ISDS Case Map
Bilateral deal-making involving European governments.
last update: May 2012
photo: Mehr Demokratie e.V.
Europe
Bilateral deal-making involving European governments.
See also
The European Union proposed expanding its 1996 trade agreement with Turkey in a bid to improve ties that have been strained over Ankara’s stalled negotiations to join the bloc.
The UK hopes to secure a fast-track trade deal with Europe after Brexit but the advocate general at the European Court of Justice's opinion, if followed by the bloc's highest court, could cripple that plan.
Not all parts of the agreement fall within the EU’s exclusive competence and therefore the agreement cannot be concluded without the participation of all of the Member States
Norway's government has announced that efforts to settle a free trade agreement have resumed.
While an UK-EU free trade agreement may seem the best way forward, the scope of a comprehensive agreement along with the time and capacity needed to conclude it makes that a difficult sell.
European Union leaders expressed confidence that they would clinch an agreement that addresses Dutch concerns over a deal establishing closer ties with Ukraine, mindful that any failure to do so would hand a victory to Russia.
South Korea has started the second round of free trade talks to discuss ways to boost bilateral economic exchanges and investment.
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte could scupper an EU-Ukraine agreement if he does not secure key concessions following battles with Euroskeptics at home.
The heated debates generated in Europe by the signature of the CETA have revealed that the way the EU negotiates international economic and trade agreements as well as their content are challenged by an increasingly large segment of public opinion.
The first objective of trade agreements should be to benefit the widest possible range of citizens. Trade deals should contribute to sustainable economic growth and jobs in the EU and in partner countries.
Referenced sites
Amfori
European business lobby group on foreign trade issues
Collectif Stop Tafta / CETA
Site internet du collectif français Stop TAFTA, CETA et autres accords de libre-échange
ESF
The European Services Forum (ESF) is a network of representatives from the European services sector. We are committed to actively promoting the interests of ...
Eurochambres
Eurochambres, a European business lobby group, webpage on FTAs
FOEE: Trade
Friends of the Earth Europe's special web section on trade deals
Handelskampanjen
The Norwegian Trade Campaign will oppose the current, neo-liberal trade policies and fundamentally reform the trade policy system.
Pour
POUR est un collectif citoyen qui met à votre disposition des analyses et prises de position d’experts, de philosophes, de sociologues, de juristes, d’économ...
Seattle to Brussels Network
The S2B network was formed in the aftermath of the WTO's 1999 Seattle Ministerial to challenge the corporate-driven agenda of the European Union and other Eu...
Trade Leaks
Greenpeace's leaked documents underline the strong objections civil society and millions of people around the world have voiced.
