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Bilateral deal-making involving European governments.

last update: May 2012
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Ukraine, Turkey continue preparing free trade agreement despite COVID-19
18-May-2020 Ukrinform
The global coronavirus pandemic has not stopped the negotiation process for the signing of Ukraine-Turkey Free Trade Agreement.
Free trade and Mercosur on the agenda for the German EU Presidency
18-May-2020 Euractiv
The resumption of negotiations on the controversial Mercosur agreement and trade policy with the United States are among the priorities of the German EU Council Presidency.
The termination of bilateral investment treaties in the EU – one agreement to end them all?
11-May-2020 TaylorWessing
On 5 May 2020, 23 Member States of the EU entered into an Agreement for the Termination of Bilateral Investment Treaties between the Member States of the European Union.
EU Member States sign an agreement for the termination of intra-EU bilateral investment treaties
6-May-2020 European Commission
23 EU Member States signed an agreement for the termination of intra-EU bilateral investment treaties.
Non-paper from the Netherlands and France authorities on trade, social economic effects and sustainable development
6-May-2020
The Dutch and French Trade ministers are calling the EU to improve its approach in analyzing the socio-economic aspects of trade effects, and to increase its ambition regarding the nexus between trade and sustainable development.
Ukraine, Iceland to speed up preparation of mutual investment protection agreement
9-Apr-2020 Ukrinform
Foreign Minister of Ukraine and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland agreed to accelerate the preparation of an agreement on promotion and mutual protection of investments.
UK faces long road in ’ambitious’ post-Brexit trade push into Asia
10-Feb-2020 Nikkei Asian Review
The U.K.’s foreign secretary landed in Australia on Thursday as part of a four-nation swing through the Asia-Pacific region to push for "ambitious" trade deals, but translating the government’s post-Brexit swagger into concrete deals may be a long and bumpy process.
Ankara, Kyiv agree to complete FTA negotiations this year
4-Feb-2020 Daily Sabah
The completion of the free trade agreement is said to enable Turkey and Ukraine to faster achieve their bilateral trade volume target of $10 billion.
Letter of 17 EU ministers on data flows
27-Jan-2020
A group of 17 EU countries sent a letter to the European Commission, asking for more emphasis on data in future trade deals.
Swiss Economics Minister wants to move US trade deal forward
27-Jan-2020 Swiss Info
Talks with US President Donald Trump were useful, says Swiss Economics Minister Guy Parmelin, who is cautiously optimistic about moving trade negotiations forward.

    Links

  • 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 the European services sector and the liberalisation of services markets throughout the world in connection with the GATS negotiations.
  • 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’économistes, de représentants syndicaux, de cinéastes, d’éditeurs belges et européens sur les accords de libre-échange
  • 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 European governments for continued global trade and investment liberalisation.
  • Trade Leaks
    Greenpeace’s leaked documents underline the strong objections civil society and millions of people around the world have voiced.