Cecilia Malmström

Nov 8, 2024 | piie.com | Cecilia Malmström |Mary E. Lovely |TAO WANG

In the recent electoral campaign in the United States, both candidates agreed China was a threat to security and fair competition. Now the United States has a new president who has threatened to impose 60 percent tariffs on all Chinese goods, 100 percent tariffs on electric vehicles, and a total ban on cars with software coming from China. Trade between China and the United States has diminished in recent years, to the benefit of countries such as Vietnam and Mexico.

Oct 21, 2024 | piie.com | Cecilia Malmström |Adam Posen |Hans-Helmut Kotz |Sigmar Gabriel |Sarah Guillou

Tensions between the United States and China have been rising during both the Trump and Biden administrations. The Russian invasion of Ukraine added substantially to the impact of these conflicts on Europe. Inevitably, geopolitics bears upon economics. De-risking global value chains is the new imperative. Europe, characterized by its small, open economies, is profoundly challenged by these new background conditions. The challenges come in two dimensions.

Oct 18, 2024 | piie.com | Cecilia Malmström

The new British prime minister, Sir Keir Starmer, led the Labour Party to an impressive victory in July, capitalizing on Britain’s economic problems and mounting backlash over its troubled exit from the European Union. In his campaign, Starmer vowed to “reset the relationship” with Europe, and he recently travelled to Brussels for talks with EU leaders, but nothing much concrete came out of these discussions.

Aug 20, 2024 | piie.com | Cecilia Malmström |Dmitry Grozoubinski

Free trade and open markets have become negative concepts in current debates in the United States and parts of Europe. Trade agreements are considered a thing of the past, and the general consensus is that countries should instead focus on themselves and decouple, friendshore, and derisk. But is this really an effective strategy?

Oct 4, 2023 | lexology.com | Sebastian F.A. Vos |Carl Bildt |Cecilia Malmström |Bart M.J. Szewczyk

The field of artificial intelligence (“AI”) is at a tipping point. Governments and industries are under increasing pressure to forecast and guide the evolution of a technology that promises to transform our economies and societies. In this series, our lawyers and advisors provide an overview of the policy approaches and regulatory frameworks for AI in jurisdictions around the world.