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Brexit and economic policy: oversight overlooked

Until recently, the EU and the UK were in disagreement over one part of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement, the bit that dealt with Northern Ireland. This seems to …

Eoin Gahan June 7, 2024 June 7, 2024  Brexit / economic policy / EU / Regulation
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Europe needs slow wins

The European Parliament elections are now taking place. They couldn’t be happening at a worse time. There are wars close to home and elsewhere. The cycle of global warming continues. …

Eoin Gahan June 7, 2024 June 7, 2024  Africa / climate / Consumers / Development policy / Environment / EU
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Where do you come from, or where are you coming from?

The recent controversy about the appointment of the chief economist in the part of the EU commission that deals with competition is instructive. And not in a good way. DG …

Eoin Gahan July 30, 2023 July 30, 2023  competition / Competitiveness / EU / Industry 4.0
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You’re fine, it’s just a scratch

Now that the summer has arrived in Europe, it’s time to think about car hire. This is a subject of anxiety and controversy for many. Electric cars are making things …

Eoin Gahan June 25, 2023 June 25, 2023  Consumers / EU
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Should governments help the airlines? (part 2 of 2)

There’s another problem when governments rescue companies and get them back up on their feet: they may quickly forget the favours they have received. Ingratitude is a fact of commercial life, but there’s no reason …

Eoin Gahan July 3, 2022 July 3, 2022  air transport / aviation / Competitiveness / EU / State aid
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Unlimited Data

The field of data is an interesting illustration of the way in which some driving forces of the world economy are interacting. Data will always keep on growing, because there …

Eoin Gahan March 28, 2020 March 28, 2020  EU / Foreign direct investment / International trade / Regulation / science and technology
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I told you so….

In the previous post I said that, post Brexit, the UK would be unable or unwilling to defend the interests of its overseas territories. The EU has now placed Cayman …

Eoin Gahan February 18, 2020 February 18, 2020  Brexit / EU / Taxation
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Do you want euros with that?

The relative performance of the bigger EU countries in terms of GDP per capita has been interesting over the period 2006  to 2017 (i.e. from just before the financial crisis. …

Eoin Gahan March 27, 2019 March 27, 2019  Brexit / EU / euro
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Which came first, the chicken or the competition?

In anticipation of Brexit, the United States has outlined its objectives for a trade agreement with the UK. Among other things, it wants to see access for its agriculture to …

Eoin Gahan March 11, 2019 March 11, 2019  Brexit / Competitiveness / EU / International trade
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Brexit and trade agreements for the UK

First of all,  Brexit doesn’t just mean that the UK is leaving the EU. It also means that the UK is leaving all the trade agreements that the EU made …

Eoin Gahan February 20, 2019 February 20, 2019  Brexit / EU / International trade / Japan / Tariffs / US
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