With its announcement on 17 September 2015 that it is expanding its import quota on Tunisian olive oil, the European Union is preparing the ground for fresh free trade talks with the North African country. By Iana Dreyer
Tag: DCFTAs
No breakthrough in trilateral negotiations on Ukraine DCFTA
The EU trade commissioner, Russia’s economy minister, and Ukraine’s foreign minister met in Brussels to discuss Ukraine’s implementation of its deep and comprehensive free trade deal with the European Union. The meeting was part of an ongoing negotiating process to allay Russian concerns about potential trade losses. It did not yield concrete …
In brief: Riga Summit – fading hopes of European destiny for Eastern partners
The Riga Eastern Partnership summit to be held on May 21 and 22 is set to dampen hopes of deeper ties of the EU’s most fervently europhile Eastern Partners. We’ve seen the draft conclusions of the event. Extensive details with BNE Intellinews, selected take-aways below.
Comment: Labour mobility – EU neighbourhood policy’s new approach wrong-footed
Ahead of important EU meetings this week, namely the Riga Summit with Eastern partners and a new round of trade talks with Morocco, here a long-read on why one of the cornerstones of the EU’s neighbourhood policy overhaul – to limit migration – is flawed economically, politically, and morally. The text explains why the EU must be much …
ENP overhaul: are DCFTAs still a good idea? Michael Leigh shares his views
The crisis in Ukraine and the instability and violence in the Middle East and North Africa have triggered a re-think of the European Neighbourhood Policy. Sir Michael Leigh, a former Director General for enlargement at the EU Commission, now a senior adviser to the German Marshall Fund, shared his views …
Blog: Reading for the week-end – Ukraine-Russia trade issues
Next week, Brussels, Kiev and Moscow are expected to discuss their tripartite trade relationship after the EU and Ukraine finally signed off their Association Agreement one week ago. Over the last week, our partner BNE published a series of articles related to the whole Ukraine issue that are really worth reading.
EU ban on Crimean goods ahead of free trade accord won’t crimp Ukrainian exports
[sh_light_text ]The European Union’s (EU) Council decision on Monday to exclude the annexed peninsula Crimea from trade benefits granted to Ukraine probably won’t significantly affect the country’s exports to Europe. The greater threat stems from instability in eastern Ukraine, which is part of the country’s industrial heartland. Brussels and Kiev are expected …
Analysis: Doubts, ambivalence and slack – Ukraine’s free trade deal with Brussels
[sh_light_text ]Kiev and Brussels are adamant both parties will soon sign their long-planned Association Agreement. Yet President-elect Petro Poroshenko sowed confusion early last week when he asked for some extra time before putting down his signature. Kiev’s ensuing reassurances hardly mask the fact that questions linger regarding the real benefits …
Blog: Ukraine – EU, waiting for the free trade deal sign-off
This week was marked by contradictory headlines from Ukraine. The newly elected president, Europe-friendly Petro Poroshenko, asked for a delay before signing the long-planned Association Agreement with the EU, which involves a “deep and comprehensive ” free trade deal (DCFTA), and towards which negotiations were finalised in 2012. Other statements from Ukraine followed saying Kyiv was ready …
