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The European Commission is proposing a new General Scheme of Preferences regulation to replace the current one that expires at the end of 2023. This initial appraisal of the Commission’s impact assessment (IA) on the proposal finds that the IA logically links the problems, their drivers, the objectives and the policy interventions under consideration. However, the IA remains evasive on the impacts of crucial aims of the regulation -- poverty eradication and advancing sustainable development and good ...

This in-depth analysis summarizes the main effects of the Customs Union (CU) on EU-Turkey trade and the economic situation in Turkey. Whereas the CU offers Turkey several economic benefits, it also implies some downsides, in particular asymmetric tariffs in relation to third countries. Against the background of the dynamic development of EU-Turkey relations, the authors assess the impact of four different options for developing EU-Turkey economic and trade relations: (i) Continuation of the current ...

The decision of EU and US policy makers, announced in early February 2013, to launch negotiations on a 'comprehensive, ambitious trade and investment agreement' has been widely welcomed. The EU and the US are major economic partners, together generating about half of the world's gross domestic product and almost one third of global trade. By eliminating customs duties and reducing non-tariff barriers, liberalising bilateral commercial relations further is expected to lead to sustainable economic ...

D'après les estimations, l'économie souterraine pesait près de 2 350 milliards EUR dans l'UE en 2012. Elle constitue une menace pour le marché unique, crée des difficultés budgétaires non négligeables, exerce une pression importante sur les entreprises légitimes et, à long terme, limite le potentiel de croissance de l'économie officielle. Une forte réduction de l'ampleur de l'économie souterraine garantirait une meilleure protection des consommateurs, des entreprises de l'économie officielle et ...