[sh_light_text ]Vietnam and the EU are hopeful that a free trade agreement between them can be concluded by October this year. But signing the deal could be the easy part, getting the new European Parliament to agree remains a far greater challenge. [/sh_light_text] By Rory Cahill
Tag: FTAs
Blog: What do poor countries have to fear from TPP and TTIP?
The mega-regional trade deals that are currently being negotiated by the United States (TPP, Transpacific Partnership Agreement) and the EU (TTIP, Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership) are a game aimed at bringing big emerging markets such as Brazil, India, China to the trade negotiating table after a dozen years of …
Analysis: EU-Japan free trade talks after today’s summit
[sh_light_text ]Today’s European Union-Japan summit in Brussels is running smoothly. Negotiations for an EU-Japan free trade agreement will probably continue, as signalled by the President of the EU Commission José Manuel Barroso today. The shrill tones that accompanied the launch of the talks a year ago in Europe have faded …
Analysis: EU-India free trade agreement: can it be revived?
[sh_light_text ]Despite talks of a potential revival of the stalled Europe-India free trade negotiations after the general elections in India this month, its chances remain very low. Blockages in India’s investment policy and the European Union’s reluctance to open its doors to Indian professionals in the information technology sector will be hard …
