Insights
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Beyond Geo-blocking: “Gangnam Style” is not just for Gangnam
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Far East Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Korea ProjectBy: Jimmyn Parc“Gangnam Style” by Psy has been a seemingly unstoppable musical force around the world. With over 2.5 billion clicks (as of February 2016) this...
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The WTO Ministerial Conference in Nairobi – What are the Results?
Research Areas: Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Hanna DeringerThe 10th Ministerial Conference of the WTO finished on Saturday night in Nairobi with a package of agreements the WTO itself calls “historic”....
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A Race Against Time: New Data Protection Rules in the Internet Era
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness PolicyIt was about time. Pre-internet rules on data protection were not fit for our new interconnected reality. The core institutions of the European Union...
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Cultural Industries: Europe, Look East!
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Far East Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Korea ProjectTags: cultural industriesThere is a fascinating twist in the current European debate on cultural industries and the Single Digital Market: it has been dominated by the...
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Wrestling with or Embracing Digitization?
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Far East Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Korea ProjectTags: cultural industriesBy: Jimmyn ParcVincent Van Gogh is regarded as one of the greatest artists and his paintings are some of the world’s most expensive. However, while he was alive...
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Realpolitik in ISDS Reform: Will the Commission’s Proposal get us Anywhere?
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Far East North America South Asia and Oceania Trade, Globalisation and SecurityThings for the Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) mechanism are not looking good lately. The system has been strongly criticised by civil...
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Who Did not See the Migration Crisis Coming?
By: Roderick AbbottThis infographic documents the European migration crisis during 2015. In 2014 the migrant flow had been mainly from Africa through Libya across the...
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Welcome to North Korea! Prospects on the Economic Impact of Kim Jong-un’s International Tourist Zones
Tags: North KoreaBy: Stephen RangerThe tourism industry may not seem like the most promising area for development in North Korea given its negative reputation abroad and limited...
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Innovation for Greater Economic Prosperity of Belarus?
Research Areas: Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Innovation, IP, and Human Capital Russia and Eurasia Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Jimmyn ParcWhich developmental path is best suited for Belarus if it wants to achieve greater and more sustainable economic prosperity? This was the question at...
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What We Talk about When we Talk about Trade
Tags: tradeCommissioner Cecilia Malmström’s Communication on European trade strategy seems to have won praises from Brussels and the capitals, with at least...
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ECJ Safe Harbour Ruling Already Paves Way for Data Localisation in Germany
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness PolicyOn 6 October 2015, EU-US Safe Harbour framework – the self-certification program for US firms according to the EU’s Data Protection Directive...
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After the ECJ Ruling: What Now?
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy North AmericaIn a nutshell On Tuesday, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued the long-awaited ruling on the case of Max Schrems, which investigated whether...