News and analysis on trade policy in Europe
Saturday, April 26, 2025
Western democracies – as in the G7 – more outspokenly express support Taiwan’s right to participate in the international community than in the past amidst Beijing’s growing assertiveness. Yet in the trade and investment policy field concrete action from CPTPP members or the EU is missing.
To many, the European Union ends its 2019-2024 legislature triumphant, with a European Commission having deftly navigated the Trump years, the pandemic, the war in Ukraine and rocky relationships with China. But let’s not believe in fairy tales: the EU made dangerously deep cuts into the branch of the tree …
Some notable topics covered by think tanks recently include barriers to integrating voluntary sustainability standard into bilateral free trade agreements, Africa’s critical raw materials and the China clean tech threat.
Bernd Lange served as chair of the European Parliament’s international trade committee for two terms. In an in-depth conversation with Iana Dreyer, he discussed what changes to EU trade policy occurred under his tenure in this pivotal position, where he sees future relationships with the United States and China – …
This week on the minds of international trade think tanks: transatlantic export control cooperation, the EU and Chinese electric vehicles and the new outlook of the United States Trade Representative.
The failures of MC13 are still hovering over international think tanks as well as the issue of China’s chip overcapacity and transitioning to a circular economy.
This Easter week, think tanks have continued to churn out some work. Below a selection of interesting papers. Topics: the current backlash against de minimis rules at customs, continued hopes for green trade initiatives at or around the World Trade Organization in Geneva, and French voting behaviour in the face …
This week’s focus of international trade think tanks has included boosting climate-friendly nuclear power, the global subsidies race and digital trade agreements.
Here is a roundup of what international think tanks have been up to this week. Hinrich Foundation: Finding faith in the WTO In order for the United States to again find faith in multilateralism, World Trade Organization members need to compromise on the dispute settlement system and the US needs …
This week think tanks have focused on how to revamp the World Trade Organization, digital trade, the 2024 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum and the realities of progressive free trade agreements when a country seeks to join a mega-regional deal such as the CPTPP.
