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EU
European Union
The European Union Trade Commissar Peter Mandelson said he was disappointed with the EU and Mercosur's incapacity to reach a free trade agreement but nevertheless extended an invitation for another round of talks.
SA's chief trade negotiator, Xavier Carim, said yesterday that it was premature for the European Union (EU) to call for a large-scale expansion of the free trade agreement between the 25-nation bloc and SA.
The European Commission has proposed replacing the existing web of bilateral trade agreements in the Balkans with a regional free trade agreement -- a move it says would boost economic prospects. However, the idea has met with opposition in Croatia.
The European Union is still insisting that the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) whose implementation it is currently negotiating with four sub-regional groupings in Sub-Saharan Africa remain the only option for Africa's development.
The European Union and Central American officials will decide whether to launch free trade talks in May, officials said Monday.
According to officials, dispute over whether Europe should provide aid to help African states prepare for increased competition ahead of a new trade regime, is hindering progress in talks between the two blocs.
Free trade negotiations between the EU and GCC face being disrupted by the ongoing controversy surrounding cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), according to a Saudi official involved in the talks.
Five and a half years after the implementation of the Mexico-European Union free trade agreement, the first such accord between Europe and a country in Latin America, the partners tout its success, while social activists complain that it has failed to deliver on its promises.
The free trade agreement reached between South Africa and the EU on automotive products in November last year has run into trouble and has not been implemented.
All Balkans countries are headed for European Union membership, but they are taking different roads, and at differing pace.
