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Björn Wedin

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Internationella handelsfrågor, handelspolitik, frihandelsavtal, WTO.

Latest Articles by Björn Wedin

ARTICLE — 3 September 2025

Closing in on EU-Mercosur trade agreement

The European Commission, through its 27 commissioners, has now formally “put forward its proposals to the Council for the signature and conclusion of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement (EMPA) and the EU-Mexico Modernised Global Agreement (MGA)”, writes expert Björn Wedin.
ARTICLE — 3 September 2025

Handelsavtal mellan EU och Mercosur närmar sig

EU-kommissionen har nu formellt skickat det färdigförhandlade frihandelsavtalet mellan EU och Mercosur till medlemsländerna i rådet för godkännande. Även det uppdaterade frihandelsavtalet mellan EU och Mexiko har skickats till rådet för godkännande, skriver experten Björn Wedin.
ARTICLE — 27 February 2025

Konkurrenskraft står i fokus för nya kommissionen

Svenskt Näringsliv välkomnar EU-kommissionens konkurrenskraftskompass för EU. Om något är det förmågan att få till regleringar i världsklass som förmodligen kommer att utgöra det verkliga lackmustestet för den här kompassen, skriver experterna Fredrik Sjögren och Björn Wedin.
ARTICLE — 27 February 2025

Competitiveness - Front and Center of Commission’s Agenda

Swedish Enterprise welcomes the European Commission’s Competitiveness Compass for the EU. If anything, the ability to achieve world-class regulation is probably what will constitute the real litmus test on whether this Compass is able to deliver, write Fredrik Sjögren and Björn Wedin.
ARTICLE — 12 December 2024

The trade agreement with Mercosur a milestone

With the the free trade agreement with Mercosur, European companies gain increased access to a large market, and the EU strengthens ties with a like-minded partner in a time marked by uncertainty and geopolitical tensions, writes experts Ingrid Serup and Björn Wedin.
ARTICLE — 12 December 2024

Handelsavtalet med Mercosur en milstolpe

Det nya frihandelsavtalet med Mercosurländerna ger europeiska företag ökad tillgång till en stor marknad och EU stärker samtidigt banden med en likasinnad partner i en tid präglad av osäkerhet och geopolitiska spänningar, skriver experterna Ingrid Serup och Björn Wedin.
ARTICLE — 12 March 2024

Few outcomes from the WTO’s Ministerial Conference

The 13th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO), MC13, started with limited expectations of significant outcomes; ultimately, such expectations proved well founded. However, some good news also emerged, experts Ester Eriksson and Björn Wedin write.
ARTICLE — 12 March 2024

Få resultat från WTO:s ministerkonferens

De låga förväntningarna på WTO:s ministerkonferens visade sig till stor del infrias, men det finns ljuspunkter. Det skriver experterna Björn Wedin och Ester Eriksson.
ARTICLE — 4 March 2024

A Europe Unlocked wish list for Enrico Letta

In November last year, 17 business organisations together launched Europe Unlocked – a campaign coalition designed to encourage the incoming European Commission to place a greater emphasis on competitiveness through open and competitive markets.
ARTICLE — 5 October 2023

Global trade faces headwinds

Businesses need progress in the making of modern trade rules fit for the 21st century. The WTO Ministerial Conference, MC13, in February provides a venue in that sense. However, many obstacles remain to be cleared as global trade still faces headwinds.
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