Trump, the Transatlantic Trade and Technology Council, energy security… and MSMEs. Here some highlights of what think tanks have written about in recent days.
Economic security
EU economic security drive hits Chinese company bottom line
The latest iteration of the annual report of the China Chamber of Commerce to the European Union has rarely been so critical of what it sees as the EU’s inward looking drive and its growing focus on security in its relationships with China. It takes aim specifically at a policy …
In-depth: EU FDI screening gets more traction
The European Commission reports that there is noticeable progress among EU member states in adopting or strengthening their inward FDI screening mechanisms since Russia attacked Ukraine in March 2022. The commission is expected to obtain greater support for its plan to strengthen the existing EU-wide investment screening mechanism from at …
Commission rolls out soft method to secure critical technologies
The European Commission is asking member states to “conduct collective risk assessments” in the areas of advanced semiconductor technologies, artificial intelligence, quantum and biotechnologies by the end of 2023. The recommendation, which, as its name indicates is not a piece of hard law, is the first attempt at rolling out …
‘Economic security’: EU looks to toughen up its export control regime
Like so many other European Commission ‘communications’, the economic security strategy is mainly a means to spell out and join up already existing economic policies the EU has adopted to respond to growing global geopolitical turbulence. So what’s new about the new document unveiled today?
THINK TANK: US export controls, EU green trade missing dimension
After a May holiday hiatus, think tanks are coming back on stream with new reports. Here a selection of two notable reports on US export controls and the EU’s green trade agenda.
The EU’s anti-coercion instrument’s final fine print
The Council, the European Commission and the European Parliament have agreed on the final details of the EU’s anti-coercion instrument, whose contours were agreed in principle last March. The legislation is now due to come into force in the autumn 2023. So what’s the final deal?
THINK TANK: EU export controls, multilateralism, EV rules of origin
The European Council on Foreign Relations has been very active in recent days.
G7 to coordinate coercion responses while EU prepares economic security strategy
G7 leaders issued an exceptionally lengthy joint statement at a summit hosted by Japan in the city of Hiroshima that covers a range of topics from the war in Ukraine, to Taiwan, healthcare, food security and climate mitigation – to name some of the most important ones. One of the …
Comment: The trade policy of Emergency Europe
Emergency Europe, a term forged during the eurozone crisis reached the EU’s trade policy during the pandemic. There are now-established patterns for many areas of trade policy affected by global and regional turmoil. Let’s brace for a more unpredictable EU.
