Director Fredrik Erixon talks with MEP Jörgen Warborn in the latest episode of the Global Economy Podcast. They discuss how the EU must prioritise trade to combat its growth crisis. The conversation delves into the ratification of the EU-Mercosur deal as an enabler of a massive free trade zone, reforms to the World Trade Organization for stronger global trade rules, a focus on sectoral agreements for faster progress, and how crucial it is to balance protection with promotion and partnership. You can also watch a video recording of the conversation here. Jörgen Warborn is a Swedish entrepreneur and politician of the Moderate Party (Sweden). He studied Economics and Leadership at the International University of Monaco, International Relations at the London School of Economics, and Entrepreneurship at Babson College. Mr Warborn started his first business at 17 and has managed several small businesses in IT and Marketing. He was Mayor of Varberg Municipality from 2010 until his election to the Swedish Parliament in 2014, and was re-elected in 2018. Mr Warborn is a representative of the European Parliament since 2019.