19-Mar-2025
Esquerra Republicana
The Parliament of Catalonia has endorsed an Esquerra Republicana draft rejecting the free trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur.
18-Mar-2025
The Nation Thailand
Thailand and the EU are accelerating free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations, aiming for completion by year-end, Thailand views the FTA as crucial for enhancing its global competitiveness and economic security, with the EU being a significant trading partner.
18-Mar-2025
Business Standard
A survey by the Federation of European Business in India (FEBI) reveals strong EU business support for the upcoming EU-India FTA, with 72% planning increased investment, contingent on the removal of non-tariff barriers like complex customs and data localization requirements.
18-Mar-2025
Hindustan Times
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen recently set their negotiators the target of finalising a free trade agreement (FTA) by the end of the year.
14-Mar-2025
Attac France & bilaterals.org
Donald Trump’s return to power and his fresh round of tariffs have sent further shockwaves through the neoliberal order that has shaped global trade since the 1990s. So does this mark the death of free trade?
6-Mar-2025
Kluwer Arbitration Blog
The SIFA marks a significant milestone in international investment law. Its focus on sustainability, transparency, and problem-solving represents a new approach that could influence the future of investment agreements worldwide.
4-Mar-2025
Nation Thailand
Thailand and the European Union are making significant progress on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA), aiming for completion by year-end. Key aspects of the negotiations include finalized chapters on regulatory practices and transparency, discussions on workforce development, environmental cooperation, and Thailand’s OECD aspirations.
3-Mar-2025
Romania-Insider
Romania opposes the free trade agreement with the countries of the Mercosur bloc, considering that it will bring significant harm to the agri-food sector and Romanian farmers, said agriculture minister.
28-Feb-2025
Journal of Contemporary European Research
This article thinks reflexively about the decolonial option and the ruptures it triggers as to what EU trade policy is and the colonial logics sustaining ‘normative’ and ‘geopolitical’ narratives on/by the EU as a trade power.
28-Feb-2025
Investing.com
After US President Donald Trump’s threat to hit the European Union (EU), a 27-member bloc, with 25 per cent tariffs, a meeting between the top leadership of India and the EU is expected to give fresh push to efforts to seal an ambitious free trade agreement.
27-Feb-2025
The Manila Times
A free trade agreement between the Philippines and the European Union Free Trade Agreement is on track for completion next year with significant progress made during a second round of talks in Manila, the Department of Trade and Industry said.
26-Feb-2025
Business Europe
The EU should adopt a pragmatic and open approach, pursuing CTIPs with countries with vast resources of raw materials and minerals, and with countries that present opportunities for cooperation on clean tech, based on a value-chain approach.
26-Feb-2025
Business Standard
The EU seeks lower tariffs as India’s biggest FTA nears finalisation after nine rounds of talks, with the next set for March 10-14, boosting access for textiles, leather, and marine exports.