Trade

National governments and EU institutions are rushing to appease farmers. But are the solutions offered what the sector really needs?

While EU leaders continue to bicker over the future of the EU-Mercosur deal, abandoning it is not the answer.

We asked political scientist Antony Todorov what Schengen membership means for Bulgaria.

EU trade policy offers carbon-heavy industries an implicit subsidy to pollute, undermining efforts to tackle climate change.

The idea that fair trade labels will change the world economy is questionable. Often the main beneficiaries are not farmers in the Global South.

An examination of the violent history of the European textile industry, its effect on the Global South and its enduring model of exploitation.

The new silk roads are critical to China’s independence and growth but it faces many challenges, some of which are of its own making.

Trade wars, sanctions, and tech blockades are signs of a world economy in the grips of tension and transformation. What underlies this change?

Six maps to understand the new global geopolitics.

For foreign policy analysts, the Covid-19 pandemic represents another twist in the winding path of EU-China relations.