The impact of the new geopolitical context on European trade policy

The global trading system is increasingly being affected by geopolitical tensions. This raises important challenges for the development of European trade policy. The talk will look at the multilateral (WTO), regional and autonomous dimension and discuss how EU trade policy is being affected by the new geopolitical environment. It will look in particular into EU policy on WTO reform and the possible development of a EU strategy on economic security.

In cooperation with RESC