Development

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...

Reduced import tariffs for developing countries (GSP)
How can international trade help development? Under the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) of the World Trade...

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...

Fighting tax-avoidance in developing countries
The economic crisis has made most developed countries cut their development aid.
Trade liberalisation has lead to...

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

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...

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...

Universal energy access by 2030
Universal energy access is a pre-requisite to achieve the eight Millenium Development Goals (MDGs).
However, energy...

A European financial transaction tax
Levying a taxing on financial transactions is a good way of curbing some forms of financial speculation.
It also...

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

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...

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