Author: Alice Schmidt

Alice Schmidt is a member of the German Junge Liberale, where she's the current chairwoman of the federal working group for international politics. She is working on a PhD on impact of the EU's agricultural and trade policies on developing African countries and has travelled to Ghana, Liberia and Nigeria to research the impact of EU policies in these countries. In her free time she loves to travel, play badminton or to spend time at home with her two cats.

Africa, Continent, Europe, Free Trade, Topics

How Poor Countries Pay for the EU’s Agricultural Policy

by Alice SchmidtPublished: 15th June 2020Updated: 16th June 2020Leave a Comment

EU agricultural subsidies are not just expensive and distort the internal market, they also have far-reaching effects on developing countries. How do African farmers feel about the fact that the EU subsidises its farmers and exports their products to Africa?…

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Continent, Europe

EU Youth Conference in Estonia

by Alice SchmidtPublished: 21st November 2017Leave a Comment

From the 23rd to the 26th of October I had the great opportunity to represent IFLRY at the EU Youth Conference in Tallinn, Estonia. The conference is hosted every year by the country which holds the presidency in the Council…

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