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By Jasper De Meyer (Intern at ECIPE) The Eurozone crisis muddles forth. Growth will be stagnant or even decline in 2012. Employment prospects remain bleak as unemployment rose by 2.6 million in the...

David Cameron’s speech on Europe is no game changer for the European Union. His new strategy on Europe will not be a source of reforms in the EU. And therefore, it cannot be a viable...

The following article was also published as an op-ed in the December 6th issue of the European Voice under the title ’Open trade is a two-way street’ The decision by the EU trade ministers to...

A year ago, deepening trade relations between Taiwan and the EU was seen as a far-fetched goal for the EU. It was formally never considered for a FTA with Europe, despite being one of the wealthiest...

What will happen to trade relations between China and the European Union (EU) in the next few years? China’s rise to preeminence in world trade has been a source of economic growth for...

By Jasper De Meyer (Intern at ECIPE) Solar power, and specifically the production of solar panels, has become a hot topic in trade policy circles. China recently launched a WTO case against the...

By Jasper De Meyer (Intern at ECIPE) Why would ECIPE decide to join in on the controversial ACTA debate four months after the European Parliament overwhelmingly voted against it? Introducing the...

By Lisa Brandt (former Trade Analyst at ECIPE) Europe should increase its presence in the Asia-Pacific and become more actively engaged. This was the main the message from some of Europe’s most...

After they have exhausted all the alternatives, Eurozone leaders have finally done the right thing. Finally other countries stood up against German economic oppression, and the German austerity queen...

By Lisa Brandt (former Trade Analyst at ECIPE) World fish stocks are in peril. But despite massive overfishing, governments continue to support the unsustainable exploitation of maritime...