Senior Lecturer, National Centre for Research on Europe, University of Canterbury
Current project 'The presence and profile of the EU in New Zealand' funded through the European Union Centre's Network. This research aims to promote a greater understanding of the EU and its policies in New Zealand's political, business, NGO, civil society and media communities (including NZ and EU/EU Member State's diplomatic corps), as well as of EU-NZ relations and NZ policies towards the EU.
A trade deal with the EU makes sense for NZ, but what's in it for Europe? Symbolically, a lot
Jul 14, 2022 15:32 pm UTC| Economy
Its easy to understand New Zealands motivation for securing a free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU). Whats less apparent is why the EU chose to pursue the agreement with a small and distant country,...