Insights
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The Big Shift in Global Trade in Services: A Tale of Five Modes of Supply
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Lucian Cernat*Disclaimer: the views expressed herein are those of the author and do not represent an official position by the European Commission. Global rules...
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On the Importance of Trade Openness
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance North America Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Lucian Cernat*Disclaimer: the views expressed herein are those of the author and do not represent an official position by the European...
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L’accord CETA et les PME : une évaluation commerciale au niveau microéconomique
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance North America Trade, Globalisation and Security* Avertissement : les opinions exprimées ici sont celles de l'auteur et ne représentent pas une position officielle de la Commission...
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CETA and SMEs: A Firm-Level Trade Assessment
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy North America Trade, Globalisation and Security* Disclaimer: The views expressed herein are those of the author and do not represent an official position by the European Commission. CETA: from...
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Promoting a “GVCs for LDCs” Approach: The Case of Digital Certification for Organic Products
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Lucian CernatAs in any other day of the year, billions of people around the world woke up on the 1st of October and started their daily routine with a cup of...
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How Valuable Is WTO Transparency: The 15 Trillion Dollar Question
By: Lucian CernatLucian Cernat is Head of Global Regulatory Cooperation and International Procurement Negotiations at DG TRADE. The author would like to thank Peter...
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The Critical Importance of the Single Market for Europe’s Global Trade Performance
By: Lucian CernatThe Single Market just turned 30. It is one of the EU’s greatest achievements and the success of the Single Market is built on the fundamental...
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The (Cyber) Security of Global Supply Chains: Is this a Blind Spot for Industry 4.0?
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Lucian CernatWe hear a lot these days about the need to guarantee the security of global supply chains (GVCs) across a number of critical sectors. This is most...
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Blockchain for Trade: The Next Gold Standard or the Fool’s Gold?
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Lucian CernatIn the movie “Gold”, a small, struggling mining entrepreneur looking for gold goes from bankruptcy to a 6 billion dollar mining empire, and then...
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On Ants, Dinosaurs, and How to Survive a Trade Apocalypse
Palaeontologists have long recognised that unexpected but hugely devastating events can change life on Earth forever. A common theory suggests that a...