Catégorie Trade
EU green policy must bring the population with it
The commission’s industrial policy debate has been singularly lacking in bottom-up public participation ADAM TOOZE In response to America’s Inflation Reduction Act, Europe is scrambling to accelerate its own green industrial policy. Some, like Pascal Lamy, former director-general of the World Trade Organization and associate of Emmanuel Macron, would like to see Europe leading a […]
LAMY’S MERCOSUR CHEAT SHEET
LAMY’S MERCOSUR CHEAT SHEET: With the EU-Mercosur trade deal facing its moment of truth, Morning Trade talked with commerce guru Pascal Lamy, a former trade commissioner and WTO chief. Lamy said the Commission should be bolder and ask capitals to endorse the deal in a vote. Time’s up: “The Commission should ask the Council for a vote, […]
EU hopes Macron will budge on Latin American trade deal
‘We all expect a shift in Paris but this has not been tested politically yet,’ says one EU diplomat. by Giorgio Leali, Camille Gijs, Sarah Anne Aarup·MAR 6·6 MINUTES READ Actions PARIS — The planets now seem aligned to finally push a trade deal between the EU and Latin American countries over the finish line. Well, all planets […]
French resistance questioned as EU-LatAm trade talks enter home stretch
‘We all expect a shift in Paris but this has not been tested politically yet,’ says one EU diplomat. by Giorgio Leali, Camille Gijs, Sarah Anne Aarup·2 HOURS AGO·6 MINUTES READ Actions PARIS — The planets now seem aligned to finally push a trade deal between the EU and Latin American countries over the finish line. Well, all […]
Protectionnisme vert : Joe Biden défend son plan de soutien aux énergies renouvelables
Le président américain a défendu mardi dans son discours sur l’état de l’Union son grand plan climat voté l’été dernier et qui prévoit plus de 430 milliards de dollars d’investissements, dont 370 milliards pour subventionner l’industrie des énergies vertes et des véhicules électriques fabriqués dans le pays. Mais ces subventions massives en faveur de la transition […]
L’Europe, victime collatérale du face-à-face brutal entre la Chine et les USA
L’affrontement économique entre les États-Unis et la Chine reste vif depuis cinq ans, à l’image du grand plan climat arraché par Joe Biden au Congrès et destiné à redonner aux États-Unis son indépendance en matière d’industries vertes. Au milieu, l’Europe entend siffler les balles… et en prend quelques unes. Ce plan américain, baptisé Inflation Reduction […]
Pascal LAMY 