2019-09-23
by Michael
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I was invited to give an informal lunch talk at the Norrbotten Chamber of Commerce in Luleå during an all-too-brief visit to Sweden last week. Below are my notes for the talk (I’m sure there were some minor differences in … Continue reading
2015-02-07
by Eurobubba
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As American and European Union negotiators returned to the bargaining table this week for the eighth round of talks on a proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, political headwinds in Europe were approaching gale force. While protesters descended on the … Continue reading
2013-09-27
by Eurobubba
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The second round of Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations between the United States and the European Union — what US Trade Representative Michael Froman has called the start of “real negotiations” — is scheduled to commence on October … Continue reading
2013-09-06
by Eurobubba
Comments Off on TTIP a threat to Turkish economy?
Turkey stands to be a big loser from the pending US-EU Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), according to a Brookings Institute study reviewed in Hürriyet Daily News. Under the terms of Turkey’s existing customs union agreement with the European … Continue reading
2013-07-09
by Eurobubba
Comments Off on Medtech industry hopes for “easy win” in TTIP talks
With US and EU negotiators facing gusty political headwinds from privacy activists, consumer advocates and entrenched industry lobbies, the medical device sector is hoping for a "relatively easy win" in the transatlantic trade talks.
2013-07-01
by Eurobubba
Comments Off on Will US spying derail TTIP?
I’ve been working on a longer post about the upcoming Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations between the United States and the European Union, but recent allegations that US intelligence services have been bugging diplomatic missions of several of … Continue reading
2009-09-03
by Eurobubba
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For the German-enabled: Austrian business leaders and economists take a close look at the triumphs and failures of the European economic model
2009-03-25
by Eurobubba
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P. O’Neill at the indispensable Fistful of Euros reports on Czech Prime Minister Mírek Topolánek’s speech to the European Parliament today. Topolánek had disturbingly harsh words for the Obama administration’s response to the global economic crisis, saying that Obama’s stimulus package and banking bailout “will … Continue reading
2008-08-08
by Eurobubba
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The Texas Observer is reporting on a collaboration between state agencies and Austin area battery developer Xtreme Power Inc. to bring electric power to the previously unserved colonia of La Presa near Laredo. The power plant, if it can be … Continue reading
2007-09-10
by Michael
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Expat blogger the beatroot offers a tongue-in-cheek idiot’s guide to Polish elections, noting, “Being an idiot is not a disadvantage when trying to understand the Polish political scene. In fact, it maybe an advantage.”