Insights (Filter: WTO)
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Trade Policy and COVID-19: Openness and Cooperation in Times of a Pandemic
Covid-19 has hit the world very hard in general and some regions so far in particular (e.g. China, Europe, US) over the past three months. The deep...
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Globalisation After COVID-19
It is certain that the world will overcome the COVID-19 crisis, as much as it is certain that in the aftermath the world will look different with...
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A Global Effort to Win the War Against COVID-19
We are at war. But this war is different. There is no visible enemy, no border, no ideological divide. And yet, as in the past century’s conflicts,...
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Coronavirus and Trade – Reflecting Today’s Messy Globalisation
By: David HenigIntroduction The bravest prediction in the midst of a crisis is that nothing will change as a result. Typically at such times, the optimists hope...
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Trade Policy and the Fight Against Coronavirus
The economic impact of the coronavirus or COVID-19 will be dramatic and long-lasting. Governments across the world have put in place extraordinary...
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The UK Up and Running in the WTO: How Fast, How Far Can It Go?
By: Stuart HarbinsonAfter Brexit, our attention to UK trade policy has focused mostly on future FTAs, and in particular trade negotiations between the UK and the...
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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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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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Risks to the EU from a US-China Trade Agreement
By: Sherman KatzAfter the United States imposed $250billion of tariffs on Chinese goods based on its determination, under U.S. Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974,...
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‘This Is Not a Love Song’
Tags: WTOBy: Guest AuthorBy Bernard Kuiten, Head of External Relations at the World Trade Organization Johnny Rotten, Sex Pistols's former frontman sang this in 1983....