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EU approves start of free-trade talks with Malaysia
European Union trade ministers on Friday approved the launch of free trade negotiations with Malaysia, in a move which officials hope could stimulate billions of dollars of business flows.
EU-Korea FTA hits final delay
The European Union’s Foreign Affairs Council yesterday decided to rediscuss the approval of a free trade pact with Korea on Monday, and the 27-member bloc hopes to sign the pact in early October, the minister presiding over the council meeting said.
Italy to veto EU-South Korea free-trade deal: minister
Italy will veto a free-trade deal between the European Union and South Korea unless changes are made or the implementation of the agreement is pushed back a year, the junior minister for foreign trade warned on Tuesday.
Trade agreement backed by MEPs
MEPs have broadly welcomed new safeguard measures being brought in as part of a free trade agreement between the EU and South Korea.
ECOWAS lawmakers caution on EU trade pact
West African lawmakers have cautioned against any decision to open up the region’s market “too wide and hastily” to the European Union as part of the concession for reaching a trade agreement between the two regions.
Shift of power to conclude bilateral investment treaties (BITs) from member states to EU
China, Russia and India considered candidates for the first stand-alone EU-wide BITs.
Corporate lobbyists set agenda for EU-India trade deal, new report shows
The livelihoods of millions of small farmers, street traders and patients are at risk under the terms of a new trade deal being negotiated by the EU and India which has been hijacked by big business, a new joint report from Corporate Europe Observatory and India FDI Watch reveals
RP seeking free trade deal with EU
The Philippines has signaled its interest to the European Union to engage in talks for a free trade deal, Trade officials told reporters in a briefing on Wednesday.
Global insider: Brazil-EU relations
Both Brazil and the EU find themselves in a bit of a fix on the question of accommodating Mercosur within their bilateral relations.
The EU-Malaysia FTA: an overdue assignment
Southeast Asia is emerging from the global economic downturn much faster than the old continent – a scenario that holds a vast potential for the EU to push further its exports.