Blog
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What’s the Deal with No-Deal? EU and UK Trade Dependency
The EU and the UK continue to negotiate a free trade agreement. Nonetheless, the possibility of a no-deal Brexit is being seriously considered in London and Brussels. In the case of a no-deal Brexit,...
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Will the U.S. stance on Chinese telecom equipment change?
By Jerker Hellström, Director of the Swedish Center for China Studies.* With two months left until election day in the U.S., the two presidential candidates’ statements on China have come...
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The UK Traps Itself in EU Relationship Problems
The Brexit saga keeps going, now reaching the point where the UK government has stated that the Withdrawal Agreement reached in October, which became an ‘oven ready deal’ helping the...
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ECIPE Summer Book List
We asked ECIPE experts to help compile a list of books to read over the summer. The goal was to recommend literature that helps readers make sense of the troubled times we are living in right now,...
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A Biden Win Won’t Fix the World Trade System
A US Presidential election always exerts quite a hold on the political world’s attention, but not often with personal stakes as high as they seem to be in 2020. Quite simply the entire rules-based...
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On ants, dinosaurs, and how to survive a trade apocalypse
Palaeontologists have long recognised that unexpected but hugely devastating events can change life on Earth forever. A common theory suggests that a huge asteroid that hit the Earth around 65...
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Europe’s dependency on China?
The 22nd EU-China Summit held virtually this week, was the first for the new EU Commission. The meeting takes place against ever-heightening tensions between Europe and China, with extremely low...
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EU Trade Policy for a Post-COVID World
On May 28, ECIPE together with TradeExperettes, and Women in Trade Network hosted a webinar on EU trade policy after Covid-19. Sabine Weyand (European Commission), Luisa Santos (BusinessEurope), and...
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European Society and Economy after Covid-19
“Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example.” Mark Twain After the rushed decisions taken in early March by many EU member states in response to the COVID-19...
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European Technology Sovereignty – Webinar Report
On May 26, ECIPE held its first online seminar during which Matthias Bauer presented his recent report on Opportunities and Pitfalls of the European Technology Sovereignty. Members of the European...