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On Camels and the Making of EU Biofuels Policy
A camel, it is said, is a horse designed by a committee. It is certainly tempting to draw a parallel to the European Union’s biofuels policy and...
Openness in Public Procurement Markets: Time for a Reality Check
The European Parliament hearings on the Commission’s proposal for a “Regulation establishing rules on the access of third countries’ goods and...
A Fibre-Rich Diet for Europe: Is the EU’s Next Generation Access Strategy Compromising on Competition?
Given the unsatisfactory deployment of fibre based Next Generation Access (NGAs) networks in the EU, the European Commission proposes in a draft...
Pariah in the World Economy: How Should Countries Respond to Argentina’s Return to Economic Nationalism?
Assessing Argentina’s trade and investment policies, this Policy Brief discusses possible strategies for the European Union and the international...
Life Beyond Reciprocity: Why Competition in Public Procurement is in the EU’s Own Interest
In the name of reciprocity, the European Commission is crusading against barriers that hinder European companies from competing for public contracts...
A EU-Taiwan Trade Accord from EU Member States Perspective: Rebalancing regional trade
Following an FTA with Korea, the EU now takes up the ambitious task of negotiating an FTA with Japan. Inarguably, ‘big’ FTAs are the way forward...
The Renminibi on the Internationalization Trail
The rise of the renminbi (RMB) as a key currency in international financial markets has been fast. It reflects China’s general expansion in the...
Back to Basics: Economic Reforms and EU-China Relations
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...
Whither Global Rules for the Internet? The implications of the World Conference on International Telecommunication (WCIT) for international trade
The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) will be renegotiating its binding rules, known as the International Telecommunication Regulations...
Upholding Europe’s Mandate on Trade: The EU-Japan FTA
This paper concerns Europe’s ability to continue its trade strategy into large scale FTAs that are necessary to sustain EU industrial capacities....