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November 10, 2008
After all the excitement of an amazing US presidential election, here we stand in the cold light of dawn, wondering what happens next. What can we Europeans expect of President Barack Obama? As others have pointed out, his first duty will be to serve the interests of those who elected him and not the political… » read more
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Climate change, defence, Energy, finance, international, Russia, Trade |
September 23, 2008
Sign up for the monthly e-alert from Orgalime, the European engineering industries association. This short summary keeps you in touch with the hot engineering topics affecting 130 000 companies in 24 European countries. It is intended to issue 10 per year, with breaks in the summer and Christmas. Go to: www.orgalime.org and register your interest.… » read more
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China, Climate change, European Engineering, Industrial Policy, Internal Market, Market Surveillance, Steel, Trade |
May 19, 2008
There is vast empirical evidence in Europe and around the world which shows that Independent Central Banks are far better able to achieve their aims than Central Banks which suffer from political influence. The ECB is a sterling example as its policies are not affected by political actors. Economic theory also shows that political considerations… » read more
April 24, 2008
The economies of Central and South America offer huge opportunities for European business. But Carlo Secchi doubts whether the EU is doing enough to develop its relationship with the region SPRING 2008 By 2050 Brazil and Mexico will be among the world’s six leading economies. Does the European Union care? Perhaps, but almost certainly not… » read more
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Carlo Secchi, Finance & Business, Globalisation, international, Latin America, Trade |
The EU system shoots itself in the foot when it levels trade defence measures against low-cost competitors, warns Henrik Isakson of the Swedish National Board of Trade. SPRING 2008 The bottom line is that the EU really should not, under the guise of countering unfair trade, restrict competitors from exploiting natural comparative advantages just because… » read more
February 20, 2008
The European Parliament yesterday reached agreement (to be endorsed, Thursday 21 Feb) on the next step to improve the functioning of the internal market of goods, much to the delight of Orgalime, the European engineering industries association. The decision on the package is very positive for industry and has potential to serve as a clear… » read more
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European Engineering, European Parliament, Internal Market, Market Surveillance, Trade |
February 13, 2008
Orgalime is a proponent of free and fair trade. We are not opposed to the use of trade defence instruments where this fundamental principle is breached. However, we do not the use of trade defence instruments, such as anti dumping, as a political measure, for example with a view to correcting imbalances in trade or… » read more
January 28, 2008
With the title of this workshop at EBS 2008 we want to highlight the important links between climate change policies, international trade and competitiveness. There have also been calls to use measures at the border to compensate for the competitiveness effects of the EU’s climate change policies. There are concerns about the so-called carbon leakage… » read more
January 13, 2008
While many Eurocrats and consumer goods marketers would like to believe that the Single Market is indeed single, the reality on the ground looks very different. Going from north to south in Western Europe we pass from one consumer zone to another. In beds, it’s from singles to doubles. In cooking, it’s from butter/margarine to… » read more
January 6, 2008
The past six weeks have seen the EU trade commissioner Peter Mandelson make notable announcements on China, Iraq, and, South Korea. Trade talks were also held with the Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority. At the 10th China-EU summit meeting in November besides highlighting the balance of EU-China trade reference was made to ways in… » read more
November 14, 2007
* France to host the first meeting of ASEM working group on customs matters in Spring 2008 (AWC) * Tackling counterfeiting to be a priority of French Presidency in 2008 * European Commission to coordinate joint customs operations with ASEM customs such as “Diabolo 2? Original post by mlpoltic
November 12, 2007
November 9, 2007 FIRST MEETING […] Original post by mlpoltic
