Catégorie Europe
Suspendre les préférences commerciales au retour des migrants, Une erreur géopolitique, un nonsens pour le développement
Citer cet article:Hassel A., Lamy P., Pons G. & Vignon J. 2022. «Suspendre les préférences commerciales au retour des migrants», Blogpost, Paris: Institut Jacques Delors, 22 avril. Les hasards du calendrier législatif européen ont fait que vient en débat entre les institutions de l’UE l’adoption d’un règlement sur la réforme décennale du Système européen des préférences […]
Putin, Ukraine and the revival of the west
[…] All of these discordant notes underline that any initial impression that the whole world had united in outrage against Russia was clearly misleading. Instead there is an “axis of outrage” centred on the western alliance and an “axis of indifference” centred on the Global South. Recommended War in Ukraine: free to read Weaponisation of […]
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 […]
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
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