Europe


Bilateral deal-making involving European governments.

last update: May 2012
photo: Mehr Demokratie e.V.


EU-China investment agreement: report of the 16th round of negotiations
The 16th round of the EU-China investment agreement negotiations took place in Brussels from the 12th to the 15th of December 2017.
Joint statement by European NGOs: No EU trade agreement with Mexico without ex-ante sustainability impact assessment!
Given the catastrophic human rights situation, enormous social inequality and persistently high levels of poverty in Mexico the question of the social, human rights and environmental impact of the "modernization" of the EU-Mexico Trade Agreement is of paramount importance.
EU and Kyrgyzstan launch negotiations for new agreement
It is expected that the new agreement will focus on political cooperation, trade and investment relations, economic cooperation in support of sustainable development, and other aspects of bilateral relations.
EU's Barnier rules out full EU-UK trade pact in time for Brexit
There is “no possibility” that Britain and the European Union can conclude a free trade agreement by the time Britain leaves in March 2019, EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barner said.
MEPs overwhelmingly ratify EU-Kazakhstan landmark partnership agreement
MEPs approved a landmark partnership deal with Kazakhstan, the EU’s first Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement with a Central Asian country.
Brexit: 'Breakthrough' deal paves way for future trade talks
The UK, which is due to leave the EU in March 2019, has been keen to open talks on a new free trade deal as soon as possible.
Mexico sees EU trade deal by end of month
Mexico and the European Union are working to wrap up negotiations on a new version of their 17-year-old trade deal
What Armenia's new agreement with the EU means
At the fifth Eastern Partnership summit in Brussels, Armenia and the European Union signed a new framework agreement, dubbed the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement.
EU and Georgia adopt revised Association Agenda
The new document establishes a set of jointly agreed priorities towards further implementation of the Association Agreement, including the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area.
Britain faces ‘TTIP on steroids’ as US trade talks begin, campaigners warn
Campaign group Global Justice Now has warned there are just months to stop ‘TTIP on steroids’ as the latest round of trade talks between the United States and United Kingdom governments begins in London.

Referenced sites

Amfori

European business lobby group on foreign trade issues

Collectif Stop Tafta / CETA

Site internet du collectif français Stop TAFTA, CETA et autres accords de libre-échange

ESF

The European Services Forum (ESF) is a network of representatives from the European services sector. We are committed to actively promoting the interests of ...

Eurochambres

Eurochambres, a European business lobby group, webpage on FTAs

FOEE: Trade

Friends of the Earth Europe's special web section on trade deals

Handelskampanjen

The Norwegian Trade Campaign will oppose the current, neo-liberal trade policies and fundamentally reform the trade policy system.

Pour

POUR est un collectif citoyen qui met à votre disposition des analyses et prises de position d’experts, de philosophes, de sociologues, de juristes, d’économ...

Seattle to Brussels Network

The S2B network was formed in the aftermath of the WTO's 1999 Seattle Ministerial to challenge the corporate-driven agenda of the European Union and other Eu...

Trade Leaks

Greenpeace's leaked documents underline the strong objections civil society and millions of people around the world have voiced.