This article by Georgi Gotev appeared first on Euractiv.com European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker wrote to Russian President Vladimir Putin this week, suggesting closer trade ties between the EU and the Russian-led Eurasian Union once a ceasefire is implemented in Ukraine.
EU trade policies
COMMENT – EU Japan FTA : why negotiations are far from over
Hopes that the three year-old negotiations between the EU and Japan towards a free trade agreement could be finalised by the end of this year are fading. Tokyo is now in a new bargaining position, making it harder for the EU to get its way. By Iana Dreyer.
Ukraine: prepared for the trade agreement with the EU?
It looks like Ukraine will start implementing the trade agreement it signed with the EU on 1 January 2016. Kyiv appears willing to take the risk of Russian trade retaliation in response to the move as Moscow has voiced misgivings about the agreement. By Iana Dreyer. An updated version of this article appeared on …
TiSA update – the Parliament’s view
Ahead of coming debates in the European Parliament on TiSA, the legislature’s research service has published a state of play in the now three-year-old services trade negotiations in Geneva. A read-through by Iana Dreyer.
In brief: Malmström calls on Nigeria to sign EPA as ratification process in limbo
In a speech in Lagos, the European Union’s trade commissioner Cecilia Malmström has called on Nigeria to sign and ratify an Economic Partnership Agreement between the EU and the western African bloc ECOWAS. “My message today is that signing and implementing that agreement is a clear win for the companies, …
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Sausage politics: on transparency in EU trade policy
The EU Commission has committed to increasing transparency in the way it does policy generally and – as shown in its new ‘Trade for All’ strategy – in its trade policy. Now it’s time to think about scrutinising the Council and the Parliament. Iana Dreyer opines – again.
OPINION: Does the new EU trade communication deserve to be called a ‘strategy’?
Did you say ‘strategy’? This is PR! The new EU trade strategy Trade For All seeks to please everybody – member states, anti-trade campaigners, trade unions, NGOs, business, economists, trading partners. It fails to confront the most difficult issues ahead of the EU trade policy in the coming years, notably dealing with …
BLOG – TTIP: the debate is heating up in Germany as public opinion remains hostile
The debate on TTIP is heating up in Germany.
COMMENT – After TPP: don’t expect a US ‘pivot’ to TTIP so soon
European hopes that the conclusion of the Transpacific Partnership might lead Washington to dedicate more attention to TTIP will soon be dashed. If Europeans want the United States to give priority to TTIP, Brussels and the member states will need to overcome their self-referential politics on the transatlantic deal and make themselves more attractive as partners. Iana …
