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- Perspectives: Settling for WTO survival
David Henig writes his column for Borderlex on the unlikely WTO reform until political conditions are more favourable. - Trump y el Magaverso
[Spanish] Renata Zilli writes for El Economista about Trump wielding tariffs as a political tool, fuelling a populist, protectionist narrative. - Entering a new phase
David Henig writes about the UK-EU Summit reset relations with modest gains on trade, energy, and mobility via UK Trade & Business Commission. - Brussels Blueprint, Turkish Overreach? The Risks of Copying the EU’s Digital Competition Law
Matthias Bauer and Dyuti Pandya writes about Turkey’s proposed digital competition rules mimicking the EU’s DMA, risking overregulation, stifled innovation, and deterred foreign investment via Turkish Law Blog. - Perspectives: EU needs new partnerships to complement FTAs
David Henig writes his column for Borderlex on the EU having to modernise trade policy by integrating FTAs with regulatory initiatives, fostering partnerships, prioritising economic security, and creating frameworks for long-term cooperation and global leadership. - Attractivité française : des atouts et des soucis
[French] Elena Sisto is interviewed by the Newsletter BLOCS on French attractiveness remaining strong in sectors like quantum technologies, but facing macroeconomic challenges and competition from US industrial policies. - Trump’s tariff war has a digital second act
Hosuk Lee-Makiyama writes for Business Day on how SA’s digital regulation could deepen the US tariff dispute. - Lo que usted siente se llama obsesión
[Spanish and Behind Paywall] Oscar Guinea writes his column for El País on tariffs, Trump, and his obsession with manufacturing to Make America Great Again. - Borrowed Blueprints, Unintended Consequences: South Africa and the EU’s Digital Markets Act
Matthias Bauer and Dyuti Pandya write for African Antitrust & Competition Law on how South Africa’s digital regulatory moves echo EU strategies but risk stifling innovation and investment. - Perspectives – De minimis: European politicians forget consumers, SMEs
David Henig writes his “Perspectives” column for Borderlex about how de minimis reforms risk harming SMEs, consumers, favoring large EU businesses. - Vägen till ett förlorat ekonomiskt imperium
[Swedish] Fredrik Erixon writes about how Trump’s tariffs signal economic retreat, ending Pax Americana’s global dominance, for Dagens Industri. - Progress made ahead of UK-EU Summit
David Henig writes for the UK Trade & Business Commission on how UK-EU relations are progressing ahead of the May summit. - What’s next for the quantum technology race?
Andrea Dugo and Dyuti Pandya write a piece for Encompass on the future of quantum technology. - Tulliasiantuntija: Trump on valmis äärimmäisiin painostuskeinoihin
[Finnish and Behind Paywall] Hosuk Lee-Makiyama is interviewed by Helsingin Sanomat on how tariffs are part of Trump administration’s plan to reshape trade rules. - Que la Justicia no sea un negocio
[Spanish and Behind Paywall] Oscar Guinea writes an op-ed for El País on the costs of mass litigation.
