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EU-US trade talks: milestone reached in mutual recognition on pharmaceuticals
The mutual recognition agreement for inspections of manufacturing sites for human medicines in their respective territories can make it faster and less costly for both sides to bring medicines to the market.
EU-Vietnam trade deal prompts concern in Thailand
The new EU-Vietnam free trade deal could spark a manufacturing exodus from Thailand to Vietnam. Thailand will likely look to other markets to compensate.
EU-Philippine free trade agreement still on the table
The EU Commission or the Council never have adopted any decision to suspend the EU - Philippines FTA negotiation
EU-Mercosur FTA texts (Uruguay, Jul 2019)
As released by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay
Trump's 'America First' policy driving other countries to ink trade deals, analysts say
Europe, Asia, Africa rush to nail down accords
Government defeated in Dáil vote on Mercosur trade deal
The motion condemned the trade agreement, recently agreed between the EU and four South American countries, as “a bad deal for Ireland and for the planet” and mandated the Government to oppose the deal at the Council of Ministers in the future.
Angry scenes outside Leinster House as Gov accused of throwing farmers 'under the bus'
The Irish Government has been accused of throwing farmers under the bus with the Mercosur trade deal.
S. Korea to become global test case in its trade dispute with the EU
The European Commission’s request to convene a panel of experts in its dispute with South Korea over labor issues means that South Korea is becoming a major global test case.
The EU’s human rights and free trade conundrum
Today the EU looks to be perfectly happy to expand trade with authoritarian regimes with appalling human rights records when the economic gains are sufficiently large.
Govt attempts fresh focus on FTAs, talks with US, EU and ASEAN negotiators next week
Re-elected Indian government will engage in three sets of important trade talks: with the EU, the US and ASEAN negotiators this week.