This Policy Brief proposes the establishment of an agreement on conformity assessment between the EU and the US that covers machinery and electrical equipment. The initiative aims to increase the number of European and US conformity assessment bodies authorized to test and certify EU and US...

Comment on Trade and Investment: An American Perspective by G. Hufbauer and F. Neumann Old and New Issues in EC-US Trade Disputes by André Sapir

This working paper brings together assessments of the trilateral relations between China, the EU und the US from the disciplines of political science and economics. The first paper primarily addresses the following three issues: a) China's current development and prospects b) EU-China relations,...

Auf beiden Seiten des Atlantiks entstehen bzw. erweitern sich Handelsblöcke, die jeweils auf ein wirtschaftliches Zentrum ausgerichtet sind: die EU auf der östlichen und die USA auf der westlichen Seite. Handelspolitisch stehen die Blöcke unter dem Dach der Welthandelsorganisation WTO; dies...

European Union and the United States have decided to start negotiations over a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. Among other things, the agreement would include a reduction in trade and investment barriers as well as barriers against participation in public procurement projects. If...

Die seit 2019 geltenden US-Strafzölle wegen Airbus-Subventionen treffen nicht nur die Flugzeugindustrie, sondern auch europäische Familienunternehmen: Am zweitstärksten betroffen sind die Hersteller alkoholischer Getränke (z.B. Spirituosen- und Weinhersteller). Auch Süßwarenhersteller und...

The economic impact of punitive US tariffs affect not only the aircraft industry, but also European family businesses: manufacturers of alcoholic beverages (e.g. spirits and wine producers) are the second most severely affected group. Confectionery manufacturers and the toolmaking industry have...