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EU-GCC relations enter new phase
The European Union (EU) and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) last week celebrated 22 years of their relationship by launching a three-year Joint Action Programme (JAP) to move forward to stronger cooperation with confidence and optimism.
'EU trade deal could take 1.5 years to pass'
Colombia's free trade agreement with the European Union could take one and a half years to be ratified by the European parliament, according to the EU's Deputy Director for External Relations.
EU wine diplomacy and Indian exports
The EU has many bilateral agreements on wine in order to aggressively protect its corporate interests
France, Spain, Italy jointly ask to quit EU-Morocco FTA
The fresh produce organizations members of the Joint French-Spanish-Italian Committee wrote to the European Parliament to claim their vote against the renewal of the EU-Morocco Association Agreement.
EAC, EPA pacts for November 2010
Signing of the East African Community (EAC) Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA) agreements that were expected to be signed in June have been postponed to November this year after the negotiations are concluded.
Banana growers in Ecuador fear for their future
Everyone is watching closely for the results of a visit by an EU delegation to Quito on 14-16 June.
EU-Morocco food products agreement
After four years of intensive negotiations between the European Union and Morocco, the agreement on trade in food products has been initialed. It still needs to be concluded after adoption by the European Council of Ministers and the European Parliament. And yet, this initiative is not receiving unanimous support.
Bruxelles veut aider les produits palestiniens à entrer dans l'UE
"La Commission européenne devrait proposer dans les prochains mois (aux pays de l'UE) d'accorder l'accès en franchise de droit et sans contingent aux exportations palestiniennes à destination de l'UE", a annoncé jeudi le commissaire européen chargé du Commerce Karel De Gucht.
EU to open market fully to Palestinian exports soon
The European Commission plans to open European Union markets fully to Palestinian exports in the coming months to help strengthen the Palestinian economy, the EU trade chief said on Thursday.
Aquino told: Submit RP-EU trade pact to Senate
The militant fisherfolk alliance Pamalakaya on Wednesday urged Philippine President-elect “Noynoy” Aquino to submit the approved RP-European Union Partnership and Cooperation Agreement to the Philippine Senate for deliberation.