Insights
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Railways Derailing EU-Japan Talks?
Since the mid-2000s, the EU has made the opening of public procurement markets one of its key priorities in the WTO and in the bilateral agreements...
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One Country, Two Internets: China and Hong Kong
Shenzhen, also known as China’s Silicon Valley, is located less than 30 km north of Hong Kong. As a leading ICT capital, Shenzhen’s economic...
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East African Community and the EU’s Economic Partnership Agreement: Do African Countries Suffer from the Victim Complex?
By Maria Salfi (Intern at ECIPE) A week has passed and the deadline to ratify the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) missed. African countries are...
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#ECIPEdebates: Will Malmström Change the Course of EU Trade Policy?
Following the nomination of Cecilia Malmström as the new European Commissioner for Trade, ECIPE asked its Twitter followers whether the new...
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#ECIPEdebates: Are EU Sanctions on Russia Working?
Following the agreement reached at the special European Council held on 30th August, the EU has announced the implementation – effective from...
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India, the WTO Bali Package, and Global Value Chains
India’s economy has become much more liberal over the last 20 years. Its applied tariff rate has gone down from a high 113% in 1990-91 to a low...
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Europe’s Fear of Progress
Tags: EuropeIn these days when the whole of Europe files less patents than Japan; when precautionary principle rules over science, and turns into one of the...
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Outsider’s Perspective on TTIP
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Agreement (TTIP) has been a focal point of much discussion in recent months. Of course, much of this debate...
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The Costs of Data Localisation: Country Reports
Last month, we published a paper that aimed to quantify the losses that result from data localisation requirements and stringent data privacy and...
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E-health Solutions: is the EU Moving in the Right Direction?
Tags: healthcareTechnology-based innovations are often seen as a luxury and the healthcare sector is not an exception. However, recent technological innovations,...
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What European Industrial Champions and US Tech Firms Actually Pay in Corporate Taxes
Today, an EU Expert Group on Taxation of the Digital Economy will present its conclusion in the presence of Commissioner President Barroso. The...
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Cheerleading for Trade Agreements
Tags: TTIPAttempts to raise the public support for trade agreements (even for some of the best ones) sometimes takes surreal forms. Here's one...