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Björn Wedin

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Latest Articles by 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.
ARTICLE — 29 September 2023

Den globala handeln jobbar i motvind

WTO:s ministerkonferens, MC13, i februari blir ett rejält test. Kommer näringslivets önskemål om moderna handelsregler och globala lösningar att hörsammas? Det skriver experterna Björn Wedin och Ester Eriksson.
ARTICLE — 2 June 2023

High-level seminar on The EU trade agenda until the 2024 European elections

On May 24, Confederation of Swedish Enterprise, together with the Spanish Confederation of Business Organizations (CEOE) and the Federation of Belgian Enterprises (VBO-FEB), organised a seminar in Brussels.
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