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Bilateral deal-making involving European governments.

last update: May 2012
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EU and Ukraine strike less ambitious but 'realistic' trade deal
1-Jul-2025     Euronews
A revised version of the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area – the primary trade framework between the EU and Ukraine – was agreed in principle, following intensive weekend talks with Ukrainian counterparts.
Negotiations update on an enhanced UK-Switzerland FTA
26-Jun-2025     UK Government
The seventh round of negotiations on an enhanced Free Trade Agreement with Switzerland took place in London between 5 and 13 June 2025.
Farmers in EU raise alarm over Mercosur, Ukraine trade deals
5-Jun-2025     Reuters
French and Spanish farmers warned on Wednesday that a flood of imports under planned European Union trade agreements with South American bloc Mercosur and Ukraine risked severely undermining European agriculture.
EU and Ukraine preparing to negotiate new trade agreement – Polish minister
27-May-2025     MSN
Ukraine and the EU are preparing for negotiations on a new trade agreement. The Polish minister emphasized the need for Ukraine's agricultural sector to comply with European standards.
Switzerland and US agree to accelerate trade talks, Swiss president says
27-May-2025     Reuters
Switzerland and the United States have agreed to accelerate their trade talks and are determined to reach an agreement quickly, Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter said, without specifying a time frame.
Zelenskyy proposes U.S.-Ukraine free trade agreement to Trump – Ukraine's trade envoy
21-May-2025     Interfax
Ukrainian President, in a letter to US President outlining new opportunities for cooperation in defense and trade, proposed the conclusion of a free trade agreement between Ukraine and the United States.
The new UK-EU deal at a glance
20-May-2025     BBC
The UK and the EU have reached a new deal setting out post-Brexit relations on areas including fishing rights, trade and defence.
'Breakthrough' in last-minute EU-UK talks before summit
19-May-2025     BBC
Negotiations to reset the UK's post-Brexit relations reached a "breakthrough" last night, No 10 sources said, as Sir Keir Starmer prepares to meet EU leaders at a summit in London.
Sweden to propose EU membership of Pacific rim free trade group CPTPP
14-May-2025     Reuters
Sweden said it would propose that the European Union join a Pacific rim-based trading group with the aim of forming the world's biggest free trade area to help counter the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs.
Trump’s trade war pushes EU toward Pacific free traders
13-May-2025     Politico
US President Donald Trump has two gigantic trade blocs in Europe and the Pacific now eyeing each other and considering a previously far-fetched idea.