THE NEW ‘GLOBAL EUROPE’ STRATEGY OF THE EU

10.11.2006: The New ‘Global Europe’ Strategy of the EU: Serving Corporations Worldwide and at Home - A Wake-up Call to Civil Society and Trade Unions in Europe and elsewhere.

On 4 October 2006 the European Commission unveiled a new communication entitled Global Europe: Competing in the world,1 which outlines how Brussels will pursue bilateral free trade agreements with major emerging economies in order to secure new and profitable markets for EU companies. The EU will also push for stronger intellectual property rights and reduced non-tariff barriers in its trading partners - and for even more business-friendly ‘domestic reforms’ within Europe itself.