#tradeXpresso: Necesitamos todas las buenas ideas que podamos conseguir para nuestra futura política comercial. Cuento con Oscar Guinea y sus colegas de ECIPE!

My latest paper. Relevant for anyone interested on why do we need a Digital Simplification Omnibus and what should we include in it.

Today VdL made her State of the EU Address. She announced a Single Market Roadmap to 2028 for services. In a separate article, I'm quoted arguing that without a single market for services there will be no EU digital champions ft.com/content/4423db…

What did the latest State of the Union reveal about what do Ursula von der Leyen and Nick Clegg have in common? Find the answer in my latest Encompass post!

Hoy ha salido publicada en EL MUNDO una entrevista que Dario Prieto me hizo hace unas semanas: elmundo.es/papel/2025/09/… Hablo de muchas cosas, desde inmigración hasta vivienda. Pero, personalmente, la parte que me parece más importante es la que incluyo en el pantallazo.

The EU single market for services could make or break von der Leyen economic legacy. Read our blog to know more. ecipe.org/blog/von-der-l…

La diferencia no es el tipo de interés sino el tamaño de la hipoteca, que refleja el precio de la vivienda. En numeros: €250,000 de hipoteca al 2% durante 25 años = €1,000 al mes. €50,000 de hiptoeca al 13% durante 25 años = 500 al mes.

Seeing the forest and the trees in the jungle of US tariffs. Read this excellent paper by Lucian Cernat

🇪🇺 Europe's digital economy faces a twin challenge: lack of tech champions and slow digital adoption. Our analysis shows that a 10% increase in digital trade restrictions results in a 1.3% value-added decline. Brief by Oscar Guinea, Vanika Sharma, Erik van der Marel, and du roy Oscar ⬇️

Chart of the week: the pin art 🖼️ of the trade deal revealed! ecipe.org/publications/r… I may need to redo this with taller 📌 for some pharma products! ECIPE Sam Lowe EU Trade 🇪🇺 Global Trade Alert Oscar Guinea Richard Baldwin Andrew Bounds David Henig 🇺🇦

El viaje de Lucía: de la construcción a la consultoría. La primera tribuna económica millennial. Espero que os guste y encantado de recibir vuestros comentarios.

Collective actions are surging across Europe. Ireland, with its FDI-heavy model, is uniquely exposed. As EU Presidency looms in 2026, Ireland must lead on regulating TPLF. Read the new paper by Oscar Guinea, Dyuti Pandya, Vanika Sharma, and Renata Zilli ⬇️ buff.ly/02pGVnz

Acabo de terminar el libro de Analía Plaza sobre los boom boom boomers. Muy entrenido y divertido. Muchas gracias por escribirlo.

Mercosur time is approaching. On why concerns from agriculture lobbies are overstated (even before the latest round of protection) - ecipe.org/blog/beyond-fe…

You can try this too: youtube.com/watch?v=rL9blM…

If Ed Balls read our paper tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.10… maybe you can do it to ecipe.org/publications/k…

It seems even AI 🤖 buys into the trade placebo effect: ecipe.org/publications/p…

Another great paper from Lucian Cernat on the evolution of trade policy. Something we have all experienced but he has taken the time to put into words. Recommended reading!

Another reason to read the paper of the year. Tomorrow (la la) land!