ISDS Case Map
EU
European Union
The proposed economic partnership agreements (EPAs), which are due to come into force beginning next year, may undermine the benefits of another European Union trade initiative, called Everything-But-Arms, for the sugar industry.
A successful free trade agreement between the European Union and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations is unlikely because the Asean nations are unwilling to consider tackling the non-tariff and regulatory barriers, European Centre for International Political Economy's co-director Razeen Sally said
Frustration is mounting in relations between the European Union and South Africa, in particular, in negotiations for an economic partnership agreement between the EU and the so-called Southern African Development Community group, comprising Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho, Tanzania and Mozambique.
Pacific trade officials and legal experts from 14 Pacific Island nations have just spent 3 days examing Europe's draft agreement in detail and are deeply concerned about the text (audio)
The pending economic partnership agreement (EPA) between the European Union and developing countries will further exploit Ugandan coffee producers
To keep pace with South Korea, Japan will start joint research with the European Union as early as next month on a possible economic partnership agreement, sources said.
Concern over getting too little in return for what they are being asked to give up has led some African nations to say "no" to some proposals for new trade relations with Europe next year.
Uncertainty is looming in Kenya's horticultural sector following the move by the five EAC member states to sign one Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), which they say could take much longer time than was previously anticipated.
It will specify when and how much Korea is willing to open its agricultural sector, the most sensitive area in free trade talks.
