In response to rising global geo-economic competition, the European Union is being forced to rethink its trade and investment strategies. As it seeks to de-risk and re-shore, the Union struggles to align trade policies with its multilateral vocations.
This ENGAGE webinar will explore the complexities of the bloc’s trade policies and strategies in light of its foreign policy ambitions, internal pressures, and international contestation. The panel will be moderated by Gustavo Müller.
Speakers
Ignacio García Bercero is Director for Multilateral Affairs, Strategy, Analysis and Evaluation at the European Commission’s DG Trade.
Vera Thorstensen is Professor at the School of Economics at the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV) and WTO Chair Holder in Brazil.
Chad Damro is Professor of European Politics at the University of Edinburgh.
Moderator
Gustavo Müller is a senior researcher at the Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies at KU Leuven.