by George Thurley | Mar 31, 2021 | Trade for health | Analysis & Opinion
On 18 February, the European Commission launched its long-awaited “Trade Policy Review” laying out their plans for “An Open, Sustainable and Assertive Trade Policy.” The document includes three core objectives:supporting recovery, green and digital...
by George Thurley | Jan 25, 2021 | Trade for health | Analysis & Opinion
Our outlook for trade policy in 2021The European Commission has been re-assessing its trade policy in a fast-changing world but in the initial concept little or no attention was paid to public health. EPHA has looked at the most relevant trade developments to see...
by George Thurley | Jan 13, 2021 | Trade for health | Analysis & Opinion
EPHA, together with allies has long called for the trade and sustainable development (TSD) chapters included in EU trade agreements to have more teeth to increase policy coherence – in other words, that these chapters should have binding effects on negotiating...
by European Public Health Alliance | Sep 30, 2020 | Trade for health | Analysis & Opinion
By Gabriel Siles-Brügge, Associate Professor in Public Policy, University of Warwick, EPHA Scientific Advisor on Trade Policy. The coronavirus crisis has thrown the link between trade, investment and health into sharp relief. The world has experienced an unprecedented...
by Zoltán Massay-Kosubek | Jul 30, 2019 | Trade for health | Analysis & Opinion
Evidence is no longer enough. While there is a growing body of empirical studies on the association between trade and investment liberalisation and drivers of rising Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) rates, public health simply does not have the money, power or resources...
by George Thurley | Jul 30, 2019 | Trade for health | Analysis & Opinion
On Friday 28th June, the European Commission reached political agreement on a trade deal with the South American Mercado Commun del Sur, known as Mercosur, which includes Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. Although EU leaders have hailed the deal as a powerful...
