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daily12009-02-20T10:16:18ZWill the Real Barroso Please Stand Up! http://www.ecipe.org/blog/will-the-real-barroso-please-stand-up No publisherfredrik2011-09-15T11:29:49ZBlog EntryIntellectual struggles over genetic resources and traditional knowledge http://www.ecipe.org/blog/intellectual-struggles-over-genetic-resources-and-traditional-knowledge No publishernatalia2011-09-07T16:05:19ZBlog EntryThe Meaning of the Unsaid: Raw Materials and International Regulations http://www.ecipe.org/blog/the-meaning-of-the-unsaid-raw-materials-and-international-regulations No publisherlisa2011-06-17T11:43:35ZBlog EntryECIPE Intern post: "A new look at NTBs in trade agreements" http://www.ecipe.org/blog/ecipe-intern-a-new-look-at-ntbs-in-trade-agreements Participants of the ECIPE internship programmes are required to publish a piece on the ECIPE blog before the end of their internship, and following post is a submission by Oscar Guinea Ibanez. He joined the ECIPE internship programme after a tenure at DG Trade, and is now joining ECORYS after his internship with ECIPE. In this blog post, Oscar Guinea Ibanez looks at non-tariff barriers (NTBs) in EU FTAs and south-south trade.No publisherhosuk2011-05-27T09:51:44ZBlog EntryA trade policy of least common denominators? http://www.ecipe.org/blog/a-trade-policy-of-least-common-denominators Six months have passed since the 2010 Trade Policy Communication, which contained some promising assurances of continued commitment to trade talks, but we are yet to see any signs of actions since. While the EU hardly carries all the blame for the dead-end in the Doha round, the EU bilateral strategy is clouded by uncertainties – and a fear of the big FTAs. Is European trade policy becoming americanised, and slowly moving towards a dire state of impasse? No publisherhosuk2011-05-29T10:12:23ZBlog EntryInternet Freedom of Expression http://www.ecipe.org/blog/internet-freedom-of-expression It only takes a few hours to travel by train between Deauville, the French seaside resort where G8 meets this week, and Brussels. But yesterday they were worlds apart. In Deauville, G8 governments gathered to discuss President Sarkozy’s latest whim – laws and regulations for what he calls a “civilized Internet”. More modestly, in Brussels we hosted a conference with some leading Internet freedom people to call for fewer restrictions of online freedom of expression. No publisherfredrik2011-05-24T07:21:02ZBlog EntryWho should be the Next IMF Chief? http://www.ecipe.org/blog/who-should-be-the-next-imf-chief No publisherfredrik2011-05-19T13:20:13ZBlog EntryThe Doha Trade Round: Euthanasia, Homicide or Resurrection? http://www.ecipe.org/blog/the-doha-trade-round-euthanasia-homicide-or-resurrection No publisherfredrik2011-05-18T09:29:22ZBlog EntryEuro-Mediterranean Trade Relations: A Rain of Investment on the Horizon? http://www.ecipe.org/blog/euro-mediterranean-trade-relations-a-rain-of-investment-on-the-horizon-1 Following the storm of demonstrations and political tornados in the North African and Arab countries, one might want to reflect for a moment upon the role of the EU, their main trading partner, in promoting economic growth in a long-term perspective.
No publisherlisa2011-03-21T17:37:49ZBlog EntryThe Sendai catastrophe and the Japanese Economy http://www.ecipe.org/blog/the-sendai-catastrophe-and-the-japanese-economy Japan was today struck by a 8.8 magnitude earthquake and a devastating tsunami over a vast areas in the northern prefectures of Honshu. While people are still waiting to be saved, or searching for their loved ones, the world economy prepares for possible implications on the economic recovery. As petty as the economy seems in the brink of human tragedy, markets reacted immediately to the catastrophe. In matter of minutes, the Yen appreciated to ¥81.8/$; Nikkei index had dropped 1.7% by closing time. It is obvious that the fragile Japanese recovery and exports are at risk - with little means to deal with them but by boosting external trade.No publisherhosuk2011-03-12T19:39:04ZBlog EntryEnvironmentalism and green protectionism http://www.ecipe.org/blog/environmentalism-and-green-protectionism No publisherfredrik2011-02-02T17:45:42ZBlog EntryWill the CAP be reformed? http://www.ecipe.org/blog/what-now-for-cap-reform In the new series "ECIPE asked the expert" we have asked Valentin Zahrnt to give us a stock take on the contentious debate over CAP reform.No publisherfredrik2011-01-25T22:07:03ZBlog EntryEU food supply remains safe despite new food price peak http://www.ecipe.org/blog/eu-food-security-remains-safe-despite-new-food-price-peak In the wake of the 2007/08 food price surge, food security has become the most pervasive and powerful argument of those calling for the protection of EU agriculture. As the FAO world food price index exceeded its 2008 peak in December 2010, the argument will gain further strength. But food security is a weak argument for a ‘strong’ Common Agricultural Policy.No publishervalentin2011-01-13T08:47:15ZBlog EntryEurope, the crisis and growth http://www.ecipe.org/blog/europe-the-crisis-and-growth Summing up disappointments and EU economic policy in the past year No publisherfredrik2011-01-04T15:33:41ZBlog EntryObituary for the Estonian kroon http://www.ecipe.org/blog/obituary-for-the-estonian-kroon Or two cheers for the kroon and Estonia's euro entry...No publisherfredrik2010-12-29T22:38:38ZBlog Entry