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Bilateral deal-making involving European governments.

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

EU commissioner says Brexit negotiation must precede trade talks
4-Jul-2016     The Guardian
Cecilia Malmström says business between the UK and EU should be conducted under WTO rules before trade deal is signed
Georgia-EU Association Agreement fully comes into play
1-Jul-2016     Agenda.ge
Georgia and the EU signed an AA on June 27, 2014 and today, July 1, 2016 the AA and its inclusive Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA) deal fully entered into force.
Swiss group challenges trade partnerships
23-Jun-2016     Swiss Info
An interest group opposing the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) has formed in Switzerland the “Together against TTIP, TISA & Co.” alliance.
Green NGOs welcome the parliamentary resolution on the free trade agreements
15-Jun-2016     Friends of the Earth Hungary
Environmentalists urge the government to turn to the European Court of Justice on the issue of the planned Investment Court System.
Dutch target June summit for talks on EU-Ukraine deal
9-Jun-2016     EU Observer
The Dutch government wants to discuss its voters' rejection of the EU-Ukraine association agreement at an EU summit in Brussels.
Ecuador’s new trade minister comes to Brussels
9-May-2016     Politico
The new Ecuadorian minister of foreign trade said he wants to come to Brussels to push for an acceleration of the EU-Ecuador free trade agreement’s ratification.
EU deal yet to bear fruit for Ukrainian exporters
8-Apr-2016     Reuters
Ukraine's Association Agreement with the European Union was meant to lure the bread basket of the former Soviet Union away from its longstanding ties with Russia by offering better access to the EU market.
EU-Moldova Association Agreement implementation delayed
15-Feb-2016     Sputnik
Prime Minister Pavel Filip said that the parliament of Moldova considered in 2015 only one-third of projects stipulated by the plan for the implementation of the EU-Moldova Association Agreement.
Ukraine to sign a free trade agreement with Canada this year
2-Feb-2016     Ukrinform
Ukraine will sign a free trade agreement with Canada and will accelerate relevant talks with Turkey and Israel.
EU-Ukraine free-trade accord goes into effect despite Moscow’s opposition
4-Jan-2016     The Japan Times
Ukraine’s free-trade deal with the EU went into effect, coinciding with the start of Moscow’s food embargo against Kiev.