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EU Court protects Western Sahara from EU-Morocco trade deal
The highest Court of the European Union this morning found that EU's trade agreement with Morocco cannot be implemented in Western Sahara.
Advocate General Sharpston considers that the Singapore Free Trade Agreement can only be concluded by the European Union and the Member States acting jointly
Not all parts of the agreement fall within the EU’s exclusive competence and therefore the agreement cannot be concluded without the participation of all of the Member States
CETA: Selling off the farm
Agribusiness counting on CETA’s (de)regulatory cooperation agenda for the bulk of the benefits
Conclusion of Japan-EU EPA put off
Mauro Petriccione, the European Union’s chief negotiator in Japan-EU free trade negotiations, indicated Saturday that the EU will abandon the goal of reaching a general agreement on the proposed economic partnership agreement with Japan by the end of this year.
We're about to sign a deal with Canada that's just as bad as TTIP and could increase inequality across the whole of Europe
Despite the clear dangers posed by CETA, Liam 'Take Back Control' Fox has already signed the UK up to the deal, wilfully bypassing UK parliamentary scrutiny along the way.
ETUC assessment on the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
Statement approved at the Executive Committee 14-15 December 2016
Japan, EU set 2017 as the new deadline for free trade agreement: EU negotiator
The European Union and Japan will seek a broad agreement on a bilateral free trade deal in 2017, EU chief negotiator Mauro Petriccione said Saturday, setting a new deadline partly due to dairy sector tariff issues.
The challenges of negotiating a post-Brexit FTA with the EU
While an UK-EU free trade agreement may seem the best way forward, the scope of a comprehensive agreement along with the time and capacity needed to conclude it makes that a difficult sell.
Let us not sacrifice human rights for commercial interests
Opinion on international trade and investment agreements : « Let us not sacrifice human rights for commercial interests - The example of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between the European Union and Canada (CETA) »