Media
- 6th December 2018 - Article - link
Online platforms and the future of European integration: why they deliver on what EU governments fail to achieve
Matthias Bauer writes about online platforms and the future of European integration. - 26th October 2018 - Article - link
The Cost of Data Protectionism
Erik van der Marel and Martina Ferracane write on Voxeu.org. - 12th October 2018 - Article - link
ZPP and ECIPE discuss new efforts to create the Digital Single Market
Fredrik Erixon and Philipp Lamprecht comment on the questions of what are the key areas for digital change in the near future and how can Europe make greater progress towards creating a Digital Single Market. - 28th September 2018 - Article - link
Behind tariff chaos, a world rethinking trade ties
Fredrik Erixon comments in the CS Monitor the US tariff hikes and global trade. - 28th September 2018 - Article - link
Sverige behöver mer innovation (in Swedish)
Fredrik Erixon opines in Sydsvenskan that Sweden should fear absence of technological change rather than an abundance of it. - 9th September 2018 - Article - link
Sweden’s political panic attack
Fredrik Erixon takes stock of the Swedish election in the Spectator. - 4th September 2018 - Article - file
In Search of an Effective Trade Policy for the Film Industry: Lessons from Korea - 27th July 2018 - Article - link
In Eurasia New Financial Centers Are In Offing: Is Shanghai Ready For Prime-Time? – OpEd
Miriam Campanella sheds light on some fresh developments in Eurasia, where the re-emergence of new financial centers, from Frankfurt, Paris, Amsterdam, to Shanghai, Mumbai, Astana, and the creation of new, bold competitors reveal a renewed interest in the role of... - 18th July 2018 - Article - link
Brexit: and so we approach what negotiators call the “end-game”
The most likely outcome is a soft exit says a former Assistant Director at the Department for International Trade - 18th July 2018 - Article - link
Parliament can squabble but the Brexit fundamentals have not changed
David Henig says it’s a hard border or a close relationship with Europe. Pick one - 18th July 2018 - Article - link
Talk of a second Brexit referendum is merely a distraction
David Henig says it’s time now for honesty from politicians: we can’t have everything we want from Brexit – the EU is a bigger player - 5th July 2018 - Article - link
AfCFTA has great potential, but road ahead may be long and bumpy
Kholofelo Kugler and Hanna Deringer write a commentary for Borderlex on the prospects for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) - 14th June 2018 - Article - link
No PanaCeta
Trade deals are good but unlikely to deliver major economic gains for the UK, argues David Henig - 29th March 2018 - Article - link
Digitalsteuer: Wirtschaftspopulismus unter dem Deckmantel fairer Besteuerung?
Matthias Bauer writes about the EU Commission’s political campaign for a digital tax (in German) - 13th March 2018 - Article - link
There’s no success like failure’: Trump’s troubling NAFTA stance
Fredrik Erixon and Hanna Deringer opine in The Hill on the NAFTA re-negotiations and Trump’s strategy to reduce the US trade deficit
- 5th December 2018 - Media Mention - link
Bei Steuern handlungsunfähig: Auch Digitalsteuer gescheitert
Matthias Bauer quoted by Kurier (Austria) on the myths and misconceptions in the debate about a tax on digital services. - 30th November 2018 - Media Mention - link
Un tête à tête au G20?
