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An EU-China Trade Dialogue: A New Policy Framework to Contain Deteriorating Trade Relations
EU-China trade and economic relations have deteriorated. The rhetoric has become tougher on both sides, and the EU has imported the culture of...
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That Chinese “juggernaut” – Should Europe Really Worry about its Trade Deficit with China?
China’s exchange-rate policy has been under attack in the last years, especially in the United States. Now the critique of Beijing’s policy is...
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Sweden – From Free Trade to Protectionism?
Sweden has been one of the leading voices for freer trade in the post-war era. Its support for the multilateral trading system has been strong. Today...
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Preferential Trade Agreements in Services: Friends or Foes of the Multilateral Trading System?
A fashionable feature of new generation preferential trade agreements (PTAs) has been the inclusion of a trade in services component. Does this trend...
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EPAs: A Plan ‘A+
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Proliferation of Preferential Trade Agreements: A Quantification of its Impact
Literature has frequently evaluated the proliferation of preferential trade agreement (PTAs) by counting the number of PTAs or the share of...
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One Minute to Midnight: Is There Still Time to Rethink EPAs?
The European Union (EU) and the African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) countries are entering the final phase of negotiation over...
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The Rome Treaty at 50
In March, 2007, the Treaty of Rome celebrates its 50th anniversary. The chief lesson from this remarkable period of European cooperation is the...
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European Union Policy Towards Free Trade Agreements
The European Union has recently shifted to a trade policy that envisages a greater use of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs). In particular the EU is...