B&K Agency facilitated the policy roundtable on protecting transatlantic innovation at the European Parliament

  • Article

18 November 2025 / Brussels, Belgium – B&K Agency facilitated the policy roundtable ‘Protecting Transatlantic Innovation’ hosted by the Tholos Foundation and MEP Tomáš Zdechovský (EPP, Czechia) in the European Parliament.

The event featured a discussion exploring how a stronger transatlantic partnership can protect digital innovation, enhance the competitiveness of European SMEs and ensure technological leadership on both sides of the Atlantic.

The International Trade Barrier Index, presented during the event, serves as a global comparative tool that helps policymakers, businesses and researchers to identify and measure the wide range of barriers that restrict trade. Providing clear, data-driven insights into tariffs, non-tariff measures, services restrictions and trade facilitation across countries, the TBI reveals how reducing barriers can enhance economic performance, improve market efficiency and foster more integrated and resilient global value chains.

The International Trade Barrier Index can be found here: https://www.tradebarrierindex.org/

Share

Sign up for our newsletter

Explore More

  • Article, Brief

The Return of Geopolitics

This year’s United Nations General Assembly has been unusually revealing, not because it produced a major diplomatic breakthrough, but because of what it says about the changing role of the United Nations itself. The official theme of this year’s General Assembly is “Restoring trust, managing transformation: A United Nations

Read more
  • Article, Brief

Sweden’s Election: the Moderates Hold, Social Democrats Survive, and the Sweden Democrats Lose Ground

Last weekend’s election in Sweden gave a narrow edge to the centre-left, though the outcome may shift over the coming days. We can examine what occurred and what lies ahead. In every poll before the vote, the centre-right Moderata—linked to the EPP at the EU level and to the

Read more
  • Article, Brief

The Many Drivers Behind the AfD Vote

This past weekend’s election in Saxony-Anhalt shocked Germany with the victory of Alternative für Deutschland with more than 40% of the votes. In this newsletter, we look into the reasons behind such vote and what it means for Europe at large. Sunday’s AfD’s 43.8% victory in Saxony-Anhalt is not

Read more