Category : WTO, Multilateralism & Bilateral treaties
- Sep- 2018 -4 September
What if Trump helped save the CAP?
The trade war waged by the President of the United States is reshaping many political and economic cards. Paradoxically, this…
Read More » - Jul- 2018 -27 July
Will Spanish ripe olives puncture the CAP?
By attacking Spanish ripe olives, the US Department of Commerce risks setting a precedent that could undermine the undistorting nature…
Read More » - 27 July
Draft EU-Oceania Free Trade Agreement: A Useless Negotiation
Australia and New Zealand are major exporters of ruminant animal products (sheepmeat and beef, dairy products). But the low growth…
Read More » - Jun- 2018 -27 June
What if France called for an agricultural G20 in 2019?
In his speech to the OECD on May 30th, President Macron proposes a diagnosis and an ambition that could refound…
Read More » - 2 June
EU caught in Nigeria’s refusal to sign the West Africa Economic Partnership Agreement and the Continental Free Trade Area
Through Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) and support for the Continental Free Trade Area (FTAA), the European Union is jeopardizing African…
Read More » - May- 2018 -25 May
For an in-depth reform of the CAP in a multilateral framework to renew
European agriculture needs an in-depth reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). Having become ineffective both in the face of…
Read More » - Apr- 2018 -10 April
Got Too Much Steel? Too Much Milk?
While President Trump has just started the commercial hostilities on steel and aluminum, drawing a parallel between the difficulties of…
Read More » - 4 April
India hosts informal WTO ministerial meeting
India hosted the Informal WTO Ministerial Meeting is being held in New Delhi on 19-20 March 2018. India is one…
Read More » - Mar- 2018 -22 March
WTO, agriculture and development, a lost cause ?
La régulation du protectionnisme agricole constitue depuis longtemps un défi pour les négociateurs commerciaux. Le Cycle de Doha s’est heurté…
Read More » - 19 March
Changing the rules of international trade: necessary for tackling the challenges of the farming sector, food sector and the planet
The European Union is the main importer and exporter of foodstuffs world-wide. At the same time, European farmers are faced…
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