Publications (Filter: EU)
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Europe and the Eurozone: No Vision, No Strategy?
By: Matthias BauerThe rise of populist parties across Europe is a severe threat to European integration. Irrespective of their underlying political ideologies,...
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The European Union’s China Policy: Priorities and Strategies for the New Commission
The arrival of a new European Commission is a good opportunity for Europe to re-consider its policy vis-à-vis China. Under Xi Jinping, China is...
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The “Google Case” and the Promotion of Europe’s Digital Economy
By: Fredrik ErixonThat the European Commission this week threw down the gauntlet to Google in its long-running competition investigation hardly came as a...
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The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: An Accident Report
This Policy Brief is co-authored with Bob Vastine and J Bradford Jensen The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) was...
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Familiar Fault Lines: The Myth of EP Independence in Economic Policy-making
The Lisbon Treaty expanded the scope and depth of the European Parliament’s powers by bringing the bulk of EU legislation under the ordinary...
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“Rethink and Reset”: Time to Get Rid of The Stability and Growth Pact?
Tags: EUBy: Matthias BauerChristine Lagarde, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, recently asked for a “rethink and reset” of the numerical ceilings...
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Demystifying Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS)
Investor-State Dispute Settlement, a legal provision in Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) or other International Investment Agreements that gives...
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The Costs of Data Localisation: A Friendly Fire on Economic Recovery
This paper aims to quantify the losses that result from data localisation requirements and related data privacy and security laws that discriminate...
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The Japan-EU Negotiations on Railway
Despite major advancements in the Japan-EU FTA (JEUFTA) negotiations, the talks remain difficult in the railway sector. These difficulties flow...
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What’s Next for EU-China Relations?
By: Fredrik ErixonPresident Xi’s visit to Brussels prompts the question: are China and the EU willing to rekindle their relationship, to fuse it with other energy...
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Russia, Crimea – and Europe’s Foreign Economic Policy
By: Fredrik ErixonThe European Union is the largest economy in the world. But it is not the most powerful. It has shown its capacity for economic statecraft by...
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Trade and Logistics: A “Bali Package” for the EU
Traditionally, the concept of trade costs for shipping goods has been centred on tariffs, quotas and other policies inhibiting exporting firms from...