Insights (Filter: EU)
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The Entrepreneurial Society – A Reform Strategy for the European Union
By: João CarvalhoOn November 26, Niklas Elert, an economics scholar at the Swedish Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN) presented 'The Entrepreneurial...
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UK Election 2019 – What it Means for Brexit and Future UK-EU Relations
By: David HenigIntroduction The result of the UK General Election means that the UK will leave the EU at the end of January 2020, ending at least four years of...
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Three Challenges for the New EU Trade Commissioner
Now that he took office, no shortage of work awaits Mr Hogan, the new EU Trade Commissioner. We review some of his key challenges. ‘I always seem...
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EU Freight Cabotage: Will France Manage to Kick Eastern Europe out of the EU’s Single Market?
By: Matthias BauerCurrent EU law severely restricts the transport of goods within a Member State by a truck operator from a foreign EU country. What is known as...
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Carbon Border Measures
By: Guest AuthorSandra Parthie, Head of Brussels Office at IW Köln, Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft There seems to be renewed political appetite for a...
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Populist Rhetoric in the EU Debate Over Taxing Corporations
On October 14, ECIPE hosted a seminar on Europe’s tax competitiveness. The aim was to outline new evidence for tax policymakers, with a focus on...
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Bureaucracy Implanted in EU Trade Agreements: Time for EU Trade Policy to Act on Low-Hanging Fruit
The use of EU free trade agreements by European exporters, particularly SMEs, is significantly restricted by excessive administrative requirements. A...
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Three Ideas on Digitalisation for Thierry Breton to Win Over the Parliament
By: Oscar Guinea1. Europe’s industrial policy is the tool to achieve a Digital Europe From agriculture to manufacturing; from textiles to IT; from bricks and...
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Time Is Running Out to Address Trade Frictions. For Effective WTO Reform to Happen, the US, EU and China Need to Live Up to Their Responsibilities
All three of the WTO’s functions - administering multilateral trade rules, serving as a forum for trade negotiations, and providing a mechanism to...
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The Reform of Special and Differential Treatment in the WTO
By: Natalia MacyraOn October 7, ECIPE hosted a discussion on the reform of Special and Differential Treatment (STD) in the WTO. The event started with a presentation...
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The Future EU Trade Policy – What Have We Learned from the European Parliament Hearings?
By: Natalia MacyraOn October 2, a Commissioner-Designate for the DG Trade Phil Hogan has presented a list of strategic priorities for the next 5-year term in the...
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5G: What We Talk About When We Talk About Trust – The EU Risk Assessment Process
Since March this year, the EU Member States have taken concrete steps to support an EU-wide approach to secure 5G networks, starting with a joint...