Europe

Mercosur states seeking ‘revised agreement’ with EU, says Cafiero

3-Feb-2023 Buenos Aires Times

Foreign minister says ‘assymetries’ in deal must be resolved; Top EU officials pinpoint July summit in Brussels as potential completion date.

Ukraine counts on adoption of priority action plan for enhanced implementation of FTA with EU in 2023-2024 – Shmyhal

3-Feb-2023 Interfax

Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal has said that Ukraine counts on the adoption of a priority action plan for the enhanced implementation of a free trade area agreement between Ukraine and the European Union for 2023-2024.

EU recovers appetite for trade in green industry push

31-Jan-2023 Reuters

The European Union is aiming to enact up to five trade deals in record time to ensure its future as a clean tech leader, by securing supplies of key raw materials, increasing markets for green exports and reducing its reliance on China.

Why a coordinated withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty is inevitable

25-Jan-2023 Euractiv

Since October 2022, seven EU member states have announced plans to withdraw from the European Charter Treaty. Across the board, the message is clear: the insufficient and potentially climate-damaging treaty reform effort is no longer a politically viable option.

Brexit was meant to be ‘done’, but in 2023 UK-EU harmony will still be a distant dream

25-Jan-2023 The Guardian

It is possible the trade and cooperation agreement (TCA), which underpins the bilateral relationship, will itself not be fully implemented – and that a running dispute and conceivably even a trade war may ensue.

EU, Kazakhstan ink agreement on raw materials and renewable hydrogen at COP27

23-Jan-2023 The Astana Times

The European Union and Kazakhstan seek to strengthen their strategic partnership by signing an agreement on raw materials, batteries and renewable hydrogen.

NI Protocol: No breakthrough on deal after UK-EU talks

17-Jan-2023 BBC

The Northern Ireland Protocol is a part of the UK-EU Brexit deal that keeps Northern Ireland aligned with some EU trade rules.

Moldovan Foreign Minister says zone of free trade with CIS does not work for the country

12-Jan-2023 UrduPoint

The zone of free trade with the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS, a loose association of former Soviet republics) for Moldova has not been operating since 2014.

Georgia, UAE hold second round of comprehensive economic cooperation talks

9-Dec-2022 Agenda.ge

Georgia and the United Arab Emirates have held the second round of negotiations on a comprehensive economic cooperation agreement between the countries as part of a visit of Georgian officials, in Dubai.

EU to introduce targets for raw materials self-sufficiency

9-Dec-2022 Euractiv

Existing EU free-trade deals with Canada, Japan and Vietnam contain provisions about raw materials. And there are ongoing talks about including a raw materials chapter in trade agreements with Chile and Australia.

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