Insights (Filter: EU)
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Time Is Running Out to Address Trade Frictions. For Effective WTO Reform to Happen, the US, EU and China Need to Live Up to Their Responsibilities
All three of the WTO’s functions - administering multilateral trade rules, serving as a forum for trade negotiations, and providing a mechanism to...
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The Reform of Special and Differential Treatment in the WTO
By: Natalia MacyraOn October 7, ECIPE hosted a discussion on the reform of Special and Differential Treatment (STD) in the WTO. The event started with a presentation...
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The Future EU Trade Policy – What Have We Learned from the European Parliament Hearings?
By: Natalia MacyraOn October 2, a Commissioner-Designate for the DG Trade Phil Hogan has presented a list of strategic priorities for the next 5-year term in the...
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5G: What We Talk About When We Talk About Trust – The EU Risk Assessment Process
Since March this year, the EU Member States have taken concrete steps to support an EU-wide approach to secure 5G networks, starting with a joint...
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Isolation or Integration: Why the EU Free Trade Agreement the Brexiters Want Is Not Deliverable
By: David HenigIn the race to be the next UK Prime Minister there is a strong narrative that the country’s future economic relationship with the EU can be simply...
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Solving the EU’s Amazon Paradox
Here’s a question for you. I recently attended a seminar about Europe’s digital future where I was asked: “How come we have the Amazon Paradox...
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European Elections or: “How to Learn to Stop Worrying and Be Positive About Trade in the Future”
With the elections for the European Parliament, multiple promises are made as politicians compete to gain voters and influence future policies. One...
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Risks to the EU from a US-China Trade Agreement
By: Sherman KatzAfter the United States imposed $250billion of tariffs on Chinese goods based on its determination, under U.S. Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974,...
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Why Competition Matters?
By: Oscar GuineaOscar Guinea, Senior Economist at ECIPE, explains how good regulations and healthy industry policy can increase Europe's competitiveness. Together...
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Myanmar: Open for Business or Closed by Sanctions?
The Status Quo In January Aung Sang Suu Kyi stood at a platform in a brightly lit conference centre in Naypyidaw. The room was ostentatious and so...
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Plucking the Digital Goose
The art of taxation consists of plucking the goose so as to obtain the most feathers with the least hissing This pearl of wisdom came from...
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Standing up for Competition
By: Oscar GuineaPicture the 100 meters final in the Olympic Games. 30 meters before the end, Usain Bolt starts to slow down. With five meters to go, all the runners...