by Nikos Lavranos, Secretary General of EFILA At the last meeting of the Trade Policy Committee (TPC) at Full Members level, that is at Director General level, encompassing all MS and the European Commission, DG Demarty of the Commission is quoted as saying that the EU trade policy would have a “big credibility problem” if … Continue reading Why the EU’s Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Competence Should be Re-nationalized
Month: August 2016
BDA & AIA: Master Class on Investment Arbitration: Brussels, 19-22 September 2016
Dr. Nikos Lavranos, Secretary-General of EFILA, will give a Master Class on Investment Arbitration for the Brussels Diplomatic Academy and AIA on Monday, 19 September 2016 in Brussels. This Master Class is part of the closer cooperation agreed between EFILA and the AIA. See here for the programme and registration: Master Class: Investment Arbitration The Brussels … Continue reading BDA & AIA: Master Class on Investment Arbitration: Brussels, 19-22 September 2016
Diffusing the ‘Powder Keg’ through Regional Multilateralism: The Case for Investment Autarchy in the Balkans
by Horia Ciurtin LL.M., Managing Editor of the EFILA Blog* Re-published by courtesy of Kluwer Arbitration Blog. Just like a century ago – and throughout their entire history – the Balkans remain a zone of structural instability. In this respect, the ‘end of history’ has not come around to the fringes of Europe, as Francis Fukuyama … Continue reading Diffusing the ‘Powder Keg’ through Regional Multilateralism: The Case for Investment Autarchy in the Balkans