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EU, ASEAN ministers call for greater efforts to advance trade talks

12-Mar-2018 International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development

Officials from the EU and the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) pledged on Friday 2 March to speed up their efforts to negotiate free trade agreements, both at the bilateral level and eventually at the region-to-region level, following a meeting in Singapore.

Banks line up behind British government in EU trade battle

8-Mar-2018 Reuters

Banks and insurers lined up to back the British government’s demand that a future trade deal with the European Union must include financial services, putting them on a collision course with Brussels.

France rules out UK bid to include banks in EU trade deal

7-Mar-2018 Bloomberg

French Economy Minister rejects financial services to be part of a free-trade deal with the European Union after Brexit.

Case studies demonstrate EU member state protections threatened by CETA

7-Mar-2018 CIEL

Regulating in the public interest at risk if Member States ratify Canada-EU trade deal

Palm oil issue must be resolved ahead of Asean-EU FTA, says Mah

7-Mar-2018 The Edge Markets

Palm oil would be at the top of Malaysia’s agenda on its free trade talks under the Asean with the European Union (EU).

The arbitration clause in the Agreement between the Netherlands and Slovakia on the protection of investments is not compatible with EU law

6-Mar-2018 Court of Justice of the European Union

That clause removes from the mechanism of judicial review of EU law disputes which may relate to the application or interpretation of that law.

Singapore-EU to push ratification of free trade deal this year

5-Mar-2018 Singapore Business

The negotiations on EUSFTA were concluded in October 2014. When ratified, it will be the first trade deal implemented by EU and an ASEAN member state.

Philippines, EU rekindle ties on ‘equal footing’

5-Mar-2018 Gulf News

Move seen as part of President Duterte’s push for an independent foreign policy.

Singapore-EU to push ratification of free trade deal this year

5-Mar-2018 Singapore Business Review

Singapore and European Union (EU) have committed to facilitate the ratification of their trade and investment deal by the end of 2018 and push its entry into force soon thereafter.

Workers reject terms of Mercosur-EU agreement

5-Mar-2018 Cadena Agramonte

The Coordination of Trade Unions of the Southern Cone and the European Trade Union Confederation expressed their disagreement with the terms on which the possible agreement between Mercosur and the European Union is proposed.

EU and South American bloc extend trade talks

5-Mar-2018 Yahoo

The European Union and the South American trade bloc Mercosur are extending talks on a free trade deal by a couple of weeks to resolve "four or five" outstanding issues.

No free trade agreement if EU bans palm oil: Mah

5-Mar-2018 The Straits Times

Malaysia’s free trade agreement talks with the European Union (EU) must address trade barriers that discriminate palm oil because this is a priority, a Cabinet minister said.

Malmström issues plan to improve implementation of sustainability chapters in EU trade deals

2-Mar-2018 ICTSD

The EU’s top trade official released a plan examining how the bloc can make sure the sustainable development chapters in its trade deals can be applied more effectively.

Asean, EU to meet tomorrow to discuss possible FTA resumption

2-Mar-2018 Malay Mail

The Ministry of international Trade and Industry (Miti) said the session would also be discussing implementation of the 2017-2018 Asean-EU trade and investment work programme, stock-take on Asean-EU relations and exchange views on the recent global and regional economic developments.

Setback for Kenya as regional heads dig in on EPA deal

1-Mar-2018 Standard Media

East African leaders call for further negotiations on EPA with their European counterparts.

Trade and climate: How the EU can protect the Paris Agreement

28-Feb-2018 Euractiv

It is possible to effectively integrate the Paris Agreement into new trade deals, including CETA and the upcoming JEFTA with Japan.

EU, Japan to sign free trade deal by summer: EU official

28-Feb-2018 Japan Today

Leaders of the European Union and Japan will meet to sign a free trade deal by summer if everything goes smoothly, EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom said.

EU and Chile looking for the perfect agreement

27-Feb-2018 Euractiv

The European Union and Chile would like to improve on their association agreement, which in 15 years has resulted in the doubling of trade volumes between them.