Insights (Filter: EU)
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#ECIPEdebates: Will Malmström Change the Course of EU Trade Policy?
Following the nomination of Cecilia Malmström as the new European Commissioner for Trade, ECIPE asked its Twitter followers whether the new...
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EU Reform and the European Parliament Elections
By: Fredrik ErixonThere is a confusing debate going on about how to interpret last week’s European elections. A fairly considerable body of opinion suggests that the...
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After the Election: Business as Usual
By: Fredrik ErixonThe elections to the European Parliament hardly produced unexpected results. All the polls in the past weeks have shown that Front National and the...
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The New Parliament and Economic Challenges
By: Fredrik ErixonI was asked by the CASS Journal in China to give a few thoughts on what economic issues that the new European Parliament should address. Here's the...
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The Costs of Data Localization
In the aftermath of recent revelations on mass-scale electronic surveillance, there has been a widespread proliferation of internet restrictions. One...
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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...
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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...
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Something Fishy Going on… – How to Rationalise European and Global Fisheries Policies
Tags: EUBy Lisa Brandt (former Trade Analyst at ECIPE) World fish stocks are in peril. But despite massive overfishing, governments continue to support the...
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Does the European Development Agenda Help to Increase Trade with Developing Countries?
By: Natalia MacyraThe new Communication from the European Commission and the ongoing reform of the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) have revived the debate...
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The New EU Strategy for Trade and Development
By: Fredrik ErixonThere are some interesting ideas and proposals in the European Commission’s new Communication on trade and development. After a decade as...
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Preventing Canadian Oil Sands from Damaging Europe’s Renewable Machinery?
By Lisa Brandt (former Trade Analyst at ECIPE) The European Commission is not burying its head in the sand when it comes to promoting sustainable...
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Import Apocalypse – a European Misperception
By Lisa Brandt (former Trade Analyst at ECIPE) 123 days. That is the number of days that have passed by since the EU-South Korea Free Trade Agreement...