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Europe and the Second Trump Administration: Uncertainties, Risks and Frictions in Trade and Technology
As Europe now ponders the next four years with Donald Trump in the White House, the dominant thought seems to be that he's yet again got his eyes on Europe. Last week, both Emmanuel Macron and Mario...
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Cloud Services and Export Performance: Evidence and Implications for EU Policy
Hannes Berggren, Trade Policy Advisor, The National Board of Trade The use of cloud services is reshaping how companies can operate and expand to new markets, making cloud access important for EU...
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Summer Reading 2024 – Book Recommendations from ECIPE
Every season is a time for reading but a long summer holiday is a particularly good time for relaxing with a good book. Here is a selection of books – some older, mostly newer ones – that ECIPE...
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Five Challenges for Five Decisive Years in Europe
This blog post is based on an article published in El País on the 9th of June 2024 with Isabel Pérez del Puerto. The original article can be found here. For years, European citizens in general, and...
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The big shift in global trade in services: a tale of five modes of supply
*Disclaimer: the views expressed herein are those of the author and do not represent an official position by the European Commission. Global rules governing services trade rely on a fundamental...
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Webinar Summary: What now for the WTO after MC13?
The webinar “What now for the WTO after MC13”, hosted by ECIPE’s Director Matthias Bauer on March 12th, 2024, featured a wide and deep discussion on the post-MC13 landscape for the World Trade...
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Grumbling in the Fields: EU Agriculture and Trade
*The views expressed herein are individual to the author and do not represent any official position European farmers have taken their tractors to the streets. Their list of complaints can be...
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WTO Abu Dhabi Conference: Stalemate or Stepping Stone
It’s only 20 months since the WTO last had a ministerial conference. Usually, it’s at least two years between meetings but the previous conference was delayed by COVID, so there’s an element...
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What do we know and what don’t we know about the consequences of the revised Product Liability Directive?
The new Product Liability Directive, proposed by the European Commission in 2022, is now on its final stretch: it’s now in the trialogue and a final agreement between the EU institutions may be...
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The critical importance of the Single Market for Europe’s global trade performance
The Single Market just turned 30. It is one of the EU’s greatest achievements and the success of the Single Market is built on the fundamental economic logic that binds EU Member States together....