scholarly journals The Increasing Power of the European Parliament: Negotiating the eu-India Free Trade Agreement

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 473-498 ◽  
Author(s):  
Magdalena Frennhoff Larsén
Keyword(s):  
Free Trade Agreement ◽  
Trade Agreement ◽  
European Parliament ◽  
Trade Negotiations ◽  
International Level ◽  
Game Analysis ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Eu

AbstractSince the Lisbon Treaty increased the legal role of the European Parliament (ep) ineutrade policy, there has been a debate about the extent to which these legal competencies have translated into actual influence over the content and outcome ofeutrade negotiations. Using the trade negotiations between theeuand India as a case study, this article argues that the impact of theephas indeed been significant. Through two-level game analysis, which extends its domestic focus to include theepas a domestic constituent, it demonstrates how theephas affected theeuwin-set in ways that have both hindered and facilitated agreement at the international level between theeuand India. It also shows how theephas affected the negotiating dynamics and how theeunegotiators have had their preferences somewhat compromised by theepin their attempt at reaching an agreement with India.

The Political Dynamics of Agricultural Liberalisation in the US-Chile Free Trade Agreement

2008 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 225-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
JESSICA LEIGHT
Keyword(s):  
Free Trade ◽  
Free Trade Agreement ◽  
Domestic Politics ◽  
Trade Agreement ◽  
Trade Liberalisation ◽  
Trade Negotiations ◽  
Economic Costs ◽  
Price Supports ◽  
The Us

AbstractThe 2003 US-Chile free trade agreement, regarded by many as consistent with Chile's long-held trade liberalisation strategy, nonetheless engendered a surprisingly vigorous debate focused on the proposed elimination of the bandas de precio protecting traditional agricultural crops. Opposition to the agreement, mounted by the conservative Alianza por Chile, offers an intriguing political case study that suggests that populist posturing surrounding free trade agreements may persist long after a trade liberalisation strategy has become well-established. This article argues that agricultural liberalisation will be a significant challenge for Chile's governing coalition if it wishes to pursue trade negotiations while seeking to avoid costly political battles at home over the economic costs of abandoning price supports and the challenges of ‘reconverting’ to an export-oriented sector. Even given the strong elite consensus around trade liberalisation in Chile, the interconnections between sectoral interest groups, domestic politics and trade negotiations remain relevant, and deserving of analytical attention.

Continentalizing Canadian Telecommunications: The Politics of Regulatory Reform

2004 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 739-740
Author(s):  
Frederick J. Fletcher
Keyword(s):  
Free Trade ◽  
Free Trade Agreement ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
National Policy ◽  
Trade Agreement ◽  
Regulatory Reform ◽  
Telecommunications Sector ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Policy Shifts

Continentalizing Canadian Telecommunications: The Politics of Regulatory Reform, Vanda Rideout, Montreal & Kingston: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2003, pp. xiii, 256A recent headline in The Globe and Mail, “Labour unrest dogs the telecomm industry,” could have been written at almost any time over the past decade or more. The industry is facing fundamental structural change, driven by new technologies, regulatory reform, and market shifts and management has, predictably, focused on reducing labour costs. For anyone seeking to understand the political economy of restructuring in the telecommunications sector, this slim volume is a valuable addition to the literature. The author traces the story of telecommunications regulation from its origins in the First National Policy to neo-liberal restructuring (up to 2002), with special attention to the impact of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). As a work of history, the book provides a helpful map of major regulatory and policy shifts in the telecommunications sector. In tracing these shifts, the author discusses broader issues, such as the key role of telecommunications in “advanced electronic capitalism” (3) and the conflicts that accompanied the change from “a Fordist telecommunications regime” to a “continental” one (5).

scholarly journals Who Teams Up with the European Parliament? Examining Multilevel Party Cooperation in the European Union

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Katharina L. Meissner ◽  
Guri Rosén
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
European Parliament ◽  
Policy Preferences ◽  
The European Union ◽  
National Parliaments ◽  
Eu Policy ◽  
Trade Politics ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Eu

Abstract As in nearly all European Union (EU) policy areas, scholars have turned to analysing the role of national parliaments, in addition to that of the European Parliament (EP), in trade politics. Yet, there is limited understanding of how the parliamentarians at the two levels interact. This article fills the gap by conceptualizing these interactions as a continuum ranging between cooperation, coexistence and competition. We use this continuum to explore multilevel party interactions in EU trade talks and show how cooperation compels politicization – national parliamentarians mainly interact with their European colleagues in salient matters. However, we argue that the impact of politicization on multilevel relations between parliamentarians in the EP and national parliaments is conditioned by party-level factors. Hence, we account for how and why politicization triggers multilevel party cooperation across parliaments in the EU through ideological orientation, government position and policy preferences and show how this takes place in the case of trade.

scholarly journals International obligations and devolved powers – ploughing through competences and GM crops

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annegret Engel ◽  
Ludivine Petetin
Keyword(s):  
International Level ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Crop Cultivation ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Legal Challenges ◽  
International Obligations ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Eu

This article analyses the impact of Brexit on devolved competences in environmental protection. It maps the post-Brexit division of the United Kingdom (UK)’s internal (devolved) and external (international) competences and how this may shift when competences are returned from the European Union (EU). Crucially, the article suggests that certain of these EU powers do not simply derive from the EU but are, in fact, already held by the devolved regions in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity. Consequently, devolved competences are under threat of being pre-empted as the UK seeks to harmonise otherwise fragmented policies and legislation to comply with obligations at international level. This conundrum is illustrated here using a case study on genetically modified crop cultivation, which identifies the conflicts in the UK’s proclaimed strategy post-Brexit between international obligations and devolved competences and the legal challenges this entails.

Possible Economic Effects of CU—EU Trade Agreement

2014 ◽  
pp. 68-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Knobel ◽  
B. Chokaev
Keyword(s):  
Sensitivity Analysis ◽  
Free Trade ◽  
Free Trade Agreement ◽  
Trade Agreement ◽  
Economic Effects ◽  
Customs Union ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Benefits And Costs ◽  
Entire Economy ◽  
The Eu

This paper investigates the possible economic effects of free trade agreement (FTA), implying a mutual zero import tariffs in the trade between the Customs Union and the EU. Analysis of the effects is made using CGE Globe v1 model. We estimate the impact of FTA on the economies, both at the level of the entire economy and at the industry level. The sensitivity analysis is made. It is shown that, in both relative and absolute terms, Russia potentially benefits from the agreement more than the EU. The cumulative gain of the CU is strictly positive, but the benefits and costs are unevenly distributed among its members.

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