EU Trade Policy Must Focus on Market Openness and New Partnerships
Trade is the most important pillar of the EU’s dealings with third countries. To maintain this, the EU must refocus its trade policy on openness and partnerships. The new Commission needs to engage on all outstanding FTAs and consider pragmatic mini deals. Regardless of the outcome of the US elections, the EU needs to keep the United States as a partner and offer it potential opportunities. On a multilateral level, the WTO should be kept alive, focusing on trust building while advancing plurilateral deals.
Waiting for Christian
The pro-business Free Democrats are likely to leave the government early. It may be party leader—and finance minister—Christian Lindner’s last consequential mistake for a while.
Neu in der Mediathek
Flächenbrand und Weltkonflikt: Wie geht es weiter im Nahen Osten?
„So entwickelt sich hier ein neuer weltumfassender Konflikt“, schrieb Richard C. Schneider in der IP, „und wieder einmal um Israel herum.“ Was ist in diesem Konflikt noch zu erwarten, oder eher: zu befürchten? Gibt es zumindest einen Ansatz von Hoffnung für die Menschen in der Region?
