The Centre for European Studies Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence and the CN-Paul M. Tellier Chair on Business and Public Policy at University of Ottawa co-hosted this CETA Business Lecture Series webinar event on December 2, 2020.

The CETA Business Lecture Series addresses the various impacts the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) has had on Canadian and European businesses. Presenters are senior executives with knowledge of Canadian companies doing business in the EU and European companies doing business in Canada.

This event was co-sponsored by the Centre for European Studies Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence at ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ University and the at University of Ottawa. Jean Monnet Centre events are hosted with the support of the .

The Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence at ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ University is supported by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union and by ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ University.

The European Commission’s support for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents, which reflect the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

The Network seeks to investigate why trade relations between the European Union (EU) and its transatlantic partners have become more contentious in recent years, and how this politicization impacts EU trade policy as it addresses critical challenges in the second decade of the 21st century. The work program of the Network is structured around four key themes: (1) politicization of trade relations – explanations, manifestations, implications; (2) transatlantic trade in the context of global trade challenges; (3) the reconfiguration of transatlantic trade relations after Brexit, and (4) trade policy and climate change.

The Network will run for three years (2020-2023). It will organize workshops, produce scholarly publications, and facilitate exchanges between the participating universities. It will foster transnational connections between students through a summer school and virtual links between classrooms. It will also engage in activities that make research findings relevant to policy makers, business, and civil society. It will thus enhance informed public discourse about the politics of transatlantic trade.

The Network is coordinated by CES Co-Director Achim Hurrelmann. Other lead scholars include Joan DeBardeleben (ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ University), Crina Viju-Miljusevic (ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ University), (University of Antwerp), (Jacques Delors Institute Paris), (Bates College), (Paris-Lodron-University of Salzburg), (Paris-Lodron-University of Salzburg), (University of Warwick), and (University of Warwick).

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Dirk De Bièvre is a professor of International Politics and Chair of the Department of Political Science of the University of Antwerp, where he teaches international relations theory and international political economy. He is the co-author with Sieglinde Gstöhl (College of Europe), of the book The Trade Policy of the European Union (2018, EU Series Red Globe Press, Macmillan International Higher Education).

If you would like to see more on trade policy, videos from our recent research conference presentations on global economic relations and trade policy can be found here.

This podcast is an activity of the Jean Monnet Network on EU-Canada Relations, co-funded by the , by ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ University, and by Jean Monnet Network partner universities.

The European Commission’s support for the production of this podcast does not constitute an endorsement of the contents, which reflect the views only of the presenter, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.