Insights
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The Letta Report – the Good and the Bad!
Yes, it’s the report season again! No, I don’t mean the season of full-year or Q1 reports from Corporate-land but that we have a few months ahead of us with new reports about the EU’s economic...
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Event Summary: Improving Europe’s Competitiveness – Role of Open Markets, Emerging Technologies, and Strategic Alliances
Last April 8, we co-organised together with the Centre for European Perspective the event “Improving Europe’s Competitiveness – Role of Open Markets, Emerging Technologies, and Strategic...
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Grumbling in the Fields: EU Agriculture and Trade
*The views expressed herein are individual to the author and do not represent any official position European farmers have taken their tractors to the streets. Their list of complaints can be...
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WTO Abu Dhabi Conference: Stalemate or Stepping Stone
It’s only 20 months since the WTO last had a ministerial conference. Usually, it’s at least two years between meetings but the previous conference was delayed by COVID, so there’s an element...
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Cybersicherheitszertifizierung von Cloud-Dienstleistungen: Öffnet die deutsche Bundesregierung die Büchse der Pandora?
Teile der deutschen Wirtschaft äußern sehr große Bedenken hinsichtlich des Entwurfs für das Europäische Cybersicherheitszertifizierungsschema für Cloud-Dienste (EUCS) – ein Vorhaben, dass auf...
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CETA and SMEs: A Firm-Level Trade Assessment
* Disclaimer: The views expressed herein are those of the author and do not represent an official position by the European Commission. CETA: from expectations to reality The EU Canada FTA (CETA)...
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Navigating Merger Reforms in Australia: Recommendations to Australia’s Competition Taskforce
Focusing on proposed reforms of merger enforcement in Australia, this article discusses key issues highlighted by the Competition Taskforce and major changes recently proposed by the Australian...
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Calling on the EU-US Trade and Technology Council: How to Deliver for the Planet and the Economy
In recent years, there has been a shift in the EU-US relationship. Historically, these regions were leading advocates for trade liberalization, but now their policymakers are increasingly focused on...
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What Do We Know and What Don’t We Know About the Consequences of the Revised Product Liability Directive?
The new Product Liability Directive, proposed by the European Commission in 2022, is now on its final stretch: it’s now in the trialogue and a final agreement between the EU institutions may be...
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Reforming Standard Essential Patents: What do the Expert Bodies Say?
The European Commission’s proposal to reform Standard Essential Patents (SEPs), which have been covered in several blogs by ECIPE scholars, has caused a lot of surprise in the expert community. One...