Catégorie Globalisation

CNN – U.S. public opinion is not anti-trade

The former Head of the World Trade Organisation is adamant that public opinion on both sides of the Atlantic remains firmly in favour of trade deals.

euronews. – Europe views the US election – global conversation

The gloves are certainly off in the US election – and beyond the acrimony – whether it’s Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump in the White House – the result will inevitably have global implications. What does this vote mean for Europe, an historically close ally of the United States?   Watch the replay in French

Europe1 – Pour Pascal Lamy, « le Ceta est un accord très moderne »

Pascal Lamy, ancien directeur général de l’Organisation mondiale du commerce (OMC) et ancien commissaire européen au Commerce, défend l’accord de libre-échange entre l’Union européenne et le Canada, qui fait l’objet d’âpres négociations.

Mir – Democracy Is Not For Sale: The TTIP and European Protest Culture

Launched in 2013, the negotiations of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the United States and the European Union entered their 15th round on 3 October 2016. In New York, the EU’s Chief TTIP Negotiator Ignacio Garcia Bercero has maintained that the TTIP would work to “shape global regulations to the benefits of consumers”, although a rising […]

Tribune: Globalisation ethics

This Tribune is based on Pascal Lamy’s speech on 18 April 2016, at the Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques, within the cycle of conferences of the Fondation « Éthique et Économie ». It is based on the following elements: 1. The two major schools of universal moral law 2. The need for global ethics 3. The […]

Oxford Analytica – The EU without the UK: Is there trouble ahead?

Pascal Lamy, Former Director-General of the World Trade Organisation explains why geopolitics is becoming more influential than geoeconomics, and how Brexit could affect European trade