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Bilateral deal-making involving European governments.

last update: May 2012
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Agreement liberalises trade between Macedonia and Serbia
21-Jun-2006    
"Any Free Trade Agreement can only contribute to strengthening regional co-operation, and we only expect positive results from that," said Macedonian Economy Minister Fatmir Besimi. [Macedonia Government]
Honest Tony, peace broker
14-Jun-2006     The Guardian
Rather than rebuke Israel, the UK and its fellow EU member states are actually sitting down today with Israeli representatives in Brussels to seal the continuation of the EU-Israel association agreement. The agreement grants Israel important trading preferences for its exports into the EU, even though these are supposedly conditional on respect for human rights from both sides.
Albania to sign EU association agreement
9-Jun-2006     Monsters & Critics
Albania`s prime minister says he will sign an association and stabilization agreement with the European Union, ending three years of negotiations.
UK and Mexico sign trade agreement in Vienna
13-May-2006     MercoPress
United Kingdom and Mexico signed Friday a bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (IPPA) in Vienna.
Romania to withdraw from free trade agreements
9-May-2006     Bucharest Daily News
Following EU accession, Romania will gradually withdraw from all free trade agreements.
Analysis: Prospects for a free trade area EU-Ukraine
22-Apr-2006     EurActiv
A study reports on feasibility and implications of a free trade area between the European Union and Ukraine, which will be discussed following the country's accession to WTO. An FTA agreement is foreseen by the current Partnership and Cooperation Agreement with Ukraine and will become part of the European Neighbourhood Policy framework.
EU-Latin trade up
17-Apr-2006     Latin Business Chronicle
The European Union posted strong trade growth with Latin America last year, led by Venezuela and Mexico. But future EU relations with the region will depend on expanding free trade agreements.
Regional free trade agreement looms
10-Apr-2006    
Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia-Montenegro, Kosovo, Albania, Macedonia and Moldavia are expected to become a unique free trade zone by the end of 2007.
EU-Latin America: Doubts arise over May summit
4-Apr-2006     IPS
The European Commission's objective is to ''establish an enhanced partnership through a network of association agreements (including free trade agreements) involving all the countries of the [Latin America and Caribbean] region and liable to contribute to the integration of the region as a whole.''
Saharan fish and the EU
31-Mar-2006     Znet
The EU-Morocco Fisheries Partnership Agreement is similar to a host of deals being signed down the West African coast, allowing European fishing access to African waters to make up for the over-fishing of European waters in recent decades. But this deal has one exception: it will allow EU boats to fish in the illegally occupied water of a country which the West has done its best to forget.