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Mini Schengen: a small step to better cooperation in the Western Balkans, but don’t expect too much

    By Mihailo Gajic, TES Contributor     The leaders of Serbia, North Macedonia and Albania recently declared their willingness to ensure closer economic cooperation in the region through the ’’Little Schengen’’ mechanism, which will increase connectivity in the Western Balkan region.   A short history   The region, historically plagued with political instability […]

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Fate of UK manufacturing hangs on minimizing trade friction with EU

  “Minimum trade frictions will be vital for the UK automotive industry” By Prof. David Bailey, courtesy of UK In a Changing Europe   The UK manufacturing and especially the automotive industry has faced a turbulent period since the referendum. By 2018-19 something of a perfect storm had hit. The auto industry faced a triple […]

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Overturning trade preferences would hurt U.S. consumers, undercut developing countries

    U.S. retailers and clothing brands are asking Congress to overturn the bipartisan foundation of our economic partnership with Africa, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), a bipartisan effort to help unlock the continent’s vast potential, warn Whitaker Group CEO Rosa Whitaker and former US Textile Negotiator Gail Strickler in an op-ed published […]

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There are actually two possible “no deals”

  “What would a ‘No Deal’ after the transition period look like?” By Dominic Walsh, courtesy of Open Europe   How ‘No Deal’ could happen after the transition period   The revised Withdrawal Agreement agreed by Boris Johnson’s Government replaced the UK-wide ‘backstop’ with a new Protocol that applies only to Northern Ireland. Unlike the previous deal, […]