The future of EU-MENA trade relations post-Covid-19
This Webinar will discuss the future of the EU’s trade relations with the MENA region in the post- Covid-19 global economy.
During this event, the key findings of the EuroMeSCo Policy Study on ‘Post-Covid-19 EU-Southern Neighbourhood Trade Relations’ will be presented and discussed. This study reviews the existing network of EU-MENA bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs) and explores the impact of the Covid-19 crisis on the intra- and inter-regional trade in goods and services.
Moreover, this event will discuss the recent trade-related proposals from the European Commission towards the MENA region. This includes, for example, the “Economic and Investment Plan (EIP) for the Southern neighbours” and the proposals put forward in the recent Trade Policy Review, such as the deepening and widening of the existing EU-MENA FTAs through the conclusion of ‘Deep and Comprehensive’ FTAs or Sustainable Investment Facilitation Agreements.
Speakers:
- Katarzyna Sidlo, Director of the MENA Department CASE – Center for Social and Economic Research
- Jan Vandenberghe, Head of Trade Section, EU Delegation to Morocco
- Blanca Moreno-Dodson, World Bank and Manager of the Center for Mediterranean Integration (CMI) and the World Bank
- Guillaume Van der Loo, Research Fellow Egmont and European Policy Centre; Visiting Professor Ghent University
Moderated by:
- Guillaume Van der Loo, Research Fellow Egmont and European Policy Centre; Visiting Professor Ghent University
This EuroMeSCo Policy Study was carried out in the framework of the ‘EuroMeSCo: Connecting the Dots project’, co-funded by the EU and the IEMed.
The working language will be English.
from 14.00 to 15.00.
Participants should register by 06 July
The Zoom Webinar – link will be sent at a later date.
