Niclas Poitiers

How can Europe lead a ‘coalition of the middle powers’?

Challenges to the integration of the Western Balkans into European Union supply chains

Western Balkan EU integration has deepened, yet rising non-tariff barriers and new EU rules keep trade costs high despite zero tariffs

Revamping Europe’s chips strategy: indispensability, not self-sufficiency

In revising the European Chips Act, the EU should seek to make itself an indispensable partner in the semiconductor value chain

‘Made with Europe’ not ‘Made in Europe’ should guide EU industrial policy

The European Union should not go down the path of local-content requirements to protect industry but should remain open to international cooperation

What can Europe learn from Trump’s Greenland tariff threats?

From strategy to doctrine: the next steps for European economic security

The EU needs a balanced strategy to cut reliance on the US and China while improving its capacity to counter coercive economic threats

European exports in geopolitical storms

With demand from US and China weakening, the EU can boost trade by focusing on other markets and strengthening global partnerships

How are global supply chains adapting to a rapidly changing world?

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

Climate risks to global supply chains

Extreme weather is disrupting supply chains more often, making risk awareness, mitigation and global policy coordination increasingly vital

EU foreign direct investment, explained

How can the EU coordinate national screening procedures in key sectors when outside investors want to buy in?

The European single market: restarting the perpetual revolution

Boosting the EU single market needs stronger rule enforcement and targeted harmonisation, especially in services and regulated professions

European export finance needs a reboot

Different options of what a European architecture for ECAs could look like, and how they could be leveraged to serve European public goods

The economic impact of Trump’s tariffs on Europe: an initial assessment

It is likely that Trump’s tariffs will be a limited hit to Europe, though some regions and industries could suffer and may need protective measures

Five reasons why Europe must retaliate against Trump’s tariffs

Europe did not choose and has no interest in this trade war but cannot tolerate tariffs with no response

Trump’s tariffs and the EU

How should the EU respond to the US tariffs?

How to fix a staggering Germany

Federal elections expose Germany’s economic struggle

What Europe can expect of Trump: a timeline

A handy guide to the main decisions and milestones of the second Trump administration.

Memo to the commissioner responsible for the internal market

Tariffs are not the cure to world trade problems

How do Brussels, Beijing and Washington navigate global trade-offs?