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Ferdi De Ville @ferdideville.bsky.social · 2d

Unizo wil (terecht!) af van vrijstelling van tarieven voor pakjes onder 150€.
Die "de minimis" vrijstelling is ooit ingevoerd als vorm van "administratieve vereenvoudiging".
Toont dat simplificatie ("cutting red tape") toch niet altijd in voordeel van bedrijven is.
www.standaard.be/economie/pak...

Pakjestaks moet oneerlijke concurrentie door Chinese webshops tegengaan

De regering wil werk maken van een importheffing op goedkope pakjes uit China om de oneerlijke concurrentie te stoppen. Tegelijk is de pakjestaks nuttig om het begrotingstekort te beperken.

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Samenleving & Politiek @sampolmaandblad.bsky.social · 7d

💥De nieuwe SamPol is verschenen

𝐀𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐨-𝐧𝐨! 𝐕𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐯𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐬𝐭?

👉 sampol.be/latest

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Ferdi De Ville @ferdideville.bsky.social · 22d

The "45% tariff" equivalent on intra-EU trade line is everywhere, even in von der Leyen’s #SOTEU last week.

That number is misleading, as Smaghi explains. Lower intra-EU trade isn’t just about barriers but also consumer preferences for domestic products like food.

iep.unibocconi.eu/europes-inte...

Europe’s Internal Tariffs: Why the IMF’s 44% Estimate Doesn’t Hold Up | IEP@BU

iep.unibocconi.eu

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Ferdi De Ville @ferdideville.bsky.social · 28d

After a long break (Covid, kids), I finally took the train to a faraway workshop again. Left my house in Ghent at 7am, arriving in Trento 13 hours later. Made my powerpoint, read all the papers (well, some rather skimmed), and was treated to stunning views of the Austrian and Italian Alps. 🚆📚🏔️

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Samenleving & Politiek @sampolmaandblad.bsky.social · Aug 27

De nieuwe handelsdeal tussen de EU en de VS is een hole-in-one voor Trump en een ongeziene afgang voor Europa.

Wat betekent dit akkoord voor de toekomst en geloofwaardigheid van de Unie?

@ferdideville.bsky.social voor #Zomerreeks #MakeEuropeGreatAgain #Mega2025

EU buigt voor Trump: een historische nederlaag

De nieuwe handelsdeal tussen de EU en de VS is een hole-in-one voor Trump en een ongeziene afgang voor Europa. Wat betekent dit akkoord voor de toekomst en geloofwaardigheid van de Unie?

www.sampol.be

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Ferdi De Ville @ferdideville.bsky.social · Aug 26

De nieuwe handelsdeal tussen de EU en de VS is een hole-in-one voor Trump en een ongeziene afgang voor Europa. Wat betekent dit akkoord voor de toekomst en geloofwaardigheid van de Unie? (www.sampol.be/2025/08/eu-b...)

EU buigt voor Trump: een historische nederlaag

De nieuwe handelsdeal tussen de EU en de VS is een hole-in-one voor Trump en een ongeziene afgang voor Europa. Wat betekent dit akkoord voor de toekomst en geloofwaardigheid van de Unie?

www.sampol.be

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Ferdi De Ville @ferdideville.bsky.social · Jul 16

Bericht voor journalisten (ik zie het vaker verschijnen):
2000 miljard € is niet gelijk aan 1,26% van het Bruto Europees Product.
2000 miljard € / 7 (aantal jaren dat het MFF loopt) is gelijk aan ongeveer 1,26% van het Bruto Europees Product.
Einde bericht.

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Samenleving & Politiek @sampolmaandblad.bsky.social · May 7

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Ferdi De Ville @ferdideville.bsky.social · Apr 2

Based on Trump's Liberation Day announcement, tariffs are MUCH higher than expected, higher than 10-20% across the board mentioned during campaign, and way higher than what was to be expected under the concept of "reciprocal tariffs". The tariffs of 3rd countries seem to be made up out of thin air.

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Ferdi De Ville @ferdideville.bsky.social · Mar 20

The European Commission seems to be realizing that 🇨🇳 investment in car and battery manufacturing in 🇭🇺 (with limited value added) does not add to the EU's quest for strategic autonomy @palmapolyak.bsky.social
on.ft.com/4iqnU3J

EU probes BYD plant in Hungary over unfair Chinese subsidies

Investigation comes as Viktor Orbán has attracted large Chinese investments to his country

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Ferdi De Ville @ferdideville.bsky.social · Feb 10

Our workshop on "political economy of the green transition" was intellectually stimulating, but also just great fun, thanks to our awesome group of smart, kind and generous participants.
And lunch was even (kind of) free!

