Publications (Filter: EU)
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The EU and China: Redressing: An Unbalanced Relationship
This paper is based on a presentation to a conference organised by the Hong Kong Baptist University and the European Union Academic...
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The Importance of Complementary Policy for ICT in the EU
This paper analyses the importance of the ICT sector, and in particular the Software sector, for the European economy. It does so by looking into the...
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Building Value: The Role of Trademarks for Economic Development
By: Fredrik ErixonInvestment in brands drives the allocation of resources in our economy. It increases competition, pushes firms to innovate, and decreases asymmetries...
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A Digital Strategy for Europe
By: Bruno Maçãesby Dr Bruno Macaes, Secretary of State for European Affairs, Government of Portugal The industrial internet – the network of intelligent...
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New Zealand: The EU’s Asia-Pacific Partnership and the Case for a Next Generation FTA
Given the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and several intra-Asian agreements, the EU is focused on large-sized free trade agreements (FTAs) to avoid...
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Europe and the Eurozone: No Vision, No Strategy?
By: Matthias BauerThe rise of populist parties across Europe is a severe threat to European integration. Irrespective of their underlying political ideologies,...
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The European Union’s China Policy: Priorities and Strategies for the New Commission
The arrival of a new European Commission is a good opportunity for Europe to re-consider its policy vis-à-vis China. Under Xi Jinping, China is...
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The “Google Case” and the Promotion of Europe’s Digital Economy
By: Fredrik ErixonThat the European Commission this week threw down the gauntlet to Google in its long-running competition investigation hardly came as a...
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The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: An Accident Report
This Policy Brief is co-authored with Bob Vastine and J Bradford Jensen The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) was...
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Familiar Fault Lines: The Myth of EP Independence in Economic Policy-making
The Lisbon Treaty expanded the scope and depth of the European Parliament’s powers by bringing the bulk of EU legislation under the ordinary...
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“Rethink and Reset”: Time to Get Rid of The Stability and Growth Pact?
Tags: EUBy: Matthias BauerChristine Lagarde, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, recently asked for a “rethink and reset” of the numerical ceilings...
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Demystifying Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS)
Investor-State Dispute Settlement, a legal provision in Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) or other International Investment Agreements that gives...