Archives d’Auteur: Lara Martelli

Cognac/Voitures : vers une guerre commerciale ?

Ce lundi 14 octobre, Pascal Lamy, ancien directeur général de l’Organisation mondiale du commerce (OMC), Antoine Bouët, directeur du Centre d’études prospectives et d’informations internationales (CEPII), et Benaouda Abdeddaïm, éditorialiste BFM Business, se sont penchés sur la guerre commerciale entre l’Union européenne qui taxe les véhicules électriques chinois, et la Chine, qui, en réponse décide […]

Ex-WTO chief: ‘No such thing as a trade war between EU and China’

Pascal Lamy, the former Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), has insisted « there have always been trade frictions » between China and the European Union and called on both sides to see the « bigger picture » on the exchange of tariffs. Heavy EU tariffs on Chinese electric cars are set to come into force by the […]

Comment Stéphane Séjourné se prépare à passer sur le gril du Parlement européen

«L’audition est un exercice très impressionnant sur le plan psychologique et psychique. On a la trouille!», se rappelle Pascal Lamy, ancien commissaire européen au commerce Les faits –  L’audition de Stéphane Séjourné au Parlement européen devrait avoir lieu le mardi 12 novembre, ce qui laisse un mois au commissaire désigné pour potasser les détails techniques […]

Panel Discussion: ‘Climate overshoot: devastating risks and possible responses’

The 1.5°C goal is not just a number. It is a line in the sand, drawn by the international community to signal the point beyond which it determines the risks to be unacceptable. With the global temperature already having increased by 1.45°C, the World Meteorological Organization has warned that it is likely to exceed 1.5°C […]

EU cannot remain the only big market open to subsidize Chinese EVs, former WTO director general says

Pascal Lamy, vice president at Paris Peace Forum and former director general at the World Trade Organization, discusses the EU vote on Chinese electric vehicle tariffs.  Link to the full interview

Politico Europe – Competitve Europe Week 2024

EDITORIAL PULSE BY POLITICO’S MASTER OF CEREMONY AND TRADE EDITOR DOUGLAS BUSVINE  Håkan Jevrell, state secretary to the minister for international development cooperation and foreign trade, Sweden Pascal Lamy, vice president, Paris Peace Forum and coordinator, Jacques Delors Institutes; former director general, World Trade Organization Moderated by: Camille Gijs, trade reporter, POLITICO Link to the video on Politico Europe