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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...
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Trade in Time of Corona: what’s next for the EU?
The European Commission updated its trade forecasts for 2020 which followed the WTO’s estimates for this and next year. Both reports agree on a dramatic drop in trade volume due to the economic...
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September Song – EU-UK talks approach decision time
We are around halfway through the time allocated for UK-EU future relationship talks. It is four months since the UK finally left the EU, and four months from here take us to the end of September, by...
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The Right Kind of Standard to Fight a Pandemic
On the 20th of March 2020, the EU made a big announcement. To help companies ramp up production on medical goods, 11 standards were made available for free. Anyone could download and read the EU...
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After Azevedo, what next for the WTO?
Roberto Azevedo will have served diligently as Director-General of the World Trade Organization for seven years when he leaves office at the end of August 2020. No one can doubt his commitment to the...
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‘Urgent Need to Review the Mobility Package 1 proposals’ says EU transport sector
The European Parliament Transport Committee continues working on the Mobility Package 1 despite the ongoing coronavirus crisis that led to confinement measures introduced by many European...