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That Chinese “juggernaut” – Should Europe Really Worry about its Trade Deficit with China?
China’s exchange-rate policy has been under attack in the last years, especially in the United States. Now the critique of Beijing’s policy is...
Sweden – From Free Trade to Protectionism?
Sweden has been one of the leading voices for freer trade in the post-war era. Its support for the multilateral trading system has been strong. Today...
Proliferation of Preferential Trade Agreements: A Quantification of its Impact
Literature has frequently evaluated the proliferation of preferential trade agreement (PTAs) by counting the number of PTAs or the share of...
One Minute to Midnight: Is There Still Time to Rethink EPAs?
The European Union (EU) and the African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) countries are entering the final phase of negotiation over...
Legal Framework Applicable to Publication of Direct Farm Subsidies in France
• Whereas for a long time Member States had full freedom to make farm subsidies data available, European law now aims at imposing more precise...
The Rome Treaty at 50
In March, 2007, the Treaty of Rome celebrates its 50th anniversary. The chief lesson from this remarkable period of European cooperation is the...
Has Economic Analysis Improved Regulatory Decisions?
In response to the increasing impact of regulation, several governments have introduced economic analysis as a way of trying to improve regulatory...