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Malaysia, EU agree to launch talks for broad cooperation pact
9-Oct-2006
Malaysia and the European Union agreed Monday to launch negotiations for a broad cooperation pact that could lead to an eventual free trade agreement, a top EU official said.
Services at forefront as India, EU plan Ceca
7-Oct-2006
National treatment, mutual recognition of professional qualification and competition policy would initially be in focus, as India and Europe are set to commence talks for a comprehensive economic cooperation agreement (Ceca), government sources told FE.
New strategy puts EU trade policy at service of European competitiveness and economic reform
4-Oct-2006
The European Commission has today adopted a new strategy to integrate trade policy into the European Union’s competitiveness and economic reform agenda. The policy review (Global Europe: competing in the world) sets out a strategy for opening new markets abroad for EU companies to trade and ensuring that European companies are able to compete fairly in those markets.
EU’s Mandelson opposes Merkel’s plan for transatlantic free trade zone
4-Oct-2006
European Union Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson voiced his opposition to plans by German Chancellor Angela Merkel to create a transatlantic free trade zone, reported the Handelsblatt.
Mandelson announces EU bilateral trade drive
4-Oct-2006
Often caught between the whims of protectionist and liberal member states, the European Commission on Wednesday firmly tied its colours to a liberal mast proposing a trade policy revamp focused on new markets and stamping out protectionism.
EU to seek bilateral trade deals in Asia as part of policy revamp
4-Oct-2006
The European Commission said it will seek bilateral trade deals, particularly with Asian partners, as part of a policy revamp.
EPAs negotiations: Civil society calls for caution
3-Oct-2006
Civil society organisations have called for caution as Nigeria, the Economic Community of West African States(ECOWAS) and other African, Caribbean and Pacific(ACP) countries begin the second phase of negotiations with the European Union on the proposed Economic Partnership Agreement(EPAs).
Draft EU-Pacific EPA (Jun 2006)
2-Oct-2006
Merkel for EU Agreement with US
2-Oct-2006
With the Doha Round of trade talks threatening to come to naught, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has come up with a plan B: a free-trade zone with the US. Such a zone would encompass 60 percent of the global economy.
US Senator Baucus proposes US-EU-Japan services FTA
29-Sep-2006
US Sen. Max Baucus (D-Montana) on Thursday proposed that the United States, the European Union and Japan conclude a services free trade agreement.
’EU, India to seek free trade pact’
28-Sep-2006
The European Union and India, one of Asia’s fastest growing economies, will signal next month their intention to negotiate a free trade agreement, the EU’s Executive Commission said on Wednesday.
Mauritian MLAs asked to stop the process of EPA
28-Sep-2006
A Mauritian political party called Rezistans ek Alternativ (RA) has asked local MLAs to help in stopping the process of Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA) which, according to its members, Mauritius and fourteen other African countries have agreed to negotiate with the European Union, without realising the implication of such an agreement.
10 reasons to challenge the Pacific EPA
28-Sep-2006
Do the Pacific Islands’ negotiators genuinely hope they can negotiate a beneficial Economic Partnership Agreement with the European Union or are they simply going through the motions and doing what is required of them under the Cotonou Agreement 2000? In the secretive chess game of trade negotiations it is impossible to know.
ACP-EU relations: The development challenge of EPAs
27-Sep-2006 South Centre
The South Centre, in partnership with a consortium of ACP and European NGOs, is organizing a high-level conference on negotiations related to Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) in Brussels on 12 October 2006.
Development compatibility of EPAS - A critical civil society review of the EU-ACP negotiations on Regional Free Trade Agreements
27-Sep-2006 WEED
The conference focuses on three particular problem areas of EPAs. Are EPAs endangering food sovereignty and rural development of mostly agrarian oriented ACP states? Are EPAs in their current form undermining autonomous initiatives of regional integration? What effects are to be expected from a broad liberalisation agenda including the so called "new issues” of investments, competition and public procurement?
BIO-IPR: Draft EU-Eastern and Southern Africa EPA
27-Sep-2006 GRAIN
A recent draft of the EPA between the EU and 16 Eastern and Southern Africa countries gives a taste of what these treaties might spell out in terms of rights to local biodiversity and traditional knowledge.
Kenya: Lobby groups oppose signing of trade agreement with EU
27-Sep-2006 AllAfrica.com
Civil societies have asked the Government not to sign any agreement that emerges from current talks with European Union. The non-governmental organisations accused the EU of pursuing its own agenda, which does not match Kenya’s or any other African country’s.
Top EU officials arrive in Mombasa to salvage trade talks
27-Sep-2006 Kenya Times
Two key European Unions heads of trade and development yesterday jetted into Mombasa to thwart a bid by Eastern and Southern Africa ( ESA) countries to scatter the ongoing negotiations between the two trading blocs.
Aid groups say African trade deals deepen poverty
26-Sep-2006
African countries risk sinking further into poverty if the European Union pushes ahead with new free trade deals that could harm local industry and farming by unfair competition, non-governmental aid groups said on Tuesday.
EU/Mercosur meeting postponed for November
26-Sep-2006
A Mercosur/European Union negotiators meeting scheduled for early October in Brazil has been postponed until November, revealed Brazilian diplomatic sources.