The long-term trend of Gross Domestic...
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Increasing Systemic Legal Risks in the EU: The Economic Impacts of Changes to the EU’s Product Liability Legislation
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness PolicyThe EU’s Product Liability Directive (PLD) determines the rules for strict product liability in the EU. It establishes a framework in which...
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Trade and Competitiveness: Putting the Firm at the Centre of the Analysis
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Trade, Globalisation and SecurityThe European Commission published its communication for the long-term competitiveness of the EU. Trade and Open Strategic Autonomy were among the...
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Strategic Autonomy and the Competitiveness of Europe’s Innovative Pharmaceutical Sector: A Wake-up Call
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Innovation, IP, and Human CapitalIt is high time for Europe to break its relative decline in the pharmaceutical sector. Europe used to be the preeminent region in the world for...
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Reforming Standard Essential Patents: Trade, Specialisation, and International Jurisprudence
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Innovation, IP, and Human Capital Trade, Globalisation and SecurityThe European Commission is considering a radical overhaul of the system governing Standard Essential Patents (SEPs). A leaked proposal suggests that...
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What is Wrong with Europe’s Shattered Single Market? – Lessons from Policy Fragmentation and Misdirected Approaches to EU Competition Policy
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Five Freedoms Project Industrial and Competitiveness PolicyBy: Matthias BauerWhat is wrong with Europe’s Single Market? The brief answer to that question is that it does not really exist – it is unsingle. The Single...
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In Support of Market-Driven Standards
The EU published its new Standardisation Strategy in 2022. The strategy contains some good ideas to improve the way European standards are set....
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Building a Mature UK Trade Policy
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Trade, Globalisation and Security UK Trade Policy ProjectBy: David HenigGlobal Britain has not delivered according to the hopes expressed by supporters of leaving the EU. Trade with the rest of the world has not grown to...
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The Economic Dividend of Competitiveness
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness PolicyIn a world of technological and economic rivalry, the EU must devote increased attention to its competitiveness. Higher levels of competitiveness...