On the occasion of the Hannover Messe, BDI and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce have submitted a joint declaration on the transatlantic trade and investment partnership TTIP to EU Trade Commissioner Cecil ...
The Jefta free trade agreement between the EU and Japan, which will apply from February, is praised by Stefan Mair, member of the BDI executive board. Europe must stick to the course it has taken. Fur ...
Demands for the Contents of the Talks The European Union and the USA are currently conducting preliminary talks about a transatlantic free trade agreement. Simultaneously, the United States are con ...
BDI-EABC Joint Declaration on EAC-EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) The long-negotiated Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) between the East African Community (EAC) and the European Union (EU ...
The Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) are crucial for promoting trade between Africa and the European Union. Recently, implementation came to a hold. One key argument has been that the EPAs are r ...
Africa is booming. The continent is the second fastest growing region in the world, after China. Many African economies are currently having growth rates that are far above the level of those in the t ...
Rules of origin determine when a product can be traded under the preferential conditions of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA). They are intended to prevent trade diversions. However, they significantly inc ...
The EU started negotiations for a trade agreement with Mercosur two decades ago. The German industry would welcome a quick ratification of this forward-looking agreement. Europe could conclude one of ...
During the election campaign, U.S. President Donald Trump had already called the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) the “worst deal ever” and threatened to terminate it. Finally, a new versio ...
