Publications (Filter: EU)
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The Costs of Data Localisation: A Friendly Fire on Economic Recovery
This paper aims to quantify the losses that result from data localisation requirements and related data privacy and security laws that discriminate...
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The Japan-EU Negotiations on Railway
Despite major advancements in the Japan-EU FTA (JEUFTA) negotiations, the talks remain difficult in the railway sector. These difficulties flow...
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What’s Next for EU-China Relations?
By: Fredrik ErixonPresident Xi’s visit to Brussels prompts the question: are China and the EU willing to rekindle their relationship, to fuse it with other energy...
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Russia, Crimea – and Europe’s Foreign Economic Policy
By: Fredrik ErixonThe European Union is the largest economy in the world. But it is not the most powerful. It has shown its capacity for economic statecraft by...
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Trade and Logistics: A “Bali Package” for the EU
Traditionally, the concept of trade costs for shipping goods has been centred on tariffs, quotas and other policies inhibiting exporting firms from...
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What Now for EU-Ukraine Relations?
Ukraine’s decision not to sign the Association Agreement (AA) with the European Union should not have come as a surprise. Despite years of...
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Is E-commerce Really the Threat to European Way of Life – or did Domestic Populism Trump the Single Market?
Last week, France introduced a controversial law specifically designed to cripple Amazon to support physical bookstores. Italy is about to force...
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The Case for an EU-China Investment Agreement
Trade and investment volumes between the EU and China will continue to grow – but they will also be a source of friction and disputes. Are there...
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Biofuels Reform in the European Union: Why New ILUC Rules will Reinforce the WTO Inconsistency of EU Biofuels Policy
By: Fredrik ErixonThis paper takes stock of the proposals by the European Commission and members of the European Parliament to amend the Renewable Energy Directive...
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SERIOUS CHINA: The Rise of China and EU Implications
In a new paper – based on a talk at an ECIPE conference – Ambassador Frank Lavin, former U.S. Undersecretary of Commerce, argues that China now...
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EU Policies on Online Entrepreneurship: Conversations with U.S. Venture Capitalists
By: Fredrik ErixonThis paper examines the role of policy for creating an attractive atmosphere for venture capital investments in online start-ups and...
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On Camels and the Making of EU Biofuels Policy
By: Fredrik ErixonA camel, it is said, is a horse designed by a committee. It is certainly tempting to draw a parallel to the European Union’s biofuels policy and...