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EU agrees to start trade negotiations with Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia
15-Dec-2011 EIN
The European Commission welcomes today’s decision of the EU Foreign Affairs Council to authorise the opening of trade negotiations with Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia as soon as the necessary preparatory process is completed.
Tuna fished ’illegally’ during Libya conflict
7-Nov-2011 BBC
Evidence is emerging of unregulated and probably illegal tuna fishing in Libyan waters during this year’s conflict.
EU seeks to begin FTA negotiations with S. Mediterranean countries
28-Sep-2011 KUNA
The European Union Foreign Affairs Council on Trade Monday agreed to begin negotiations on "direct and comprehensive" free trade agreements with Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia.
Palestinians to export direct to EU, avoiding Israel
27-Sep-2011 AFP
The European parliament Tuesday gave its green light to a deal enabling Palestinians to export farm and fish products directly to the European Union starting next year, without transit through Israel.
EU Parliament backs food-trade deal with Palestinian Authority
27-Sep-2011 Bloomberg
European Union lawmakers approved a plan to give the Palestinian Authority greater access to the EU food market in a bid to bolster the local economy and drive for statehood.
Accord libéral rejeté : les agriculteurs remercient le Parlement européen !
10-Aug-2011 L’Indépendent
Selon la Coordination rurale du Languedoc-Roussillon, le Parlement européen se révèle le dernier rempart des agriculteurs face à la libéralisation forcenée que veut appliquer la commission européenne.
Agriculture agreement with Morocco rejected by the EU
9-Aug-2011 Green Med Journal
The Agriculture Committee of the European Parliament rejected yesterday the agreement for the liberalization of trade in agricultural and fishery products between Europe and Morocco. The decision must be ratified and voted in the European Parliament.
Fishing pact loses EU millions in Morocco
11-Jun-2011 Reuters
A politically divisive fishing pact between Morocco and the European Union has been costing Europe millions of euros a year and could deplete Morocco’s fish stocks, according to a report.
La zone de libre-échange avec l’UE reportée à 2020
2-Jun-2011 El Watan
L’Algérie a obtenu un accord de principe pour que la zone de libre-échange avec l’Union européenne entre en vigueur en 2020 au lieu de 2017 comme prévu initialement
Le Sahara Occidental pourra t-il commercer avec l’Union européenne dans le cadre des accords avec le Maroc ?
19-Apr-2011 GuinGuinBali
Depuis un mois, la Commission européenne (CE) se pose une question claire et concise : Doit-on inclure le Sahara Occidental dans les accords commerciaux avec le Maroc ?
European Parliament urges EU to suspend Association Agreement talks with Syria
9-Apr-2011 ENPI
The EU must reassess its bilateral relations with Syria in light of the violent repression of demonstrators, while talks on a future Association Agreement must be suspended, according to a resolution passed by the European Parliament today.
French PM Fillon: France to propose to Tunisia association agreement with EU in return for taking back nationals
4-Apr-2011 Zawya
France is to propose to Tunisia an association agreement with the European Union (EU) in return for "a set of commitments" in relation to Tunisia’s repatriating its nationals whose immigration wave affected Italy.
Wikileaks: UK undecided on EU-Syria Association Agreement
6-Feb-2011 Telegraph
"Before the Gaza crisis, Miliband had been inclined to support the Agreement, Saoul said, on the grounds that the Syria Arab Republic Government (SARG) had generally exhibited good behavior internationally (despite lack of progress on key issues such exchanging ambassadors with Lebanon), and that Syrian FM Muallem needed a deliverable to strengthen him with President Assad."
COAG criticizes French Azura for selling Saharawi tomatoes
31-Jan-2011 WSRW
The Spanish agrarian organisation COAG is convinced that the impending EU-Moroccan agricultural trade liberalisation agreement could be illegal for implicitly including Western Sahara. COAG has now condemned French company Azura’s presence in the occupied territories.
Time for EU-Syria deal to be signed: commissioner
27-Jan-2011 AFP
Stefan Fule, the European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy, said in Damascus on Tuesday it is time for the long-dormant EU-Syria association agreement to be signed.
’Jasmine Revolution’ jolts EU’s north Africa strategy
18-Jan-2011 EU Observer
Sweden’s foreign minister and ex-prime minister, Carl Bildt, has called the EU’s north African strategy a "failure" of democracy in the wake of Tunisia’s ’Jasmine Revolution.’
Tunisia: EP Maghreb delegation calls for independent inquiry into deadly riots
12-Jan-2011 European Parliament
Members of the European Parliament advocate suspending negotiations for an “advanced status” for Tunisia, complementing its EU Association Agreement (FTA).