Evaluating Trade Policy - The Practice of the European Commission

Resumen

Este documento ofrece una visión general de la evaluación de la política comercial de la UE por parte de la Comisión Europea. Analiza la importancia de una evaluación transparente de las políticas para mejorar el funcionamiento de la política comercial, informar a los colegisladores de la UE y al público en general para garantizar la rendición de cuentas. Analiza las especificidades de las evaluaciones en el ámbito de la política comercial, el ciclo de evaluación y los tipos de impacto estudiados. Se esboza y discute la metodología utilizada en las evaluaciones. En general, el documento ofrece una visión de cómo la Comisión Europea utiliza las herramientas de evaluación para informar la toma de decisiones de la política comercial de la UE.

Palabras clave:

política comercial, evaluación

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