The EU should ban all trade with Israeli settlements
It is high time the EU follow its own trade policy and ban trade of all goods and services from Israel’s illegal settlements in the West Bank
Experts & Staff
Arancha González Laya
Dean, Paris School of International Affairs, Sciences Po
Biography
Arancha González Laya is the dean of the Paris School of International Affairs at Sciences Po. Previously, she served as Spain’s minister of foreign affairs and as assistant secretary general at the United Nations. She was also executive director of the International Trade Centre and chief of staff to the World Trade Organisation’s director-general, Pascal Lamy. At the WTO, she played an active role in launching the organisation’s ‘Aid for Trade’ initiative and served as the director-general’s representative to the G20. Prior to that, she held several positions at the European Commission, where she negotiated trade agreements and assisted developing countries in their trade development efforts.
Change or bust: How Europe can shore up the multilateral trading system
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Insights from Davos: Trump’s impact on the global economy
Mark Leonard welcomes Carl Bildt and Arancha González to discuss their insights from public conversations and private meetings at the World Economic Forum 2025
The next five years: How strong economic and trade alliances can prepare the EU for a post-America world
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How Europe can prepare for America’s withdrawal
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Europe’s post-Afghanistan to-do list
The EU’s approach to foreign policy and economic policy needs to account for the fact that, globally, the space between the two areas is increasingly narrow
Articles
The EU should ban all trade with Israeli settlements
It is high time the EU follow its own trade policy and ban trade of all goods and services from Israel’s illegal settlements in the West Bank
Change or bust: How Europe can shore up the multilateral trading system
Progress in global trade governance owes a lot to European and US collaboration. But as the US renounces its role of chief trade architect, the EU must consider alternative options
The next five years: How strong economic and trade alliances can prepare the EU for a post-America world
Regardless of who wins the US presidential election, the European Union must shape its own future by fostering resilience, refining trade policies, and strengthening global partnerships to navigate shifting geopolitical winds
Europe’s post-Afghanistan to-do list
The EU’s approach to foreign policy and economic policy needs to account for the fact that, globally, the space between the two areas is increasingly narrow
Podcasts
Insights from Davos: Trump’s impact on the global economy
Mark Leonard welcomes Carl Bildt and Arancha González to discuss their insights from public conversations and private meetings at the World Economic Forum 2025
Europe Listens: Saving multilateralism with Arancha González Laya and Richard Gowan
In September 2024, the United Nation’s Summit of the Future is set to take place – a crucial moment to mend “eroded trust” between…
How Europe can prepare for America’s withdrawal
At the Munich Security Conference, Mark Leonard welcomes Arancha González Laya, Camille Grand and Jana Puglierin to understand how Europeans can prepare for a second Trump presidency
In the media
Arancha González Laya on the potential agreement between Iran and the US
Arancha González Laya on the European Union’s capacity to decide its own future
Arancha González Laya on Trump 2.0
In their op-ed, Arancha González, Mark Leonard, and Børge Brende argue that the EU should aim for “strategic interdependence”
Europe must become more economically competitive by forging trade agreements with third markets—especially given the U.S. reluctance to define its trade policy
Arancha González Laya, Nathalie Tocci and Guntram Wolff on Trump-proofing Europe