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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...
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....
ACTA – The Ethical Analysis of a Failure, and its Lessons
ACTA (the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement) was originally meant to enforce and harmonise IPR provisions in existing trade agreements within a...
Mercantilist Misconceptions: A Détente Strategy for EU-China Relations
EU-China relations look set to grow increasingly charged in the next few years. Both sides will go through political transitions. We are on the...
After Cross-Strait Rapprochement: A Conceptual Analysis of Potential Gains to Europe from China-Taiwan Economic Cooperation
Is it time for the European Union to revisit its trade policy strategy towards Taiwan? This paper takes a closer look at the potential effects on EU...