Tag: TTIP
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The value of free trade
The contemporary political debate has cast on the stage of EU politics what might look as an unlikely protagonist: free trade, with its limits and benefits. The negotiations surrounding the Transatlantic Trade and investment Partnership, best known as TTIP, have generated some controversy among the public in all EU Member States: on the one side…
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Beyond TTIP: A Short Guide to Free Trade Agreements
Read our article on the positive outcome of some of the FTAs already signed by the EU
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“Do not be afraid to fail!” Interview with Swedish MEP Christofer Fjellner
Read our interview with Swedish MEP Cristofer Fjellner from the EPP on entrepreneurs going international and on TTIP
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“Politicians either create or destroy ecosystems for businesses to prosper.” – Interview with MEP Krišjānis Kariņš
UNITEE interviewed the Latvian MEP from EPP Group on his views on sustainable entrepreneurship, SMEs and international trade.
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TTIP – What will be the benefits for SMEs?
The TTIP will have a strong and lasting impact on both economies. But which effects will it have on European SMEs?
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Watchdog of the EU: Interview with the EU Ombudsman
Emily O’Reilly is now on her second term as European Ombudsman. UNITEE had the rare opportunity of interviewing her on the work she does in her institution.
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“We need more Europe, which means a more social Europe.” Interview with MEP Georgios Katrougkalos
Georgios Katrougkalos is a recently elected Greek MEP of the Confederal Group of the European United Left – Nordic Green Left.
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“The Russian embargo shows the need of a new EU trade policy” – Interview with Dita Charanzova, ALDE
Trade policy is again at the centre of the EU debate, due to the Russian embargo and the TTIP negotiations.
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‘Wettbewerbsfähigkeit auf den Weltmärkten ist entscheidend.’ Interview mit Markus Ferber
Es laufen viele Dinge schief. Erstens haben wir ein Kommunikationsproblem. Europa kann seine Erfolge kaum für sich beanspruchen. Wenn es Erfolge waren, waren es die Mitgliedsstaaten, wenn was schlecht lief, war es die EU.
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‘You cannot be competitive if you do not innovate.’ Interview with Markus Ferber MEP
If there are successes, Member States claim the benefits, if something goes wrong, they blame it on the European Union.