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FTA need of the hour: EU trade commissioner
Former European Union trade commissioner Peter Mandelson has said that efforts should be made to implement the EU-India free trade agreement this year as it could help the two sides in overcoming challenges in a post-crisis world.
SA leading charge to amend EU trade deal
South Africa, Namibia and Angola have sent the European Union a letter -- on an official South African letterhead and signed by the three countries' ambassadors -- reiterating concern about the interim economic partnership agreement and urging the EU to allow more time before the pact is signed.
EU FTA talks to resume next week
Trade ministers from Korea and the European Union will meet in Seoul next week to iron out divisive issues related to a free trade deal, officials said yesterday.
European Union, Cameroon sign interim trade deal
The European Union and Cameroon signed a "stepping stone" economic partnership agreement (EPA) trade deal on Thursday pending a broader regional accord with central African states.
Thousand deaths do not put off EU
Two conflicting statements about EU-Israeli relations were delivered Jan. 14, as the number of Palestinians, about one-third of them children, killed in Gaza continued to climb. The European Commission's envoy in Jerusalem claimed that a proposed 'upgrading' in relations with Israel cannot "proceed business as usual." Yet his statement was soon contradicted by the foreign minister of the Czech Republic, which holds the EU's rotating presidency.
EU talks with Israel on upgrading ties put on hold
The European Union and Israel have put negotiations on upgrading their ties on hold due to the war in the Gaza Strip, an EU envoy said on Wednesday.
Speed up Asean-EU FTA talks
ASEAN and the European Union should adopt a new approach in negotiations for a free-trade agreement (FTA) in an effort to speed up the talks, Britain's trade minister said on Wednesday.
Korea-EU FTA Talks to Be Sped Up
The government will speed up negotiations with the European Union to clinch a free trade deal with an aim to implement the agreement in January next year.
What part of Article 2 don't you understand?
There's an ugly plan afoot in the EU to reward Israel for its abominable and criminal conduct by enhancing the already handsome benefits enjoyed by the neighbourhood bully under the EU-Israel Association Agreement.
Massive GCC trade imbalance at heart of failed FTA with EU
Gulf oil producers have accused their main economic partner the European Union (EU) of lacking interest in signing the long-sought free trade deal as it shifts interest to partners in East Europe.