Development

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©Arne Hoel : World Bank

Policy Coherence for Development

Development policy is one policy domain in the EU's external relations that can often clash with other EU policies, for...

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Reduced import tariffs for developing countries (GSP)

How can international trade help development? Under the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) of the World Trade...

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Human rights and social and environmental standards in international trade agreements

Trade agreements between nations do not merely stipulate the levels of tariffs to be applied. They can also contain...

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Fighting tax-avoidance in developing countries

The economic crisis has made most developed countries cut their development aid.

Trade liberalisation has lead to...

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European international investment policy

Investment policy became a European competence when the latest version of the European treaties, the Lisbon Treaty, was...

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An effective raw materials strategy for Europe

Mobile phones, computers and solar panels have in common that they cannot be produced without rare earths.

European...

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Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)

Every year more than nine million tons of electronic equipment are sold in the EU. With strong market growth and innovation...

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Universal energy access by 2030

Universal energy access is a pre-requisite to achieve the eight Millenium Development Goals (MDGs).

However, energy...

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©Lienhard Schulz

A European financial transaction tax

Levying a taxing on financial transactions is a good way of curbing some forms of financial speculation.

It also...

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Development policy and patents on genetic resources

Many multinationals active in the agricultural, pharmaceutical and chemical sectors are seeking genetic resources they can...

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Trade Agreement between the EU and Eastern and Southern African States

Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) are free-trade agreements between the EU and several regions in Africa, the Caribbean...

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Advancing development through trade

Trade can be an important lever for fostering development, but whereas EU trade policy seeks to integrate developing...

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