Insights (Filter: trade agreements)
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What a New Prime Minister Means for UK Trade Policy
By: David HenigAndy Burnham will be the UK’s seventh Prime Minister since June 2016, an embarrassment for a country that thought its electoral system brought...
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A New Era in Global Trade: The EU–India Free Trade Agreement
By: Koen BerdenOn 26 January 2026, the European Union and India formally concluded negotiations on one of the most significant trade pacts in recent history in...
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Europe Goes to Love Island
By: Oscar GuineaThis blog post is based on an article published in El País on the 25th of January 2026. The original article can be found here. At the final...
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The L’Oréal Principle: How the EU Leverages Its Single Market for Its Trade Policy Objectives
Products of the skincare company L’Oréal have been marketed over the years using the self-reassuring tag line “because you’re worth it”. The...
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Check Mate to the Rules of the Game
By: Oscar GuineaThis piece was co-authored with Isabel Pérez del Puerto, a journalist and communicator in financing for development. “The king is an...
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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...