Natalia Macyra

Is it time for the European Union to revisit its trade policy strategy towards Taiwan? This paper takes a closer look at the potential effects on EU trade and investment that are likely to emerge as a consequence of deepened commercial relations between Taiwan and Mainland China. Although Taiwan is not one of Europe’s top trading partners, it is an important trading partner and it plays a critical role in the Asia Pacific region, especially through its dense...

The debate in Europe on migration, and its impact on employment, is lively but often painfully misguided. Increasing unemployment and the euro crisis are fertile grounds for those who support closing the EU borders for migrants. Although many Europeans know that immigrants are needed in the economy, proposals to enhance worker mobility in the EU, or more open migration policies, stir up opinions. As witnessed in some recent elections, nationalist parties and...

Services liberalisation has perhaps suffered from the deadlock of the WTO more than any other area of trade. As the discussions of a potential plurilateral agreement amongst a select group of countries continue, more questions are raised than answered. In a new policy brief by Hosuk Lee-Makiyama, he argues that approximately half of the trade costs are amongst those who are likely to join the plurilateral, while those in the other half - the emerging economies -...