The media narratives with respect to EU external policies and their effects on developing countries generally paint a picture of unequal power dynamics and negative externalities, particularly with respect to international trade and land grabbing. In this paper, I use trade data to argue that...

This report’s key objective is to deduce from the experiences of recent and present Phare-supported candidates, with particular reference to Bulgaria and Romania, recommendations for the way in which a candidate country should best be supported (i) to enable its public administration to adopt,...