What is the EU’s trade policy? Why is it important in a globalised economy and how does it work? Find out more about one of the EU’s most intricate policies. Why is EU trade policy important in a globalised economy? Economic globalisation is characterised by an increase in international trade and a
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Trade War: EU reacts to US steel and aluminium tariffs
11th EU-Montenegro Accession Conference: Ch. 17 opened
he eleventh meeting of the Accession Conference with Montenegro at Ministerial level was held in Luxembourg to open negotiations on Chapter 17 - Economic and monetary policy. The European Union delegation was led by Ms Ekaterina Zaharieva , Minister of Foreign Affairs, on behalf of the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council
Systematic country diagnostic: Montenegro
Montenegro Economy ontenegro is a small and open upper middle-income transition economy that gained independence in 2006 and is negotiating accession to the European Union. Montenegro has a population of 622,000 and a GNI per capita of $7,320. It started negotiations with the European Union in June 2012 and strives to
Montenegro’s Economy SWOT Analysis
mall countries, i.e. small economies are rather sensitive to the influence of international environment. This especially applies to countries like Montenegro, in which the use of euro as a legal tender additionally limits the maneuvering space in case of potential external shocks. Therefore, it is important, seems even more important
Cloud computing – Policy and Economic Issues
loud computing is a model for providing information and communication technology (ICT) services (including servers, systems, storage and applications) over a network such as the internet. By taking advantage of self-service implementation and configuration, and flexible pools of virtual computers based on shared hardware in vast purpose-built data centers managed
European Parliament: China ’s Market Economy Status Debate
ince the fall of the Soviet Bloc and the opening of transition economies to international trade, a distinction between non-market economies (NMEs) and market economies has been established in international trade law, in particular in the framework of anti-dumping (AD) investigations. In a NME, domestic prices are considered unreliable in
EP on China’s proposed market economy status
ntil China has fulfilled the EU's five criteria for market economy status, its exports to the EU must be treated in a "non-standard" way, say MEPs in a non-legislative resolution passed on Thursday. This non-standard methodology, for use in anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations, should assess whether China's costs and prices
Lobbying: EU Transparency Register
idespread lobbying in the EU institutions has led to criticism regarding the transparency and accountability of the EU’s decision-making process. In response to these concerns, the Parliament set up its transparency register in 1995, followed by the Commission in 2008. The two institutions merged their instruments in a joint European
2016 EU budget draft – response to migrant crisis
n agreement was reached on the 2016 EU budget under extraordinary circumstances as the world witnessed the attacks in Paris. The EU institutions have taken their responsibility by concluding a deal well ahead of the deadline. Before finalising the agreement, negotiators observed a minute of silence for the victims of
Montenegrin Ministry of Finance: Q3 2015 Bulletin XXXVI
ontenegrin Ministry of Finance has published XXXVI bulletin, which mostly reflects the third quarter of 2015. "We are aware of the fact that we are now in a very important and, I dare say, ambitious development stage, both in terms of activities conducted at the national level, which are largely related to