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EU trade

May 1, 2017
Published by EPICENTER at May 1, 2017
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Time to Re-think the EU Trade Policy

As of 2017, the EU has 44 trade agreements in place with more than 60 countries across the globe. In addition, five accords have been finalised but are not yet being applied (with East African countries, Ecuador, Singapore, Vietnam and West Africa).
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December 8, 2016
Published by EPICENTER at December 8, 2016
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The Failure of Magnette’s “Namur Declaration”

On December 5th, Paul Magnette, the current Minister-President of the French-speaking region of Wallonia, Belgium, unveiled his so-called “Namur Declaration”, a 3-page-long statement whose aim is to “radically remake” EU trade policy.
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December 1, 2016
Published by EPICENTER at December 1, 2016
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The Cap and the Struggle for Development Policy Coherence

Since the 1992 MacSharry reform, the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has undergone substantial changes. However, despite a noticeable move towards less market- and trade- distorting policies, the post-2013 CAP continues to harm farmers in developing countries by subsidising agricultural production in the EU.
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October 1, 2014
Published by EPICENTER at October 1, 2014
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The TTIP and the Future of EU Free Trade Agreements

The free-trade deal between Canada and the European Union has often been described as a template for the potentially much larger Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership currently being negotiated with the United States. As such it provides a good case study in the pitfalls that might plague, not just the TTIP, but other future trade agreements that the EU embarks upon.
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