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Cambodia talks fail to end trade sanction threat, EU says
23-Oct-2018 Reuters
EU is moving ahead to strip Cambodia of its special trade status, worth billions of euros a year, admidst criticisms of authoritarianism and rights abuses
The untapped potential of EU-Africa trade
23-Oct-2018 Project Syndicate
If the EU is to seize the economic opportunities that Africa offers, it will need to work with the continent’s leaders to forge a new kind of partnership that treats African countries as equals. Simply put, the new EU-Africa relationship must be based on trade, not aid.
VN exporters lack FTA knowledge
20-Oct-2018 Viet Nam News
Most Vietnamese enterprises lack awareness about free trade agreements (FTAs) the country plans to sign with other countries, especially the EU-Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), according to a survey.
Singapore, EU ink landmark free trade agreement
20-Oct-2018 Channel NewsAsia
Singapore and the European Union (EU) on Friday (Oct 19) inked a landmark trade deal that will eliminate tariffs and give businesses across various sectors, especially small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), better market access.
EU - S’pore FTA on track for ratification
19-Oct-2018 Singapore Straits-Times
Ahead of Singapore and the European Union signing a landmark free trade pact today, Europe’s top trade official is confident that it will be ratified by the European Parliament and enter into force by early next year.
EU envoy to hasten FTA talks with PH
18-Oct-2018 Philippine News Agency
European Union (EU) Ambassador to the Philippines Franz Jessen on Thursday said he wants to hasten discussion for the free trade deal with the country to improve the economic ties between the EU and the Philippines.
’Turkey, UK should sign free trade agreement’
17-Oct-2018 Yeni Safak
Turkey and the UK should sign a free trade agreement (FTA) to protect bilateral trade from the effects of Brexit.
PM Lee Hsien Loong to visit Austria, Belgium, and sign EU-Singapore FTA
17-Oct-2018 Singapore Straits-Times
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong arrives in Austria on Wednesday (Oct 17) for an official visit, and will travel on to Belgium for a biennial summit of leaders from Asia and Europe.
FTA talks being accelerated
17-Oct-2018 Bangkok Post
Negotiators are revving up free trade talks with dialogue partners for the remaining months this year and look set to resume talks with the EU and join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), a newly formed bloc of 11 Pacific Rim nations excluding the US, next year.
US to open trade talks with Japan, EU, UK
16-Oct-2018 The Hill
The Trump administration has notified Congress of its intent to negotiate three separate trade deals with Japan, the European Union and the United Kingdom.
Japan-EU to hold dialogue on free trade
12-Oct-2018 Japan-EU to hold dialogue on free trade
Japan and the European Union will discuss enhanced economic cooperation based on international trade rules in late October. It will be the first ministerial-level meeting under an economic partnership agreement.
EU-US engagement on regulatory issues
12-Oct-2018
Leaked from the European Commission
NZ plays down threat to European agri interests in FTA talks
10-Oct-2018 NZ Herald
New Zealand trade negotiators are trying to get their European counterparts to recognise that the nation’s agricultural exports are small-fry in comparison to the regional bloc’s farming sector.
Inclusion of Paris Agreement in CETA at risk
9-Oct-2018 Euractiv
France wants to make compliance with the Paris Agreement on climate a precondition to signing European trade agreements. However, this is an issue where France is struggling to get the other 27 EU members to agree.
EU ready to offer UK ‘super-charged’ free-trade deal
8-Oct-2018 Bloomberg
The European Union is set to offer the UK a free-trade deal deeper than any agreement that’s gone before.
US may push Japan, EU not to strike trade deals with China: Ross
8-Oct-2018 The Mainichi
The "poison pill" provision to deter trade deals with China in the new US trade agreement with Canada and Mexico may be replicated in future US trade pacts, such as those with Japan and the European Union.
Why Europeans may not want a US trade deal
5-Oct-2018 Washington Post
The opposition to TTIP suggests that a simple choice between “protectionism” and “free trade” fails to capture the nuances of the European debate on trade.
Financial regulation challenged by European trade policy
2-Oct-2018 Financial Watch
Trade agreements currently being negotiated or already approved introduce numerous restrictions over the right of states to regulate, especially in the field of financial regulation, and limits their capacity to react to ensure financial stability.
EU open to free trade but not Chequers customs plan: document
26-Sep-2018 Reuters
EU negotiators are ready to offer Theresa May a free-trade area after Brexit but say that there must be a customs border.
Trade policy and the case of TTIP
25-Sep-2018 Alter EU
New generation “trade” deals actually have less to do with trade than with who makes the rules, and who holds power over rule-makers.