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So Who is Eating Argentina’s Lunch Now?
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, the President of Argentina, was on fire that day, almost exactly a year ago, when she introduced the bill that would enable the government to grab the...
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Freeing Up Transatlantic Trade
Last week European leaders endorsed the launch of negotiations between the EU and the US over a bilateral trade agreement. Leaders said that they reiterated ”support for a comprehensive...
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Rebalancing the Eurozone: The Role of Northern Fiscal Policy
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...
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Cameron’s Speech
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...
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Open Trade and Its Discontents
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...
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Rethinking Taiwan: How the EU Should Follow China Into a Trade Agreement
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...
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A New Approach for EU-China Trade Policy
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...
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Solar Panels and Retaliatory Duties: What’s the Use?
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...
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Going from Absence to Leadership — Expectations on the EU in the Asia-Pacific region
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...
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The New Eurozone Deal – Not a Game Changer
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...