TRADE BRIEFINGS
24 November 2021
Production taxes in France have long been a contentious issue closely linked to employment and wage growth. France currently sets one of the highest …
21 October 2021
The European Union often concludes international trade agreements, which contain shared competences with the Member States (the so-called mixed competences agreements), thus they require …
21 August 2019
The new EU-Mercosur Agreement only superficially rejects protectionism. As much as it liberalises trade, it also protects European defensive interests and extends the EU’s …
16 May 2018
On average, the economic costs of non-tariff barriers (NTBs) now far exceed those of tariffs, which have generally been falling as new free trade …
17 May 2017
As of 2017, the EU has 44 trade agreements in place with more than 60 countries across the globe. In addition, five accords have …
26 April 2017
Since the introduction of pro-market reforms in 1978, China has emerged as a global economic powerhouse and it is today the EU’s second-largest trading …
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