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Introduction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 October 2023

By
Miriam Manchin ,
Laura Puccio  and
Aydin Yildirim
Edited by
Miriam Manchin ,
Laura Puccio  and
Aydin B. Yildirim
Miriam Manchin
Affiliation:
Politecnico di Milano
Laura Puccio
Affiliation:
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Aydin B. Yildirim
Affiliation:
Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich
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Summary

The European Union’s trade policy has seen a dramatic increase in attention over the past few years. In face of the challenges facing the global trade regime, ranging from trade conflicts between the EU and major world powers to the maintenance of a rules-based trade order under the auspices of the World Trade Organization (WTO), policymakers, experts, and the public have converged in highlighting the importance of trade policy making. The attention paid to trade policy has increased disproportionately in the wake of Covid-19, which led to political pressure to re-shore global value chains and enhance “strategic autonomy”, and reinforced the need to use trade as a tool to pursue non-trade policy objectives (NTPOs) – such as human rights, labour rights, and environmental commitments – in third countries.

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Coherence of the European Union Trade Policy with Its Non-Trade Objectives
World Trade Forum
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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