Fredrik Erixon interviewed by Euronews about the G20 summit. - 14th November 2018 - Media Mention - link
Europe’s Digital Tax Fangs Would Bite More Than Google, Facebook
Matthias Bauer quoted by BloombergTax on Digital Services Tax. - 5th November 2018 - Media Mention - link
Some countries ‘more comfortable’ with interim deal on digital tax, EU diplomats say
Matthias Bauer quoted on Digital Services Tax. - 5th November 2018 - Media Mention - link
EU Digital Tax Deal By Year-End Realistic, Diplomat Says
Matthias Bauer quoted by Law360 on the digital services tax. - 10th October 2018 - Media Mention - link
ECIPE’s work on data localization mentioned in UNCTAD’s Trade and Development Report 2018
ECIPE’s work on data localization has been mentioned in the UNCTAD’s Trade and Development Report 2018 which this year is dedicated to economic development in a digital world. - 3rd October 2018 - Media Mention - link
ECIPE’s DTE report and working papers used in WTO’s World Trade Report 2018
ECIPE’s DTE work regarding the DTRI and the first two ECIPE DTE working papers are mentioned and used for the WTO’s World Trade Report 2018, which this year is especially dedicated to digital trade. - 24th September 2018 - Media Mention - link
VDMA and EU discuss how to deal with investments from China
A summary of the event on the future of EU-China investment relations with representatives from the European Commission and the European Parliament (in German). - 16th July 2018 - Media Mention - link
Brexit is not good news for the UK economy
Roderick Abbott gives his opinion on Brexit, with a well deserved dose of scepticism - 13th June 2018 - Media Mention - link
UK blockchain experiment could cut customs red tape
Nicolas Botton comments on the obstacles preventing Blockchain technology from being a solution for the customs issues that Brexit will create - 8th June 2018 - Media Mention - link
Hit them in the Harleys: EU fights Trump tariffs
David Henig comments on the EU’s response to Trump’s tariffs - 3rd May 2018 - Media Mention - link
We Will Not Negotiate Under Threat
Fredrik Erixon comments in the Atlantic the tariff affair between the EU and the US - 3rd May 2018 - Media Mention - link
EU Finance Chiefs Urged to Use Digital Tax to Fill Brexit Hole
Fredrik Erixon comments in Bloomberg the digital taxes proposed in Europe - 10th April 2018 - Media Mention - link
Cautious crony organisations stifle innovation
Fredrik Erixon’s book, The Innovation Illusion, is reviewed in the Times - 10th April 2018 - Media Mention - link
Trump and Protectionism
Frederik Erixon talks to Dukascopy TV about Trump and growing protections
- 21st September 2018 - Press Release - file
New Policy Brief: The Swiss Cheese of Trade Policy: The Case Against Product Exclusions in Trade Agreements - 23rd July 2018 - Press Release - file
New Policy Brief: The UK’s First International Trade Negotiation – Agriculture at the WTO - 20th June 2018 - Press Release - file
New Occasional Paper: Five Questions about the Digital Services Tax to Pierre Moscovici - 24th April 2018 - Press Release - file
New Policy Brief: Europe and South-East Asia: An Exercise in Diplomatic Patience - 19th April 2018 - Press Release - file
New Policy Brief: Assessing UK Trade Policy Readiness - 19th February 2018 - Press Release - file
New Occasional Paper: Digital Companies and Their Fair Share of Taxes: Myths and Misconceptions - 15th February 2018 - Press Release - file
New Trade Working Paper: The Economic Benefits of Globalization for Business and Consumers - 2nd February 2018 - Press Release - file
New Occasional Paper: Stealing Thunder: Cloud, IoT and 5G will Change the Strategic Paradigm for Protecting European Commercial Interests. Will Cyber Espionage be Allowed to Hold Europe Back in the Global Race for Industrial Competitiveness? - 25th January 2018 - Press Release - file
New Occasional Paper: The Economic Impact of Local Content Requirements: A Case Study of Heavy Vehicles - 22nd January 2018 - Press Release - file
New Policy Brief: Deepening NAFTA and Signing New Trade Agreements: A US Trade Strategy to Boost the Economy and Reduce the Trade Deficit - 15th January 2018 - Press Release - file
New Policy Brief: The Geopolitics of Online Taxation in Asia-Pacific Digitalisation, Corporate Tax Base and the Role of Governments - 9th January 2018 - Press Release - file
New Policy Brief: Blockchain and Trade: Not a Fix for Brexit, but Could Revolutionise Global Value Chains (If Governments Let It) - 14th December 2017 - Press Release - file
New Policy Brief: Unintended and Unattended Consequences: The Opportunity Costs of Reducing Exclusivity Rights for Intellectual Property - 27th November 2017 - Press Release - file
New Working Paper: Restrictions to Cross-Border Data Flows: a Taxonomy - 13th October 2017 - Press Release - file
New Policy Brief: New Coalitions for Europe’s Digital Future – Building Capacity, Improving Performance