- Beijing Braces for US Trade Deals That Aim to Shout Out China
[Behind Paywall] Hosuk Lee-Makiyama warns China fears the EU may align with US trade controls, triggering a long-term shift toward “trusted” supply chains excluding Chinese firms via Bloomberg. - EU blocks Britain’s attempts to join pan-European trading bloc
[Behind Paywall] David Henig argues that UK accession to PEM, though technically simple, is tangled in EU political dynamics via The Financial Times. - UK PM Starmer’s patchy record after unhappy one year in power
David Henig sees trade as Labour’s standout success, urging smaller deals for momentum, but warns they won’t significantly boost growth without broader economic strategy via The Standard. - It’s not racist to believe in English identity
[Behind Paywall] David Henig condemns Matt Goodwin’s framing of Englishness as “unashamed racism,” highlighting concern over ethnic nationalism disguised as historical or cultural identity via The Telegraph. - Petty EU stops UK from joining trade bloc because of Brexit
David Henig highlights how EU disunity over the UK “reset” risks stalling pragmatic trade steps like PEM access via the Daily Express. - EU is ‘blocking Britain’s bid to join Mediterranean trade zone’ despite Keir Starmer’s ‘reset’ with Brussels
David Henig warns the UK’s PEM hopes risk stalling, as EU disunity on the reset means even simple trade fixes could be delayed without strong UK diplomacy via the Daily Mail. - Rethinking the DMA: Innovation, Competition, and the Risks of Overregulation
ECIPE policy brief “The EU’s export of regulatory overreach: The Digital Markets Act” cited in Epicentre’s new briefing - EU’s dysfunctional red tape is hurting startups, warns Pieper
Matthias Bauer argues EU startup strategies are symbolic without national reforms and that true impact requires joint action to dismantle deep-rooted bureaucracy and slash regulatory burdens via Euractiv. - Rare earth access is the European Union’s priority at China summit
Hosuk Lee-Makiyama stresses China must treat the EU distinctly from the US in trade policy if it wants Brussels to remain equidistant amid rising tensions via Reuters. - Starmer Picks Up Trump’s Papers, and 2 Small Political Wins
David Henig commends Keir Starmer’s surprising success in managing relations with Donald Trump via The New York Times. - Turkish Multidimensional Strategy; Israel/Palestine in Specific
Dyuti Pandya’s blog “IMEC: The Road That Should Not Be Taken,” cited in a research report by the Vienna International Institute for Middle East Studies. - Think Tank Claims ‘Mass Litigation’ Could Cost UK Economy £18B a Year
The paper “The Impact of Increased Mass Litigation in the UK” by Oscar Guinea, Dyuti Pandya, Vanika Sharma, and Renata Zilli is referenced by Law.com. - The critical role of US cloud services providers in the EU
ECIPE study “Boosting Efficiency and Quality in EU Public Services: The Need for a European Multi-Cloud-First Strategy” referenced in an AmCham Briefing. - Group litigation “could cost the UK economy £18bn”
The paper “The Impact of Increased Mass Litigation in the UK” by Oscar Guinea, Dyuti Pandya, Vanika Sharma, and Renata Zilli is referenced by Legal Futures - Class action lawsuits could cost UK economy up to £18bn
[Behind Paywall] The paper “The Impact of Increased Mass Litigation in the UK” by Oscar Guinea, Dyuti Pandya, Vanika Sharma, and Renata Zilli is referenced in The Times.
- New Policy Brief: Strengthening the Supply-Side Innovation in EU Telecommunications
- New Occasional Paper: The Impact of Increased Mass Litigation in the UK
- New Policy Brief: Collective Action in the Netherlands: Why It Matters for the Transposition of the Product Liability Directive
- New Policy Brief: Navigating Geopolitical Realities: The EU’s Strategic Positioning in the South Caucasus and Central Asia
- New Occasional Paper: Models of Industrial Policy: Driving Innovation and Economic Growth
- New Policy Brief: Trade in the Great Sea: The Future of EU-Southern Neighbourhood Trade Relations
- New Policy Brief: EU Export of Regulatory Overreach: The Case of the Digital Markets Act (DMA)
- New Policy Brief: India and the World Economy – Policy Options at a Time of Geopolitical Drama, Technological Shifts, and Rising Protectionism
- New Occasional Paper: The Impact of Increased Mass Litigation in Europe
- New Policy Brief: Benchmarking Quantum Technology Performance – Governments, Industry, Academia and their Role in Shaping our Technological Future
- New Occasional Paper: Boosting Efficiency and Quality in EU Public Services – The Need for a European Multi-Cloud-First Strategy
- New Occasional Paper: The 8 Percent Approach – A Big Bang in Resources and Capacity for Europe’s Economy and Defence
- New Occasional Paper: Competitive Harmonisation – A Collaborative Framework for Intra-EU Reform and Competitiveness
- New Policy Brief: The Participation of Foreign Bidders in EU Public Procurement – Too Much or Too Little?
- New Policy Brief: Cybersecurity at Risk – How the EU’s Digital Markets Act Could Undermine Security across Mobile Operating Systems