Insights
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Railways Derailing EU-Japan Talks?
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Far East Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Trade, Globalisation and SecuritySince 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?
Research Areas: Africa EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy 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?
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Russia and Eurasia Trade, Globalisation and SecurityFollowing 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
Research Areas: Industrial and Competitiveness Policy South Asia and Oceania Trade, Globalisation and SecurityIndia’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
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and GovernanceTags: 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
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance North America Trade, Globalisation and SecurityThe 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
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging TechnologiesLast 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?
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Innovation, IP, and Human CapitalTags: 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
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy North AmericaToday, 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
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance North America Trade, Globalisation and SecurityTags: TTIPAttempts to raise the public support for trade agreements (even for some of the best ones) sometimes takes surreal forms. Here's one...