Terms of Reference – Evaluation of the international trade and investment policy of the Netherlands

This evaluation has two aims:

  • to assess the motivation behind the Dutch trade and investment policy. Why has the Netherlands decided to focus on certain policy issues and not on others? And how was the Dutch policy position established?
  • to assess the extent to which the Netherlands successfully steered the agenda, decision-making, and implementation concerning trade and investment policy at the EU and WTO level.