Emerging economies

EU policy on the World Trade Organization in the wake of the March Ministerial

Despite stalled WTO talks, the EU should persevere with like-minded economies on new agreements and common global trade rules

Ignacio García Bercero

The European Union is exporting carbon pricing through trade

Early experience of the EU carbon border adjustment mechanism shows trade can spread carbon pricing, but lower-income partners need support

Maximilian Fuchs and Camille Reverdy

Carbon pricing beyond borders: assessing climate policy spillovers from the EU carbon border adjustment mechanism

EU CBAM is nudging trade-exposed partners towards carbon pricing, but spillovers are concentrated in high and upper middle-income countries

Anna Bahí, Maximilian Fuchs and Camille Reverdy

How can the EU use FTAs to secure its global ambitions?

Ignacio García Bercero

EU enlargement momentum risks falling victim to veto power

The path to European Union enlargement seems to be narrowing, with only a couple of countries currently able to squeeze through the gap

Marek Dabrowski

Coffee and chocolate lovers should want EU deforestation rules in force without delay

A new pause in implementation of the EU Deforestation Regulation is regrettable and should not lead to weakening of the law

Heather Grabbe

COVID-19’s economic impact on low-income countries: preparing for the next shock

COVID-19 hit low-income exporters hard, exposing risks from weak diversification and straining trade, supply systems and financial stability

Niclas Poitiers and Costanza Greppi Maturana

Migration flows from the Western Balkans to Germany: implications and recommendations

Migration to Germany is shaping the Western Balkans for better and worse, highlighting the need for reforms to harness benefits and mitigate drawbacks

Nina Ruer and Nina Vujanović

Economic convergence, demography, labour markets: what progress have EU candidate countries made?

Candidate countries remain far from European Union averages in terms of GDP per capita and their demographic and labour market characteristics

Marek Dabrowski and Maria Catarina Louro

Greening global industry: clean energy, trade and development

How to accelerate European green transition while cooperating with the Global South

Rebecca Christie, Ben McWilliams and Jeromin Zettelmeyer

Are Europe’s clean industrial goals at odds with those of the Global South?

Simone Tagliapietra

Reconciling the European Union’s clean industrialisation goals with those of the Global South

Importing energy-intensive goods would be more efficient for EU clean industry goals than importing clean energy itself

Ben McWilliams, Simone Tagliapietra and Jeromin Zettelmeyer

Building coalitions for climate transition and nature restoration

A four-pillar strategy could align key climate and economic goals into global trade

Jean Pisani-Ferry, Beatrice Weder di Mauro and Jeromin Zettelmeyer

Fighting poverty, creating jobs: how development finance helps

Blended finance, marine bonds and green borrowing all play a role in how the International Finance Corporation strengthens emerging economies

Rebecca Christie, Alfonso García Mora and Jeromin Zettelmeyer

Updated assessment: Memos to the commissioners responsible for EU foreign, enlargement, and partnerships policies

Heather Grabbe, Jean Pisani-Ferry and Jeromin Zettelmeyer