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Workshop zu Chancen und Herausforderungen eines internationalen Rahmenwerks für Investment Facilitation für Entwicklung bei der WTO

Während das Streitbeilegungssystem der Welthandelsorganisation (WTO) unter Druck steht und zunehmend Forderungen nach Reformen laut werden, nutzen die Mitglieder die WTO nach wie vor, um neue Regeln zu diskutieren. In diesem Zusammenhang führt eine Gruppe von mehr als 90 Ländern so genannte Structured Discussions über Investitionserleichterungen für die Entwicklung. Am 11. Dezember 2019 organisierte das…

Expert Workshop on Opportunities and Challenges of Establishing an International Framework on Investment Facilitation for Development at the WTO

While the dispute settlement system of the World Trade Organization (WTO) is under stress and demands for reform are increasingly voiced, members still use the WTO to discuss new rules. In this context, a group of more than 90 economies are engaged in so called structured discussions on investment facilitation for development. On 11 December…

Europe, emerging powers and the future of multilateralism

Thinkers retreat at Villa la Collina, Cadenabbia, Italy, 23 to 25 November 2019, organized by DIE and the Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation Thinkers and policy-makers from China, India, Indonesia, Brazil, Mexico and South Africa as well as from the European Union and international organisations engaged in a retreat-style policy dialogue on the future of multilateralism. Participants from DIE…

News from SDSN Germany

On 29 November, the Global Sustainable Development Report (GSDR) was presented at the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) in Berlin. The event was organised by BMU and the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) in cooperation with SDSN Germany, adelphi, DIE, GIZ and Öko-Institut. Jochen Flasbarth, BMU State Secretary, opened the…