
Aslak Berg
@bergaslak
Research fellow at @CER_EU, formerly with @EFTASecretariat and the Norwegian Civil Service
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23-10-2019 21:14:30
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βThe US demands on regulation & taxation amount to regulatory subordination,β said Aslak Berg. βThatβs not the kind of demand youβd make if you were looking to make a deal β itβs what youβd propose if youβre looking for an excuse to impose tariffs.β buff.ly/pqL3tvD


It was a pleasure to discuss the economic impact of Trump's tariffs with Meredith A. Crowley . We discussed transatlantic ties, impact on China and the dollar

ποΈ What would a US-China decoupling mean for Europe? ποΈ Trade experts Aslak Berg and Meredith A. Crowley talk tariffs on the CER podcast: buff.ly/uXAhBTy


"I think it will cause a certain amount of irritation in Brussels. And it's not because there's a direct conflict between the EU and the UK. It won't jeopardise the relationship between the EU and the UK. But it does set a bad precedent," says Aslak Berg buff.ly/5aUVFGw

Labourβs reset with the EU will fail to deliver a significant boost to economic growth. A fundamental refashioning of the EU-UK relationship would require The Labour Party to think again about freedom of movement. πͺπΊ π¬π§ πCER insight by Aslak Berg Read here: buff.ly/DxB25iH


.The Labour Party 's red lines have needlessly constrained its ambitions, freedom of movement could help deliver the UK's top priority: economic growth. πͺπΊ π¬π§ πCER insight by Aslak Berg Read here: buff.ly/DxB25iH



The White House wants people in Brussels to be running around with their hair on fire right now after Trump's threat to impose 50% tariffs on the EU in a week unless they make a major trade capitulation. But I am not sensing panic here. (Featuring the wisdom of Aslak Berg)



This is a very clever idea from Aslak Berg on how the EU can use its "anti-coercion instrument" to sanction Russia without having to worry about vetos from Hungary or Slovakia mailings.cer.eu/insights/case-β¦



Russia is guilty of economic coercion against the EU at a cost to EU taxpayers of hundreds of billions of euros. The EU could claim reparations to put pressure against Russia. πͺπΊ π·πΊ @CER_EUinsight by Aslak Berg Read here: buff.ly/dnPSyIg
