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Europe in the Trumpworld: EU Trade and Security Under the New US Executive
The election of Trump into the Oval Office is much of a non-event for EU trade-policy detail, possibly even the TTIP: they have been deteriorating...
Why Concluding CETA is so Important for the EU
Passions have been running high this week as the EU failed to get an agreement about signing off its trade deal with Canada, what is called CETA. As...
Financial Repression and the Debt Build-up in China: Is There a Way Out?
China’s old recipe book for economic success, based on market distorting policies, is hindering the process toward a market-driven economy and the...
Turning the Single Digital Market into a House of Cards? The European Local Content Quota on Netflix
On May 25, 2016, the Commission proposed to amend two dozen articles of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (hereafter the “Directive”). One...
Xi Jinping’s Long Road to Somewhere? China’s OBOR Initiative and how Europe Should Respond
The true nature and purpose of China’s One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative are subject to much speculation. The one certainty is that OBOR commands...
Addressing the Regulatory Divergences in the Medical Devices Sector
Medical devices are not just simple commodities. They are the result of decades of research and development and scientific advancement, and...
The Secret to the Success of K-pop: The Benefits of Well-Balanced Copyrights
Today’s mantra in many political and business circles is that stringent copyrights are needed for fostering cultural creativity and that...
The EU’s Trade with Emerging Markets: Climbing the Value-added Chain and Growing IP Intensity?
International trade is a powerful force of societal transformation. Trade agreements not only stimulated trade; they have improved the quality and...
Assessing the Solar Energy Dispute between the European Union and the People’s Republic of China
Sylvain Plasschaert is Honorary Professor at the University of Antwerp and at the Catholic University of...
The Beauty of Public Procurement in TTIP
The TTIP negotiation is taking another leap of faith as it delves into the question of public procurement this week. The topic is inarguably a...