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last update: May 2012
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FTA agreement with Ukraine will strengthen EU's competitiveness
3-Mar-2011    
The agreement on a free trade zone between Ukraine and European Union will strengthen the competitiveness of the EU itself. This opinion was expressed by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kostiantyn Hryshchenko at a joint press conference with Foreign Minister of Germany, Guido Westerwelle, during his official visit to Kyiv.
Moldavskie Vedomosti: The dangers of the free trade zone
2-Mar-2011    
The negotiations over a free trade zone between Moldova and the EU will begin this summer and end in 2015. This is when the two sides will establish actual economic relations.
Czech government wants to scrap US investment treaty
16-Feb-2011     Czech Position
Diplomatic courtesy prompts Czech government to delay move to scrap a disadvantageous investment protection treaty with the US.
EU-Georgia trade talks proving 'difficult', minister says
16-Feb-2011     EU Observer
Preliminary talks on a free-trade regime are the "most difficult" part of a broad Association Agreement currently being negotiated between Georgia and the EU, possibly due to objections Tbilisi has raised against Russia joining the World Trade Organisation, Georgia's chief negotiator has said in an interview.
Ukraine and EU clash in 'candy row'
16-Feb-2011     EurActiv
The Ukraine's confectionary industry, which employs 300,000 people, is reportedly under threat from FTA talks with the EU.
European Union fails to see strengths of Ukraine, Turkey
8-Feb-2011     Kyiv Post
There were hopes that in the final stages of the EU-Ukraine FTA negotiations the EU may be ready to add a membership perspective. However, EU sources say this is not going to happen.
EU-Ukraine agreement on horizon
8-Feb-2011     Europolitics
If it "continues to demonstrate its determination" to satisfy the required conditions, Ukraine could sign an association agreement with the European Union during the Polish EU Presidency, in the second half of this year, said a diplomatic source in Warsaw
UK government's consultation on new trade policy: Evidence from The Corner House
22-Jan-2011     The Corner House
In early 2011, the UK government plans to announce a new trade and investment policy for the next five years. To inform this policy, it gathered perspectives at the end of 2010, on “UK trade and investment performance and potential, the role of government on trade issues, the impact of global developments, both economic and otherwise, and the course of UK trade policy.”
EU lawmaking reform gives Brussels more power on trade
18-Dec-2010     EurQctive
European Commission plans to reduce member states' influence on the EU's day-to-day decision-making by reforming the so-called 'comitology' procedure were yesterday approved by MEPs, shifting power over key trade decisions like multi-million euro import tariffs away from national governments to the EU institutions.
CIS summit to focus on free trade area
10-Dec-2010     Voice of Russia
Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan are to create a free trade area and single econonmic area