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Signature of economic and strategic partnership agreements expected at 25th EU-Japan summit
At their 25th bilateral summit, in Brussels on 11 July 2018, the EU and Japan will sign their strategic partnership agreement.
European Parliament votes overwhelmingly to ratify EU-Armenia accord
The European Parliament voted overwhelmingly to ratify a landmark agreement aimed at deepening the European Union’s political and economic relations with Armenia.
Mercosur, EU to hold talks in Brussels
Foreign Ministers of the Common Market of the South (Mercosur) will meet with the European Union on July 18 in Brussels to discuss aspects of the trade agreement.
EU, China officials prepare to ramp up investment treaty talks
Officials promised to hit a key milestone in their negotiations for an investment treaty, saying that they would exchange market access offers at next month’s leaders’ summit.
FTA negotiations: EU beefs up trade talks with Australia
Farmers can look forward to greater access to the highly protected European Union, but it is still to be seen how big an impact a free trade agreement between Australia and the world’s largest trading bloc will have on the red meat industry.
Dodgy trade deals like CETA threaten UK workers
The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement enshrines the right of corporations to make profit - whatever the cost to real people.
Mercosur offers to halve import tariff on EU cars -paper
The Mercosur bloc of four South American nations has offered to cut import tariffs on European Union cars by 50 percent .
South African Customs Union, EU start talks on new economic partnership agreement with post-Brexit Britain
The Southern African Customs Union, Mozambique and the European Union have started talks to conclude a new economic partnership agreement with post-Brexit Britain.
Legal review for Vietnam-EU FTA concludes
Vietnam and the European Union (EU) have finished the legal review process for their free trade agreement (FTA) and reached agreement on the entire of the bilateral investment protection deal.
EU Parliament critical of Commission’s Western Sahara approach
The EU Commission received heavy critique from the European Parliament for its suggestion to include occupied Western Sahara in a trade deal with Morocco.