Today, the EU parliament ratified the EU’s Association Agreement inked last year with Georgia. The treaty includes a “deep and comprehensive free trade agreement” (DCFTA).
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Blog: Trade policy on Latvian presidency’s top priority list
In an interview with The Parliament magazine, Latvia’s Foreign minister Edgars Rinkēvičs explains he will put EU trade policy on top of the priority list of his country’s upcoming rotating presidency of the EU council. “We will strive to improve engagement with transatlantic allies, with central Asian and eastern partnership …
In brief: Results of ISDS consulation in TTIP postponed until mid January
The EU’s trade commissioner Cecilia Malmström announced that the results of the public consultation on investor protection clauses in the ongoing transatlantic trade and investment agreement (TTIP) discussions will be published in January 2015.
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TTIP round 7 advanced technical groundwork – most contentious issues not on table
[sh_light_text ]A seventh round of negotiations towards a transatlantic trade and investment partnership (TTIP) took place in the United States last week, amidst a public controversy over the deal’s potential chemicals chapter. Yet the most politically divisive topics of the TTIP dossier were largely off the table, writes Iana Dreyer.[/sh_light_text] …
Blog: What the leaked EU document on chemicals in TTIP actually says
Negotiating rounds in the transatlantic trade talks TTIP are always a good opportunity for document leakage. This week’s negotiating round has seen the leaking of the EU’s proposal on chemicals.
Canada and EU sign free trade agreement
[sh_light_text ]With Canada and the EU having agreed a long awaited free trade agreement late last week, political opponents may yet derail the deal, reports Rory Cahill.[/sh_light_text]
WTO trade growth forecast for 2014: Europe sluggish
The World Trade Organization announced it downgraded its trade growth forecast for 2014 to 3.1 percent, down from 4.7 percent, after having taken note of “sub-par trade growth in first half of 2014”. For Europe’s trade the outlook is among the bleakest. “Imports of the EU finally recovered their level of mid-2011 in …
In brief: EU Ukraine Association Agreement ratified today
In a rather solemn vote held jointly by the European and Ukrainian parliament, the EU’s Association Agreement was ratified today by a wide majority. Members of the European Parliament voted 535 in favour, 127 against, with 35 abstentions. Track back the eventful dossier in our dedicated section.
