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Bilateral deal-making involving European governments.
last update: May 2012
photo: Mehr Demokratie e.V.
24-Nov-2010
NRCU
This was aired by the Uklrainian President during a joint press conference with President Shimon Peres of Israel in Kiev. The two have already signed a bilateral investment treaty.
23-Nov-2010
swissinfo
Swiss non-governmental organisations have called on the government to push for human rights in planned negotiations with China on a free trade agreement.
9-Nov-2010
S2B Network
Today the European Commission launched its new trade policy as a core component of the EU’s 2020 strategy, which will replace the 2006 Trade Strategy ‘Global Europe – competing in the world’ but has nothing new to add.
9-Nov-2010
ASSAF
Le Parlement fédéral aura la possibilité de prendre une décision de planification, soumise au référendum, sur l’arrêt des négociations entre la Suisse et l’UE
20-Oct-2010
AFP
An influential European business group on Tuesday called for a free trade pact with Taiwan, bolstered by the signing of a sweeping trade agreement between the island and China.
15-Oct-2010
EU Observer
Member states are considering taking the EU Parliament to court if it does not back down on demands for new powers on EU foreign policy and international agreements, EUobserver has learnt.
14-Oct-2010
Inquirer.net
Civil society groups that gathered in Brussels for the Asia Europe People’s Forum have called for the cancellation of the free trade agreements between the European Union and the developing economies, particularly those with India and South Korea.
18-Sep-2010
A landmark Free Trade Agreement (FTA) signed this week in Brussels will boost Irish exports to Asia, according to the Minister for Trade and Commerce, Billy Kelleher TD.
4-Sep-2010
On the occasion of coming into force of the Agreement, Serbian Ministry of Economy pointed out that, in addition to simplification of the export of goods, it would introduce Turkey as potential significant source of raw materials for Serbian economy in certain domains, one of which is textile industry.
20-Aug-2010
Reuters
Switzerland will continue to pursue bilateral trade agreements with the European Union for the time being rather than joining the trading bloc as a member state, the Swiss government said on Thursday.
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European business lobby group on foreign trade issues
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Site internet du collectif français Stop TAFTA, CETA et autres accords de libre-échange
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The European Services Forum (ESF) is a network of representatives from the European services sector. We are committed to actively promoting the interests of the European services sector and the liberalisation of services markets throughout the world in connection with the GATS negotiations.
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Eurochambres, a European business lobby group, webpage on FTAs
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Friends of the Earth Europe’s special web section on trade deals
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The Norwegian Trade Campaign will oppose the current, neo-liberal trade policies and fundamentally reform the trade policy system.
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POUR est un collectif citoyen qui met à votre disposition des analyses et prises de position d’experts, de philosophes, de sociologues, de juristes, d’économistes, de représentants syndicaux, de cinéastes, d’éditeurs belges et européens sur les accords de libre-échange
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The S2B network was formed in the aftermath of the WTO’s 1999 Seattle Ministerial to challenge the corporate-driven agenda of the European Union and other European governments for continued global trade and investment liberalisation.
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Greenpeace’s leaked documents underline the strong objections civil society and millions of people around the world have voiced.