Trade policy

Memo to the commissioners responsible for international partnerships and reform of the multilateral development banks

While Africa’s economic relations with China are hyped, its relationship with the EU is more favourable

The European Union’s proposed duties on Chinese electric vehicles and their implications

The European Commission can take a better route than imposing countervailing duties on Chinese electric vehicles

Narratives and reality: China’s economic engagements in Africa

Do the facts match the vision that Beijing is offering to the African continent?

Electrified tensions: EU's proposed tariffs on Chinese EVs

Electric vehicle tariffs are not the first trade tariff the EU has imposed on China, and they likely will not be the last

India’s indecisive election result could point to slower economic reform

India’s new coalition government will have to make more compromises, including on the economic front

The EU cannot drag its feet on Chinese subsidies any longer

The European Union should apply countervailing subsidies on government-supported imports from China

Evolution, challenges and strategies for EU's green industrial policy

Instruments of economic security

The challenge of improving European economic security has grown in importance, with various relevant policy measures introduced at EU level

Rippling out: Biden’s tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and their impact on Europe

The US approach diverges from that of the EU, which is building a case for countervailing duties under WTO rules

US tariffs on Chinese imports: managed trade is back

A hike in US tariffs is not a return to wholesale protectionism, and the European Union is unlikely to duplicate the US approach

Managing the What Ifs: Europe, China and world trade

How should the EU de-risk its external economic relationships without foregoing the benefits of trade?

Unpacking China’s industrial policy and its implications for Europe

This paper assess how beneficial industrial policy has been for China and how exportable to the European Union its model might be

How to de-risk: European economic security in a world of interdependence

The question is how exactly the EU should ‘de-risk’ its external economic relationships without foregoing the benefits of trade.

Paris report 2: Europe's economic security