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MANUFACTURING
FIRST:
A new way forward for global trade
by Bruce Stokes, May 2004
Global trade negotiations inside the WTO remain stalled.
Recently, negotiators have talked up the prospects
for progress in the 'Doha development round' –
but no one is expecting an imminent breakthrough.
In this working paper Bruce Stokes argues policy-makers
in Brussels and Washington must think and act more
creatively. The first priority should be a revival
of the Doha round.
To that end, the EU and US should show greater flexibility
in their negotiating strategies, especially in the
area of agriculture. The latest EU proposals to eliminate
export subsidies, provided other countries follow
suit, are a hopeful sign. Nonetheless, a timely conclusion
of the Doha talks remains unlikely.
press
release
ISBN:
1
901 229 55
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AN UNSTABLE HOUSE?
Reconstructing the European Commission
by Alasdair Murray,
March 2004
For
fifty years, the Commission has not only overseen
the EU's day-to-day functioning, it has also often
led the debate on the Union's
direction and future. However, over the last decade
or so, the Commission has lost much of its credibility.
Fraud allegations and corruption scandals have tarnished
its reputation. Weak leadership and ineffective management
have eroded its standing vis-à-vis other EU
institutions, such as the Council, which is dominated
by the member-states.
press
release
ISBN:
1
901 229 52
1
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ENGAGING IRAN:
A test case for EU foreign policy
by Steven Everts, March 2004
After
the Iraq debacle, the EU badly needs a foreign policy
success.
Steven Everts argues that Europe's strategy of 'conditional
engagement' has produced some modest results. But
Iran is not co-operating fully with the IAEA, the
UN's nuclear watchdog. And hard-liners have thwarted
the yearning of ordinary Iranians for genuine democracy.
Everts concludes that the EU must be both tougher
and more creative in engaging Iran.
press
release
ISBN:
1
901 229 51
3
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THE
LISBON SCORECARD IV:
The status of economic reform in the enlarging EU
by Alasdair Murray, March 2004
With cynicism, even derision – this is how many
Europeans look at the EU's key economic target, namely
to become the "most competitive and dynamic,
knowledge-based economy in the world" by 2010.
The 'Lisbon' reform process, launched by EU leaders
in 2000, has not lived up to expectations. The EU
is not catching up with the US. Rather, it is falling
further behind. As the Lisbon agenda approaches its
half-term review, key reform targets, such as creating
jobs or improving Europe's science and technology
performance, look out of reach.
press
release
ISBN:
1 901 229 50 5
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