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last update: May 2012
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China, EU search for new agreement
13-Dec-2006     Asia Times
China and the European Union are making efforts to map out a new agreement aimed at establishing a legal framework for their strategic partnership amid ever stronger political and economic relations.
China, EU striving to map out new pact
11-Dec-2006     Xinhua
China and the European Union are making efforts to map out a new agreement, aimed at nailing down their strategic partnership into legal framework amid ever stronger political and economic relations.
EC to negotiate Association Agreements with Andean Community and Central America
8-Dec-2006     FreshPlaza
The EU Commission notified its intention to begin negotiations for Association Agreements in the first quarter of 2007, which would gradually become free trade agreements with the Andean Community (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru) and Central American countries (Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala). However, this process could be broken because of the new demands on part of Ecuador before the WTO.
Central America & Andean Community: Commission proposes negotiating directives for Association Agreements
7-Dec-2006     DG Trade
The Agreements will set out the conditions for the gradual establishment of Free Trade Area between the EU and the two regions, and develop both intra- and bi-regional trade exchanges.
EU seeks to complete trade deals in two years
1-Dec-2006     European Voice
The European Commission hopes to complete bilateral trade agreements with South Korea, India and ten south-east Asian countries within two years at the latest, according to negotiating mandates for trade agreements which it is expected to adopt on 6 December.
Members of European Parliament challenge EU-Israel relationship
29-Nov-2006     Al Jazeerah
MEPs will call on Ministers to examine whether Israel's actions have breached the human rights requirements of the EU-Israel Association Agreement.
A critique of the EU-Latin America Business Summit in Vienna
28-Nov-2006     Corporate Europe Observatory
Parallel to the 4th EU-Latin America/Caribbean Summit in Vienna this week, large corporations from both regions will gather at a Business Summit. Apart from discussing business opportunities in different sectors, the 300 business representatives attending the event are expected to demand that governments speed up a whole range of free trade talks between the two regions.
European lawmakers call for international force to stop killings in Gaza
12-Nov-2006     IRNA
Members of the European Parliament which recently returned from a fact-finding mission to Israel and Palestine insisted that the EU should review its association agreement with Israel.
China, EU reach new consensus on economic cooperation
9-Nov-2006     Xinhua
China and the European Union (EU) reached eight-point consensus and signed new agreements on further developing trade relations and enhancing IPR protection in Beijing Tuesday.
India, Norway to concentrate on trade, maritime pacts
3-Nov-2006     NASDAQ
After initiating talks with the EU for a trade agreement, India now started discussions with non-EU countries such as Norway to boost trade and investment flows.