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Alicia García Herrero: Europe should pick its battles and find alliances to defend the multilateral trading system
Published: 24 Oct 2025
Alicia García Herrero reflects on how researchers and policymakers can support each other. With experience in both worlds, she brings a valuable perspective and a strong voice for bridging the gap between them.
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Vinod K. Aggarwal: The current rules-based order at the global level is dead
Published: 24 Oct 2025
Vinod K. Aggarwal reflects on the concept of new economic statecraft for a new age. Drawing on his extensive background in political science, he brings a thought-provoking lens to economic research and policymaking.
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Eva Sjögren: To build bridges between academia and policy is more important than ever
Published: 24 Oct 2025
Eva Sjögren shares her reflections on how Europe can be turned into an economic powerhouse. Her experience in the government offices of a small EU member state has taught her how to turn size into an advantage in EU trade policy.
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Iana Dreyer: The key challenge is helping politicians understand why trade matters
Published: 24 Oct 2025
Iana Dreyer reflects on lessons from history and shares her perspective on the current climate among trade policymakers around the world. With her background in journalism, she offers unique insight into how media can help build a bridge between those who make trade policy and those who analyse it.
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Arancha González: Do not sugar-coat the difficulties; show that you understand them and are ready to address them
Published: 24 Oct 2025
As one of the keynote speakers at the Heckscher-Ohlin conference, Arancha González Laya brings deep experience from the United Nations (UN), the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the European Union (EU). Read this intervew on the complex relationship between research and policymaking, and the role of trade scholars...
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Pol Antras: Researchers must make their work more digestible to policymakers
Published: 24 Oct 2025
As a keynote speaker at the 2025 Heckscher-Ohlin Conference, Pol Antràs joins us to reflect on how trade research is – or is not – feeding into today’s policymaking. With a background at the forefront of international trade theory, Antràs offers unique insights into the state of research, the legacy of Heckscher and...
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Anders Ahnlid: The EU should step forward and launch a rules-based trade coalition
Published: 24 Oct 2025
What should the EU do to take the lead in reviving the rules-based trading system? Anders Ahnlid shares his reflections. With long experience from various roles in the trade policy field, he is a strong advocate of evidence-based trade policy.
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See afterwards: Heckscher-Ohlin Conference 2025 – Trade Policy for a New Era
Published: 20 Oct 2025
The 2025 Heckscher-Ohlin conference took place in mid-October 2025. It aimed to bridge contemporary research and policymaking by bringing together leading trade economists and practitioners. Watch the conference and read short interviews with some of the speakers.
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The 2025 Heckscher-Ohlin Conference
Published: 02 Jul 2025
The Heckscher-Ohlin conference aims to bridge contemporary research and policymaking by bringing together leading trade economists and practitioners, with the goal making trade policy more firmly evidence-based. With 2025 marking a new era for international trade, this year’s conference will focus on the challenges...
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See afterwards from EU-days Lund 2025
Published: 24 Jun 2025
The National Board of Trade took part in the EU Days Lund. In cooperation with the Austrian and Finnish Embassies, we organised a seminar marking the 30th anniversary of our countries' EU membership. Our director-general Anders Ahnlid also participated in a seminar on the significance of the Öresund bridge as it...
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WTO Trade and Environment Week: Securing and decarbonising value chains
Published: 19 Jun 2025
The National Board of Trade´s trade policy adviser Erik Merkus at WTO Trade and Environment Week discussed how trade policy can assist private sector companies to secure and decarbonise their value chains.
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See afterwards from COP28: EU Green Deal and engaging with EU's global trading partners
Published: 16 Jan 2025
National Board of Trade Sweden arranged a seminar during the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP 28. The seminar discussed the EU Green Deal and the impact on EU trade relations with the rest of the world. Special focus was on how exporters in low- and middle-income countries may be affected by the EU's...
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See afterwards from EU Days Lund 2024: Building a competitive EU single market together with Ukraine
Published: 10 Sep 2024
The National Board of Trade Sweden arranged a seminar during EU Days Lund 2024. The event was organised by the City of Lund, Lund University, the European Commission Representation in Sweden, and Europe Direct Lund. Our Director-General Anders Ahnlid spoke about how Ukraine can contribute to a strong and competitive...
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Listen afterwards from WTO Public Forum: Circular and inclusive textile value chains
Published: 21 Aug 2024
National Board of Trade Sweden participated in Public Forum 2024 organised by the World Trade Organization. Our trade adviser Neil Swanson moderated a seminar on trade as a catalyst for circular and inclusive textile value chains.
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See afterwards: Competitiveness through better functioning of the single market – a wish list for the next EU Commission
Published: 01 Nov 2023
National Board of Trade Sweden arranged a seminar during the EU Days Lund 2023. The event was organised by the City of Lund, Lund University, the European Commission Representation in Sweden and Europe Direct Lund. Our Director-General Anders Ahnlid talked about the improvements that can be done to develop the single...
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See afterwards: EU trade integration with the Asia-Pacific
Published: 07 Feb 2023
With WTO negotiations unlikely to advance fast and no trade agreement with the US in sight, the EU must have a plan for deeper economic integration with reliable partners. Should the EU join the CPTPP or is an enhanced trade cooperation between them the better option?
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The need for enhanced EU cooperation with the CPTPP
Published: 07 Feb 2023
EU economic integration with like-minded partners in the Asia-Pacific is crucial to diversify trade relations and improve competitiveness. This article presents concrete proposals on how this can be achieved without negotiating entirely new trade agreements.
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