Trade and competitiveness expert, focusing on equality, innovation and fair trade and investment agreements. Tweets are my own.
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Koen Berden retweeted
In my @TheHillOpinion piece, I ask about the politics of tariffs after Trump. Are Democrats really tariff skeptics? Or is it just opposition to Trump?
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"In an era defined by fragmentation and uncertainty, the European Union and Canada have an opportunity to build more than a trade bridge. They can build a capital bridge."
✍️ @koenberden and @AnalyticaCeline
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#NumberOfTheWeek
Canada's SMEs are the economy's primary engine, yet they face a massive $300B credit gap.
To boost exports and navigate the AI era, we must turn CETA into a "capital bridge".
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"If implemented effectively, this Agreement could act as a platform to build trust to enhance industrial cooperation, deepen regulatory dialogues, and promote inclusive growth at the heart of bilateral economic engagement."
✍️ @koenberden on EU-India FTA.
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🇪🇺🇮🇳 The EU-India FTA is a geopolitical game-changer. Beyond the 100%+ export surge, it is a strategic shield against rising protectionism.
Not just politics, this is pure economic diversification.
Read the full insight by @koenberden ➡️ buff.ly/DfYSCm6
Who sets the rules in the Indo-Pacific now? RCEP, CPTPP, EU bilaterals are promoting different regulatory models. In 2016 the Pacific was much more straightforward. Read my @ECIPE Insight on this geopolitical issue: ecipe.org/insights/regulator… @Trade_EU
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"In the Indo-Pacific, trade agreements have never been just about tariffs. They are vehicles to set standards and rules."
✍️ @koenberden on Indo‑Pacific trade now shaped by competing rulebooks, not one dominant framework.
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My take on the EU-India FTA in a recent ECIPE Insight: economically and geostrategically important! Enjoy reading: ecipe.org/insights/eu-india-…
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Trading with 🇯🇵? Tell us what works and what doesn't.
Join one of our online seminars. Let's chat about your experiences.
Sign up 👉 bit.ly/472oEYi
#EUTrade
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Manmohan Singh, the former Indian prime minister whose economic reforms made his country a global powerhouse, has died at the age of 92, current leader Narendra Modi said u.afp.com/5FaD
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A big thank you to stakeholders from 🇧🇬🇭🇷🇨🇿🇪🇪🇭🇺🇱🇻🇱🇹🇵🇱🇷🇴🇸🇰🇸🇮 for interesting questions and a lively discussion during the online seminar today! Don't hesitate to contact us if you any have further inputs or questions
👉ceta-evaluation.eu
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Many thanks to stakeholders from the Netherlands for many questions and your active participation in our seminar on 🇪🇺🇨🇦CETA ex-post evaluation.
Please follow-up by mail in case of further questions
➡️ceta-evaluation.eu
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Next week, on 3 December at 15.00 (CET) or 9.00 (EST), we welcome all SMEs from 🇪🇺 and 🇨🇦 to talk about your experience with CETA.
Are you an SME? Do you trade with 🇨🇦 or 🇪🇺? Join us to tell us what CETA has meant for you.
Register 👉ceta-evaluation.eu/onlinesem…
@Trade_EU @Canada2EU
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🌍Studying. Debating. Shaping. Living Europe. Ready to be part of it?
💥Applications for the 2025-2026 academic year are NOW OPEN!
🗓️Apply by 15 Jan 2025 to be part of this life-changing experience!
🔗Find out more here: admissions.coleurope.eu/logi…
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Koen Berden retweeted
As CETA has been applied now for 7 years, we want to evaluate its effects. Join us for the online seminars this Nov and Dec to tell how it has impacted you, your communities and your companies! Registration is open now 👉t.ly/OXZRT
@Trade_EU @Canada2EU @EUinCanada
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CETA Ratification: A key step in economic relations between Canada and Europe. Dive into the political challenges & potential economic benefits of this monumental move. 👉 impresedelsud.it/ratifica-ce… #CETARatification #CanadaEuropeTrade
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🇨🇦🇪🇺The online surveys have been published. Please express your opinion about the implementation of CETA and its impact. You can access all three surveys 👉 ceta-evaluation.eu
Have your say until 16 September!
Koen Berden retweeted
#CETA turns 7!🎉
This landmark trade deal with 🇨🇦 has boosted 🇪🇺 agri-food exports, resulting in a €1.6bn trade surplus for the EU.
It also protects over 143 EU food specialties (GIs) 🧀🫒 & strengthens our food supply chains.
#EUTrade #EUQuality
ALT Flag of the EU and Canada over a montage of food related images such as cheese, maple syrup and poutine
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Last week was the 7th year anniversary of CETA. To evaluate its effects, we are carrying out an ex post evaluation, for which we need your input. Please go to the project website to fill in the stakeholder and business/SME surveys (open until 30 Nov 2024). t.ly/OXZRT
