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21 Mar
Chapter News, Trade & TTIP Related

Speech by President Juncker at the Plenary Session of the European Parliament ahead of the European Council meeting of 22 and 23 March 2018

Monsieur le Président, re-bonjour. Mesdames et Messieurs les députés, Just under two weeks ago I returned from a tour around the Western Balkans. It was a memorable trip for many reasons. What struck me the most was the passion and conviction in the European Union. This gave me a renewed sense of belief and hope: that if a region, a dramatic region like the Western Balkans is so determined to reform from top to bottom in order to join our Union, then...

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07 Mar
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European Commission Responds to Imposed Steel and Aluminum Duties

The European Commission has responded to the recent announcement from the President of the United States regarding the imposition of additional duties for steel and aluminum imports to the U.S. Earlier this morning, the College of Commissioners held a press conference in which it was firmly stated that the European Union still hopes that the proposed restrictions are not imposed – but if they are, the EU will act in line with the World Trade Organization rules to defend European...

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08 Feb
Chapter News, Trade & TTIP Related

Video: Trade Around the World – Ambassador O’Sullivan of the European Union Delegation

While the United States renegotiates NAFTA and focuses on trade law enforcement, what is the rest of the world doing on trade? WITA's second annual look at what is happening around the world of trade outside the United States. From One Belt and One Road to Brexit, the Pacific Alliance and TPP-11, the world is moving on international trade policy. The WTO currently lists 39 new bilateral and regional trade agreements under negotiation, with the U.S. party to one of...

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07 Feb
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Winter 2018 Interim Economic Forecast: A solid and lasting expansion

Growth rates for the euro area and the EU beat expectations last year as the transition from economic recovery to expansion continues. The euro area and EU economies are both estimated to have grown by 2.4% in 2017, the fastest pace in a decade. This robust performance is set to continue in 2018 and 2019 with growth of 2.3% and 2.0% respectively in both the euro area and EU. Valdis Dombrovskis, Vice-President for the Euro and Social Dialogue, also in charge of...

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30 May
Chapter News, Trade & TTIP Related

Transparent EU Trade and Investment Policy

Speech by EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström | Brussels, 29 May 2017 | Civil Society Dialogue It's my pleasure to be here with you today. I'm just going to give you a little overview of where we are on trade policy, and then to hear your questions: I want to have a dialogue. Trade and globalisation are issues very much debated these days. That is a good thing. It shows that many people care and want to be involved. It also...

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14 Apr
Brexit News, Chapter News, News, Trade & TTIP Related

Europe Is Still a Superpower

Europe Is Not Only Still a Superpower: it's going to remain one for decades to come. By Andrew Moravcsik | Foreign Policy Magazine | April 13, 2017 Sixty years after the Treaty of Rome, many view Europe as a spent force in global politics. Conventional wisdom states that world politics today is unipolar, with the United States as the sole superpower. Or perhaps it is multipolar, with China, India, and the rest rising to challenge Western powers. Either way, Europe’s role...

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27 Feb
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High Fences Do Not Make Good Neighbors: It is the Economy, My Friends

When Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492, Western Europe accounted for about 20% of gross world product. Five centuries later, it is still around 20-25% of world GDP, but its North American daughter has surged to another 25%. The “West”, as we loosely call it, has thus 10% of the world’s population and almost 50% of its economic wealth, quite an achievement from the abject poverty of serfdom Europe and tribal North America. The common ties between...

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22 Feb
Chapter News, Trade & TTIP Related

EU Economic Outlook 2017

The European Commission today publishes its annual analysis of the economic and social situation in the Member States, including an assessment of remaining imbalances. It also publishes a report on the implementation of the Fiscal Compact, a report analysing the debt situation in Italy and a report, together with a proposal to the Council for a fine, on a case of misrepresentation of statistics in Austria. Member States are making headway in implementing the individual policy guidance they received last year...

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09 Feb
Member News, Trade & TTIP Related

Canceling or Renegotiating Trade Agreements: How does that work

By Jeremiah Baronberg Previously published on bluestarstrategies.com see here During the recent U.S. presidential campaign, Donald Trump made reshaping America’s involvement in international economic affairs a centerpiece of his platform. As a candidate, he specifically called out international trade—from abandoned factories to lost jobs and competitive wages—as a locus for many of the economic and societal challenges facing the country. Since being elected president, Mr. Trump has gone so far as to threaten to "tear up" or renegotiate existing U.S. free...

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