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The Lisbon Treaty entered into force in 2009, providing the European Union (EU) with exclusive competence in the area of 'direct investment', as part of the common commercial policy. This covers the conclusion of international investment agreements (IIAs), which typically aim to protect and/or liberalise foreign direct investment. Since then, the EU has ratified protection IIAs (or provisions in trade agreements) with Canada, Singapore and Vietnam. Early on, concerns were raised as to the specific ...

Fin dall'inizio della sua transizione politica negli anni '80, Taiwan è diventata una vibrante democrazia ed è altresì entrata a far parte del gruppo dei paesi ad alto reddito. Le relazioni economiche tra l'UE e Taiwan sono fiorenti, come dimostra il fatto che l'UE è la principale fonte di investimenti diretti esteri di Taiwan. Il Parlamento europeo ha ripetutamente chiesto all'UE di fare il primo passo verso un accordo bilaterale in materia di investimenti. Durante la tornata di ottobre II il Parlamento ...

Foreign subsidies and public procurement

Analisi approfondita 30-09-2021

The EU has helped shape an international economic system based on openness and fair competition. Over the past few years, the benefits of this approach have come under pressure from foreign trade practices which undermine the principle of recip¬rocal treatment. In particular, this is the case with subsidies granted by non-EU governments and protected public procurement markets. This in-depth analysis reviews the state of play of EU policy action on foreign subsidies and in public pro¬curement markets ...

The new European Commission (EC) is putting EU-African relations to the fore. A Joint Communication of the EC towards a comprehensive Strategy with Africa stresses the African Continent’s strategic importance and the EU’s need to strengthen its partnership with (and not for) Africa. Proposals in the Joint Communication maintain promotion of sustainable investments with Africa on top of the EU’s agenda. Partnership with Africa to attract investors and boost regional as well as continental integration ...

This report examines key aspects of the European Union-China economic relationship, including trade, investment and China’s key strategic project overseas, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). We conclude that China is, and will continue to be, a major trade and investment partner for EU countries. In this context, it seems clear that regardless of the direction of the United States-China relationship, the EU needs to explore options for fruitful co-existence with China. Trade continues to be the ...

In recent years, international trade has gained increasing visibility on the European Council agenda. A high level of economic interconnectedness and the ineluctable rise of emerging economies on the world stage, notably China, have highlighted differences across economic systems and divergences over the impact of certain policies and practices in the global economy. Moreover, the United States administration's pursuit of an 'America first' foreign policy has been accompanied by a trade policy aimed ...

Durante la tornata di marzo I il Parlamento europeo dovrebbe discutere la relazione annuale sulla politica di concorrenza dell'UE (2019), approvata dalla commissione per i problemi economici e monetari. La relazione sottolinea la crescente importanza della dimensione internazionale della politica di concorrenza in un mondo globalizzato e le sfide derivanti dalla digitalizzazione dell'economia. Essa mette inoltre in evidenza le questioni relative all'efficacia degli strumenti della politica di concorrenza ...

The Commissioner-designate, Phil Hogan, appeared before the European Parliament on 30 September 2019 to answer questions from MEPs in the Committee on International Trade (INTA). During the hearing, he made a number of commitments which are highlighted in this document. These commitments refer to his portfolio, as described in the mission letter sent to him by Ursula von der Leyen, President-elect of the European Commission, including: - A level playing field for all; - Strengthening Europe’s ...

EU framework for FDI screening

Briefing 17-04-2019

On 13 September 2017, the European Commission adopted a proposal for a regulation establishing a framework for screening foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into the EU on grounds of security or public order. The proposal was a response to a rapidly evolving and increasingly complex investment landscape. It aimed to strike a balance between maintaining the EU's general openness to FDI inflows and ensuring that the EU's essential interests are not undermined. Recent FDI trends and policies of ...

Nel 2017 la Commissione europea ha presentato una proposta per la creazione di un quadro di riferimento dell'UE per il controllo degli investimenti esteri diretti (IED), con cui mira a trovare un equilibrio tra l'apertura generale dell'UE ai flussi in entrata di investimenti esteri diretti e la garanzia che gli interessi fondamentali dell'UE non siano minati. Il Parlamento e il Consiglio hanno raggiunto un accordo sulla proposta che dovrebbe essere votato dal Parlamento in prima lettura durante la ...