The rapid evolution of cloud computing presents Europe with a unique opportunity to strengthen its digital landscape. However, balancing cybersecurity, sovereignty, and competitiveness remains a...

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...

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...

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...

*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...

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...

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....

By Pascal Kerneis, European Services Forum It remains difficult for many reasons to identify the importance of intellectual property in services sectors, and whether this lack of knowledge might...

Hosuk Lee-Makiyama and Robin Baker Admittedly, the trading relationship between the EU and the U.S. has never been an easy one. Since the late 1960s, commercial disputes and conflicting agendas...

In a recent LinkedIn post, my colleague Hosuk Lee-Makiyama asked why so many policymakers in Europe are concerned with digital sovereignty when the vast majority of value added in digital services is...