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Why the EU Can’t Negotiate Trade Deals (at the moment)

  • October 21, 2024



Why the EU Can’t Negotiate Trade Deals (at the moment)

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The European Union has one of the largest network of trade agreements in the world; but with Australia, South America, India, and Indonesia facing stumbling blocks, we’re taking a look at why the EU is so bad at making trade deals.

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1 – https://twitter.com/Trade_EU/status/1744984921427546603
2 – https://policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/eu-trade-relationships-country-and-region/making-trade-policy_en
3 – https://respect.eui.eu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2022/02/to_mix_or_not_to_mix.pdf
4 – https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-france-olaf-scholz-gabriel-attal-clash-mercosur-deal/
5 – https://www.consilium.europa.eu/fr/documents-publications/treaties-agreements/agreement/
6 – https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-trade-glory-days-over/
7 – https://carnegieendowment.org/europe/strategic-europe/2023/12/europes-trade-ambitions-hit-reality?lang=en
8 – https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/trade-policy/trade-agreements/
9 – https://cadmus.eui.eu/handle/1814/66882
10 – https://www.ft.com/content/cae11511-f279-4466-9267-d978dfde6f6a
11 – https://www.brusselsreport.eu/2024/03/22/assessing-ursula-von-der-leyens-track-record-on-trade/
12 – https://www.eiu.com/n/climate-ambitions-threaten-a-new-wave-of-trade-protectionism/
13 – https://www.politico.eu/article/the-eu-needs-get-its-trade-mojo-back-say-sweden-and-finland/
14 – https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/voices/global-trade-has-nearly-flatlined-populism-taking-toll-growth
15 – https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-olaf-scholz-condemns-eu-trade-deals-policy-brussels/
16 – https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/europe-accelerates-its-free-trade-agenda
17 – https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-tries-to-grab-power-back-on-trade-deals/

00:00 – Introduction
00:42 – How Trade Deals Are Made
01:17 – Consensus is Difficult
03:31 – Non-trade Challenges
05:22 – Global Trends
06:53 – Sponsored Content

14 comments

  5. The EU needs change. Its need to become more simple, streamlined and start swinging. Soft power is there best advantage but in the current climate its time for hardpower if they want keep it what they have.

  6. The answer? France hates the schengen zone, hating the fact that countries like Portugal and Spain produce far cheaper (and far better) wine. France blocked the very needed mercosur deal, and will continue to do so.

  10. So basically Europe is acting like colonialists to dictate terms with other countries, while being total hypocrites with regards to implementing their own so called values with same countries as well as within their own borders.

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