Insights (Filter: EU)
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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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What Is the Reality of the Changing Globalisation?
By: David HenigBy acclamation in Europe and USA, globalisation is either dead or fundamentally changing. Yet much resulting government action, such as subsidies and...
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The EU and Mercosur Escape Room: How to Unlock the Association Agreement
By: Oscar GuineaThe Association Agreement between the European Union and the Mercosur countries – Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay – remains in limbo. The...
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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 Urban Legend of the EU’s Digital Economy: Where Do We Go From Here?
It is not strange to think that the digital economy is made by and for American companies. Google is the window to the Internet, we buy through...
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Go Back to the Drawing Board! The Commission’s Leaked Patent Reform Would Be Bad for Technological Development and Europe
By: Fredrik ErixonI have finally got around to reading the leaked draft proposal by the European Commission to overhaul the system of Standard Essential Patents (SEPs)...
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Ten Aspects of the UK-EU Deal on Northern Ireland
By: David HenigWhen it comes to Northern Ireland, there is rarely a single story. Complexities of post-Brexit trading arrangements were overlaid on existing...
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EU-Russia Trade Since the Start of the War – Recoupling for Some, Expansion for Others
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 was met with calls for economically alienating Russia. Countries were encouraged to impose sanctions,...
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Europe Against the Machine
This piece was co-authored with Isabel Pérez del Puerto. “Never send a human to do a machine's job” said Agent Smith in The Matrix as he...
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Competitive and Innovative: The Winning Europe That We Need
This piece was co-authored with Isabel Pérez del Puerto, a journalist and communicator in financing for development. The competitiveness of a...
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2023 Will Be a Defining Year for Brexit and Trade
By: David HenigNotwithstanding endless discussions and early data, Brexit cannot yet be definitively declared a success or failure. Those who would point to trade...
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The Tech and Trade Council: An Accident Report
Co-authored with Robin Baker Introduction As we approach the third ministerial meeting of the Trade and Technology Council (TTC), transatlantic...