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Bilateral deal-making involving European governments.

last update: May 2012
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FTA with EU to be concluded after election, Azarov hopes
8-Oct-2012    
The negotiations on a free trade area between Ukraine and the European Union will be intensified after the election to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykola Azarov said at a hot line in "Komsomolskaya Pravda in Ukraine" newspaper, the Cabinet’s press service informs.
Advocates ask de Gucht to leave data exclusivity out of trade agreement with Moldova
3-Oct-2012     infojustice
Health advocates have asked the EU not to include data exclusivity requirements in the “Deeply Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement” that is being negotiated between the EU and Moldova.
Barroso says EU, Moldova may sign association agreement by September 2013
17-Sep-2012     Kyiv Post
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso believes Moldova and the EU could sign an association agreement within a year, before an Eastern Partnership summit scheduled for September 2013, the Moldovan government reported citing Barroso as saying in a telephone conversation with Prime Minister Vlad Filat.
FTA agreement with CIS to take effect on September 23, says Azarov
11-Sep-2012    
The agreement on a free trade area (FTA) with the CIS will take effect on September 23, Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov has said.
FTA between Ukraine and the EU: Effective only after 2015?
4-Sep-2012    
The Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (Minekonomiky) is initiating Ukraine’s accession to the WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA). This will provide Ukrainian manufacturers simplified access to WTO procurement tenders involving 43 countries, including 27 EU members and the European Free Trade Association (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland whose legislation is very close to that of the European Union).
Ukraine, EU initialed FTA agreement
20-Jul-2012     ForUm
Yesterday, on July 19, in Brussels, the representatives of Ukraine and the European Commission initialed the text of the agreement on free trade area between Ukraine and the EU, which is an integral part of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement
Ukraine should be economically prepared for work within FTA with EU
9-Apr-2012    
The time till the signing of an association agreement between Ukraine and the EU should be used for the preparation of various sectors of national economy to work in a free trade area (FTA) with the EU, Head of European Integration at the Presidential Administration Yevhen Perelyhin told TVi television channel.
Kyiv, Brussels to initial Association Agreement
30-Mar-2012     Interfax
Ukraine and the European Union are to initial the Association Agreement on March 30. The negotiation process on the document took five years.
EU launches free trade negotiations with Armenia
21-Feb-2012     European Commission
The EU decided to launch negotiations on a deep and comprehensive free trade area with Armenia in order to boost economic growth and investment with this Eastern European Partner.
Obama Say US may explore Georgia trade pact as country seeks NATO entry
1-Feb-2012     Bloomberg
President Barack Obama said the U.S. supports Georgia’s aspirations to join NATO and is willing to explore the “possibility” of a free-trade agreement.