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European Economic Policy

5121-EUROPEAN ECONOMIC POLICY

Assignment 2005

Name: JONATHAN
Surname: KJERSCHOW
Student i.d.: 933499

Answer to the four questions attached using ideally two pages per answer, providing the reader with all the relevant information in a synthetic way. Eventual tables and graphs supporting your arguments can be annexed right after the relevant answer, making clear in the answer the reference to them. Please provide the references / links to the web sites visited at the end.

Assignments exceeding 12 pages (excluding annexes) will be penalized.

Hint: all answers can be derived from the websites whose links are posted on the Learning Space. In particular, use as a starting point the Web portal www.europa.eu.int

You have to produce a paper printout of the Assignment and bring it in class no later than the 31st of May (last class of the course).
Electronic versions of the Assignment are not accepted.

The Assignment contributes for 35% of your final vote. Those who miss the deadline or fail to provide a paper printout in due time will lose the entire 35% of the final mark.

Question 1
(Learning Space Section 2 – EU Policies)

The last round of trade negotiations taking place within the World Trade Organization started in Doha in November 2001 and failed to reach an agreement in Cancùn, 2003. One of the most controversial point to debate has been the trade liberalization of agricultural goods.
In this context, what is the current EU negotiating position in agriculture within the WTO? How does the EU try to conciliate a sustainable development with the respect of certain traditional values?
The current negotiating position of the European Union entails the following pillars :

Export competition: The EU is willing to accept further reductions in the form of export subsidies which were already ordered by the Uruguay round, an average of 45% is proposed.
Moreover the abuse of food aid as a surplus disposal or market promotion tool must be...