EU and International Trade Lawyer and Specialist with a special interest in the Mediterranean, Middle East and Africa and in how SMEs benefit from FTAs.
Brussels, Belgium
Joined July 2012
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Jan A. Micallef retweeted
🌍 Is the new Pact for the Mediterranean a fresh start or just history repeating?
Read @JanMicallef's latest blog to see how industrial and energy cooperation could reshape EU-Southern Neighbourhood ties ➡️ buff.ly/Qav8tPh
Jan A. Micallef retweeted
"Can the EU realistically pull through and deliver on the ambitions of this new Pact? It is likely that several of its proposed initiatives will fail to take off."
✍️ @JanMicallef on the new "Pact for the Mediterranean".
Read his full blog here ⬇️
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The European Commission launched a new Pact for the Mediterranean. My article below contains a few observations on some parts of it that need to be prioritised
ecipe.org/blog/the-new-pact-…
Happy to share the second part of my “Trade in the Great Sea” study which has now been published.
In a new Policy Brief, @JanMicallef examines the future of trade relations between the EU and the Southern Mediterranean. It highlights why the existing trade instruments are inadequate.
"As trade becomes increasingly political and intertwined with various issues like energy, critical minerals, the environment, and industrial policy, it is essential to enhance the agreements and instruments that govern trade," says the author.
Read more: buff.ly/3Ynbeba
#EU #Mediterranean #trade
Jan A. Micallef retweeted
Look forward to seeing Vance shout at Netanyahu that he has to be grateful and stop begging for money
Mercury, the ancient god of trade, endows Frankfurt with his abundant goods – at Frankfurt on the Main, Germany
The US has a trade deficit with the EU on GOODS. What The US ignores is how much EU money goes to the US through other kinds of trade such as software purchases and licensing, cloud services, the purchase of apps and e-services etc.
bbc.com/news/live/c8d90v1m6q…
Jan A. Micallef retweeted
While EU focus is elsewhere, the Mediterranean remains a vital trade region.
Despite challenges, there's room for growth. We need stronger trade ties to boost economies and stability.
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Jan A. Micallef retweeted
📧 Dive into the latest #ECIPENewsletter.
✍️ Contributions from Dyuti Pandya, @renata_zilli, @FredrikErixon, @DavidHenigUK, @DavidAGrigorian, @Lucian_Cernat, @JanMicallef, and others.
🔍 We hope it provides you with interesting thoughts!
Find it here ➡️ buff.ly/3VkgLaO
Jan A. Micallef retweeted
"EU-Mediterranean trade relations hold a lot of potential and a properly functioning trade policy can bring considerable economic benefits."
✍️ @JanMicallef on revisiting the trade potential of the Mediterranean region.
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Jan A. Micallef retweeted
In April 1995, yes, that early, my father Amos Oz published this hyper-prophetic diagnosis in the @nytimes:
“These Hamas words [its vow to annihilate Israel] are a gift from heaven to Israel's extremist hawks, because they inflict despair on the Israeli public -- a loss of any hope of reaching a compromise.
These statements are also a gift because, while much harsher than all the mysticism spouted by the zealous right in Israel, they are not far removed from the Israeli hard line in engendering an atmosphere of religious, chauvinist egoism.
Hamas therefore should be seen as the most effective collaborator of the extreme right in Israel.”
The op ed was titled “The Hamas-Likud Connection”.
nytimes.com/1995/04/11/opini…
"As a former Russian intelligence official once put it to me, tiny Malta, with its seat on the European Council and the Council of Ministers, has a greater say in European affairs than Russia does. Such a world cannot be allowed to stand."
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Matthew Gatt and myself explore why trade is important for Ukraine now, during the war, as well as after for the country's reconstruction phase. #eu #trade #UkraineWar #Ukraine️
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"For the sake of keeping #Ukraine afloat during this war and rebuilding a peaceful and prosperous Ukraine for the future, work on enhancing the #EU-Ukraine trade relationship should start from now."
📰 @TheTimesofMalta
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Jan A. Micallef retweeted
"For the sake of keeping #Ukraine afloat during this war and rebuilding a peaceful and prosperous Ukraine for the future, work on enhancing the #EU-Ukraine trade relationship should start from now."
📰 @TheTimesofMalta
tinyurl.com/ycku5awb
The importance of the Mediterranean region is growing. Here Southern Italy offers opportunities to help Europe get its energy from the North Africa (and possibly Africa) whilst doing away with its dependency on Russia) #Mediterranean #trade
ilsole24ore.com/art/draghi-i…
Are EU FTAs enabling digital trade to reach its full potential? My paper below explores this issue and also proposes some ways forward. #eutrade #ecommerce #TRADEHub
kluwerlawonline.com/abstract…
A Chief Trade Enforcement Officer can help in addressing the hitches that SMEs encounter when they try using trade agreements #SME #trade
smetradejunction.com/2019/09…
Where are we on rules of origin (ROOs) which cause so much difficulties for SMEs? #SmallBusiness #trade #SMEs #ROO @TradeHelpdesk
smetradejunction.com/2019/09…