Publications (Filter: EU)
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Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Who Has the Fairest Clauses of Us All? Stress-testing the Application of Mirror Clauses to Pesticides
By: Emily ReesIn less than six months, ‘mirror clauses’ have taken EU trade policy by storm. To inject ‘reciprocity’ in trading terms, the French...
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The EU Digital Markets Act: Assessing the Quality of Regulation
The proposed Digital Markets Act (DMA) is an opportunity to prevent and remedy anti-competitive conduct by large digital platforms. If the Act is...
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Strategic Autonomy and Long-term Innovation Competitiveness: On the Importance of Intellectual Property Rights for the Production of High-Value Medicines in the EU
Tags: competitiveness EU innovation intellectual property pharmaceutical industry strategic autonomyBy: Matthias BauerEurope’s political leaders have in recent months called for “European industrial autonomy”. Notions of dependency, sovereignty and resilience...
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The Benefits of Intellectual Property Rights in EU Free Trade Agreements
Key Takeaway 1: What are Intellectual Property Rights and why do they matter? Intellectual Property gives the creator (e.g. an artist, a company...
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The Future of EU Leadership in the Car Industry: Still Global
Automotive is Europe’s key export industry, an important contributor to the EU economy, from balance of payments to employment, and a...
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EU and Mercosur in the Twenty-First Century: Taking Stock of the Economic and Cultural Ties
This policy brief examines the latest developments in the EU-Mercosur economic relationship and outlines the existing non-economic relationship in...
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Europe’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: Time to Go Back to the Drawing Board
By: Fredrik ErixonThis Policy Brief takes stock of the global and European trade and carbon-emission effects from CBAM. It argues that the current design of the CBAM...
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What does Emily in Paris say about the “Netflix quota” and the “Netflix tax”?
When the Netflix series Emily in Paris was released in October 2020, it was widely watched among audiences around the world. In its first week, it...
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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Taking Stock of Europe’s New Trade Policy Strategy
By: Fredrik ErixonThis Policy Brief takes stock of the EU Trade Policy Review – the Commission’s proposed strategy for trade. Despite appearances, the Review...
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Combating Unsafe Products: How to Improve Europe’s Safety Gate Alerts
By: Guest AuthorBy Joana Purves, Researcher at E+Europe and William Echikson, Director E+Europe The European Union has built a one-stop-shop for its member state...
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“Too Big to Care” or “Too Big to Share”: The Digital Services Act and the Consequences of Reforming Intermediary Liability Rules
By: Fredrik ErixonThis paper reviews the Digital Services Act (DSA), a package of new rules for platforms proposed by the European Commission late last year. The paper...
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No, China Does Not Make Everything!
China is now the world’s leading manufacturer, with goods exports rising from $63 billion in 1990 to $2.5 trillion in 2018. The popular assumption...