Jasper Simons @jasperpsimons.bsky.social · Feb 10

Last week political economy made its debut at the annual conference of @nigovernance.bsky.social. Many thanks to all participants and their great work and my awesome co-organisers @ferdideville.bsky.social, @nataschavanderzwan.bsky.social and @fbulfone.bsky.social!

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Jasper Simons @jasperpsimons.bsky.social · Feb 10

Last week political economy made its debut at the annual conference of @nigovernance.bsky.social. Many thanks to all participants and their great work and my awesome co-organisers @ferdideville.bsky.social, @nataschavanderzwan.bsky.social and @fbulfone.bsky.social!

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Samenleving & Politiek @sampolmaandblad.bsky.social · Feb 8

Tariefman is terug. Volgens @ferdideville.bsky.social kan de EU de schade proberen te beperken via een combinatie van afschrikking, aanpassing en autonomie.

Hoe dat precies moet? Dat leest u hieronder

De terugkeer van Tariefman

Wat staat ons te wachten op vlak van Amerikaanse handelspolitiek? Wat zijn de gevolgen voor Europa, en hoe kan de Europese Unie gepast reageren?

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Ferdi De Ville @ferdideville.bsky.social · Feb 5

Trump is lashing out with his favorite weapon: tariffs.

He aims to hit 3 goals: onshoring production, raising revenue and extracting concessions.

But he faces a trilemma: these goals cannot be achieved simultaneously.

@koenverhelst.bsky.social @andybounds.bsky.social @alanbeattie.bsky.social

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Ferdi De Ville @ferdideville.bsky.social · Feb 5

The next two days, a workshop on the highly relevant topic of the political economy of the green transition will take place in Ghent, featuring a stellar line-up! 🌿💡 I’m looking forward to discussing many fascinating papers! #GreenTransition #PoliticalEconomy #Ghent

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Ferdi De Ville @ferdideville.bsky.social · Jan 27

📣 Publication: "The European Union’s management of the environment-trade nexus at the World Trade Organization before and after the European Green Deal" @ Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The European Union’s management of the environment-trade nexus at the World Trade Organization before and after the European Green Deal

This article discusses the European Union’s (EU) management of the environment-trade nexus at the World Trade Organization (WTO) before and after the initiation of the European Green Deal (EGD). It...

www.tandfonline.com

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Ferdi De Ville @ferdideville.bsky.social · Jan 21

Diversification is a strategy that takes time to implement. While it might reinforce the EU's standing with other countries when aligning its response to Trump's trade policy with them (after EU's relations with other countries have soured), it could infuriate Trump further (6/6)

Ferdi De Ville @ferdideville.bsky.social · Jan 21

Diplomacy, where EU could promise to buy more LNG & defence equipment from US, could reinforce Trump's belief that an aggressive trade policy pays off, and may lead him to repeat the trick.
Aligning with US on China comes with negative effects on the economy and climate cooperation with China (5/6)

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Ferdi De Ville @ferdideville.bsky.social · Jan 21

Deterrence risks escalating tensions with the US, on trade and beyond. This could lead to a trade war, or unintended consequences in other domains, like less US support for Ukraine and for NATO in general (4/6)

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Ferdi De Ville @ferdideville.bsky.social · Jan 21

Other countries, like the EU, can respond in three ways to tariff threats:
- deterrence: retaliating with tariffs on US exports
- diplomacy: making deals with Trump
- diversification: reducing trade exposure to US
But each strategy comes with risks (3/6)

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Ferdi De Ville @ferdideville.bsky.social · Jan 21

But this results in contradictions:
- if tariffs decrease imports, they will not generate that much revenue, and will reduce US leverage over exporting countries
- if tariffs are used to extract concessions through deals, they will also not generate revenues, nor reduce the deficits (2/6)

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Ferdi De Ville @ferdideville.bsky.social · Jan 21

Trump II and trade: short 🧵 number 2:
For Trump, tariffs are like a Swiss Army Knife. They should:
- reduce trade deficits
- generate revenue to pay tax cuts
- provide diplomatic leverage (1/6)

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Ferdi De Ville @ferdideville.bsky.social · Jan 21

The rest of the world would do well to assume that yesterday’s restraint was merely a delay rather than a cancellation of Trump’s planned tariff increases. (5/5)

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Ferdi De Ville @ferdideville.bsky.social · Jan 21

In his statements yesterday, Trump did reiterate all the tariff threats from his campaign: 10% or 20% on all imports, 25% on Canada and Mexico if they don’t address migration and drug trafficking, 60% on China, and 100% on countries undermining the role of the dollar. (4/5)

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Ferdi De Ville @ferdideville.bsky.social · Jan 21

Moreover, Trump’s primary goal yesterday appeared to be signaling a clear break from the Biden-Harris administration. On trade, however, there is less of a contrast with that administration compared to issues like immigration, energy, climate, or diversity. (3/5)

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