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Minister Bessant said, "Korea, Japan, the UK, India, and Australia are negotiated first"
15-Apr-2025 Maeil Business Newpaper
Minister Bessant said, "The country that agrees first is advantageous," and "Trump directly participates in the most important trading partners. Korea, Japan, the UK, India, and Australia are negotiated first."
Trade woes put cracks in France’s opposition to EU-Mercosur deal
15-Apr-2025 Euractiv
Farmers in France should focus on “improving quality” instead of trying to outcompete Brazilian cattle farmers, said a French senior official.
Submissions to the Kenyan National Assembly relating to the proposed ratification of the Kenya/United Arab Emirates Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
15-Apr-2025 Econews Africa
Memorandum on the Kenya-United Arab Emirates Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement before the Kenyan National Assembly decides whether to ratify it.
Energy Charter Treaty irrelevant to Africa
15-Apr-2025 Monitor
The Energy Charter Treaty not only locks countries into outdated fossil fuel investments but also hampers their ability to pursue sustainable, climate-friendly energy policies.
Why NZ wants Europe in a coalition of the willing traders
15-Apr-2025 Newsroom
New Zealand Prime Minister is positioning the CPTPP trade deal as a key foreign policy tool to strengthen free trade amid global tariff tensions, particularly by fostering closer cooperation between CPTPP members and the European Union. While full EU membership in the CPTPP faces challenges, including differing economic models and complex ratification processes, there is growing support for deeper collaboration to uphold rules-based trade and counter protectionism.
France reaffirms backing EU-PH FTA
15-Apr-2025 The Manila Times
Visiting French Minister Laurent Saint-Martin reaffirmed France’s support for the EU-Philippines free trade agreement amid global trade tensions, emphasizing cooperation and economic growth. During his visit, several agreements were signed to strengthen partnerships highlighting the Philippines’ growing importance in the Indo-Pacific region and France’s commitment to deepening bilateral ties.
Green hydrogen at the heart of new EU–UAE free trade pact negotiations
14-Apr-2025 FCW
The EU and UAE have agreed to launch formal negotiations for a free trade agreement, with green hydrogen, renewable energy, and critical raw materials set to be central pillars of the deal.
Germany’s Merz hoping for trans-Atlantic free trade agreement
14-Apr-2025 Yahoo
Germany’s incoming chancellor Friedrich Merz spoke out in favour of a trans-Atlantic free trade zone without any tariffs between Europe and the US.
Romania’s biggest ICSID cases, and what they mean for foreign investment
14-Apr-2025 EU Observer
Romania currently has nine pending cases with the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes. Here are three of three of the biggest cases in the last few years, and what they mean for foreign investors in Romania.
Thousands of people protest for more climate protection
14-Apr-2025 blue News
In Bern, several hundred people on the Bundesplatz criticized the federal government, which wants to modernize the International Energy Charter Treaty that came into force in 1998. They called for an exit.
Kenya-UAE FTA (2025)
14-Apr-2025
How the European Commission bypasses opposition to controversial trade deal
11-Apr-2025 Friends of the Earth Europe
The European Commission already expressed its wish to use a procedural trick to fast-track the ratification and bypass the opposition of several member states and national parliaments: the so-called ‘splitting’.
Korea-Mexico FTA negotiations signal new phase in bilateral trade relations
11-Apr-2025 Business Korea
The Korean government announced plans to accelerate the resumption of free trade agreement negotiations with Mexico.
Cheesemaker warns PM to ’be careful’ on trade deal
11-Apr-2025 BBC
One of Britain’s largest cheesemakers has warned the government not to "rush into a trade deal" with the US.
EU will not rip up tech rules for trade deal with Trump, senior official says
11-Apr-2025 The Guardian
Bloc is ‘very committed’ to laws on big tech and is not targeting US companies, says European Commission’s Henna Virkkunen.
Russia-India exploring idea of free trade zone amid Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs, says Moscow
11-Apr-2025 Republic World
Russia and India are exploring idea of a free trade zone, the Russian Ministry of Economic Development has informed, amid Donald Trump’s trade tariffs.
UAE to begin talks with EU over landmark trade deal
11-Apr-2025 The National
The UAE and the EU have agreed to begin talks on a potential trade deal, in what would be a landmark agreement for the two sides.
UK-India free trade agreement reportedly 90% done as border tax tensions remain
10-Apr-2025 The Economic Times
The United Kingdom and India have made substantial progress in their ongoing free trade agreement, with 90% of the deal already agreed, according to British officials.
No FTA with US please! GTRI calls for zero-to-zero trade deal after 90-day tariff pause
10-Apr-2025 The Economic Times
Global Trade Research Initiative has suggested that New Delhi should avoid signing a comprehensive Free Trade Agreement with Washington, and instead consider a limited "Zero-to-Zero" tariff deal on 90 per cent of industrial goods.
India seeks quick US trade deal as Trump tariffs paused
10-Apr-2025 Reuters
India wants to move quickly on a trade deal with the United States, a government official said, after President Donald Trump’s decision to pause reciprocal tariffs on dozens of countries, while hiking levies on China.