"Global Europe": An Initial Assessment of the European Commission's New Trade Policy
Journal
Aussenwirtschaft
ISSN
0004-8216
Type
journal article
Date Issued
2006-12
Author(s)
Abstract
The principal elements of the European Commission's recent Communication on its external trade policy (titled "Global Europe") are assessed in this paper. Certain shifts are discernible in the Commission's position, in particular as they relate to the prominence given to market access objectives and to bilateral and regional trade agreements. Even so, this latest Communication is probably best thought of as an evolution in the Commission's trade policy and not an abrupt break with the past. Particular attention is given here to the potential payoffs from the proposed bilateral trade negotiations with selected Asian nations and the need for further thinking on the Commission's part with respect to the multilateral trading system.
Language
English
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
Refereed
No
Publisher
Rüegger
Publisher place
Zürich
Volume
61
Number
4
Start page
377
End page
388
Pages
12
Subject(s)
Eprints ID
235011