Archives d’Auteur: Lara Martelli
REPORT SAYS EU MIRROR CLAUSES ARE POSSIBLE — BUT NEED JUSTIFYING
The EU could unilaterally impose mirror clauses on its trade partners, but only if there’s a very strong legal basis for doing so. That’s according to a new report set to be published today by the Brussels-based think tank Europe Jacques Delors — shared exclusively with POLITICO and available here. It sketches out a legal analysis […]
‘Frexit in all but name’: what a Marine Le Pen win would mean for EU
It is feared if far-right candidate becomes French president she will try to destroy the bloc from inside. Campaigning in Burgundy the day after reaching the second round of France’s presidential elections, Marine Le Pen could not have seemed clearer: “I do not want to leave the EU,” she said. “That is not my objective.” […]
GRAPE 2: A narrow path for EU agri-food mirror measures?
The purpose of this paper is to provide a legal analysis of the relevant international trade agreements and case law, as well as to sketch out the scope of EU action on the matter. The EU can adopt any sustainability measure for agri-food production it deems appropriate, but it needs to be able to justify […]
New world order? Pandemic and war rattle globalisation
PARIS: Globalisation, which has both fans and detractors alike, is being tested like never before after the one-two punch of Covid and war. The pandemic had already raised questions about the world’s reliance on an economic model that has broken trade barriers, but made countries heavily reliant on each other as production was delocalised over […]
French political landscape ‘formidably fragmented,’ argues Pascal Lamy
Pascal Lamy, president of the Paris Peace Forum and former director-general of the WTO, gives his insight into the French presidential election, and how it will affect the future of the EU and the bloc’s relationships with Russia and China. Link to the video on CNBC
Emmanuel Faber, la voie libre
L’ancien PDG de Danone, éjecté avec pertes et fracas, s’attaque désormais au greenwashing et continue à regarder la vie comme une montagne spirituelle à escalader. par Anne-Sophie Lechevallier publié le 11 avril 2022 à 19h00 Emmanuel Faber aura passé moins d’un an à «laisser le sol travailler». Sa «jachère» aura été plus rapide qu’il ne l’avait anticipé. Voici l’ancien PDG […]
Pascal LAMY 