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Bilateral deal-making involving European governments.

last update: May 2012
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Hogan convinces MEPs by toughening up trade stance
1-Oct-2019     Euractiv
Phil Hogan obtained the MEPs’ preliminary approval to become the EU’s next Trade Commissioner, promising a tougher stance towards China to ensure the protection of European values, and environmental principles.
Phil Hogan nominated as EU trade commissioner
10-Sep-2019     The Irish Times
Hogan will be responsible for overseeing negotiations with UK on a future trade deal.
Ambassador: ‘We should be more creative’ in finalising Azerbaijan-EU trade deal
5-Sep-2019     Euractiv
It took 20 years for the EU and Mercosur to sign a trade agreement. “We don’t want to wait that much,” says the Ambassador of Azerbaijan to the EU, urging the European Commission to drop its “bureaucratic matrix” thinking.
EU warns Serbia to cancel free trade pact with Russia if it wants to join bloc
30-Aug-2019     Euronews
Brussels has warned Serbia it must dissolve a proposed new free-trade deal with Russia if it wants to join the European Union.
Ukraine, Turkey mull free trade deal
8-Aug-2019     Big News Network
Ukraine and Turkey are considering a free trade agreement that could see two-way commerce more than double to $10 billion yearly, a statement says on the Ukrainian presidential website.
If a no-deal Brexit happens, mega corporations could sue the government for billions in secret courts
5-Aug-2019     The Independent
The Armenian government is currently being sued by a corporation for two thirds of its entire government budget. If the UK crashes out on 31 October, it could suffer a similar fate.
Eyeing US trade deal, new UK PM whets biotech industry appetite on GMOs
29-Jul-2019     Euractiv
Eyeing a quick trade deal with the United States after Brexit, UK’s new Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tried to revive discussions over Genetically Modified Organisms.
Turkey, Montenegro to focus on developing trade, investment as they broaden FTA agreement
18-Jul-2019     Daily Sabah
Turkey and Montenegro inked a protocol to expand the framework of their free trade agreement, which will pave the way for further development in bilateral trade and investments between the two countries.
The EU’s human rights and free trade conundrum
9-Jul-2019     Asia Times
Today the EU looks to be perfectly happy to expand trade with authoritarian regimes with appalling human rights records when the economic gains are sufficiently large.
From ‘liberalise and patronise’ to a genuine sustainable trade strategy for the EU
21-Jun-2019     Euractiv
The next European Commission must revamp its trade policy for the next five years to focus on sustainability, writes Jude Kirton-Darling.