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China and Cambodia sign FTA on heels of EU sanctions
China and Cambodia on Monday signed a free trade agreement at a ceremony in Phnom Penh attended by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
New blow to the EU-Mercosur agreement
The European Parliament refuses to ratify it in its current state.
Johnson’s weekend diplomacy leaves EU trade deal in balance
As crunch week begins, officials unclear progress will be made. Talks to resume on Monday ahead of key EU summit on Thursday.
EU-Mercosur: leaked treaty has no climate protection, undermines democracy
International agreements must have the protection of people and nature at their core, not as a ‘nice-to-have’ – this deal doesn’t measure up and must be scrapped.
EU-Mercosur FTA: draft text (June 2020)
As leaked by Greenpeace
The UK-SACUM economic partnership agreement
In the SACUM-UK EPA, commitments on tariffs for both the UK and SACUM have been transitioned from the SADC-EU EPA without changes.
India hopeful of FTA with EU: Goyal
Union Commerce & Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday said that trade & economy is one of the most important pillars of India- European Union (EU) partnership, and India is looking forward enhancing this relation.
EU ready to call Johnson bluff, betting he won’t quit talks
The European Union has no plans to offer concessions to Boris Johnson before next week’s Brexit deadline, betting that the UK prime minister won’t make good on threats to walk away from trade negotiations if he doesn’t get what he wants.
Ukraine, EU intend to assess progress of implementation of Association Agreement in 2021
Kyiv and Brussels have agreed to assess the progress of the implementation of the Association Agreement in 2021.
Japan-UK trade deal keeps low tariffs for cars made with EU parts
The economic partnership agreement between Japan and the UK will maintain preferential tariffs for industrial products manufactured with components made in the European Union in a win for Japanese automakers.