Trade

News, background information and web links about the trade policy of the European Union.

Counterfeiting and Piracy conference, 13 May 2008 - guide — 14 May 2008, 00:59 CET

News, background information and web links about the trade policy of the European Union.

EU and business on trial for crimes in Latin America — 14 May 2008, 00:44 CET

News, background information and web links about the trade policy of the European Union.

Enforcement of intellectual property rights — 09 May 2008, 16:46 CET

Enforcement of intellectual property rights - European Commission initiatives to enforce intellectual property rights, including the Enforcement Directive and background documents on counterfeiting and piracy.

EU trade relations with Australia — 02 April 2008, 19:36 CET

News, background information and web links about the trade policy of the European Union.

Common framework for the marketing of products - guide — 21 February 2008, 23:10 CET

News, background information and web links about the trade policy of the European Union.

New Internal Market Package for Goods — 21 February 2008, 16:59 CET

This new package of measures from the European Commission is intended to boost the intra-community trade in industrial goods. The measures (described below) will ensure that the internal market becomes a reality for all manufacturers and producers, and will make it easier for companies, especially SMEs, to trade their products in the European Union. High quality safe products continue to be the goal, whilst ensuring market access for goods.

Modernised Community Customs Code - guide — 19 February 2008, 19:05 CET

News, background information and web links about the trade policy of the European Union.

Cuba - EU trade statistics — 19 February 2008, 16:02 CET

Cuba: EU bilateral trade and trade with the world

Economic Partnership Agreements - update — 11 January 2008, 15:50 CET

News, background information and web links about the trade policy of the European Union.

No to Africa-EU Strategy based on unfair trade deals — 05 December 2007, 00:42 CET

News, background information and web links about the trade policy of the European Union.

EU Trade with India and China — 26 November 2007, 14:44 CET

News, background information and web links about the trade policy of the European Union.

India EU trade — 26 November 2007, 13:34 CET

News, background information and web links about the trade policy of the European Union.

Access to essential medicines — 19 November 2007, 17:22 CET

Infectious diseases are responsible for almost half of all deaths in developing countries, and half of these diseases are caused by HIV (AIDS), tuberculosis and malaria. More than 2 billion inhabitants of the world do not have regular access to adequate treatment and cure. AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria alone kill 5 million people each year mostly in developing countries.

WTO deal on generic medicines - guide — 19 November 2007, 17:17 CET

News, background information and web links about the trade policy of the European Union.

SKorea improves tariff offers for FTA with EU — 14 November 2007, 18:21 CET

South Korea has improved its tariff offers to try to make a breakthrough in free trade talks with the European Union, a top trade official said on Wednesday.

US, EU team up to tell China to play by the rules — 10 November 2007, 19:19 CET

The United States and the European Union joined forces Friday in a bid to "convince" China that it would be in its best interest to abide by the rules of international trade.

WTO Doha deal 'more or less' at hand: EU's Mandelson — 08 November 2007, 19:18 CET

EU trade chief Peter Mandelson said here Thursday a deal to conclude the troubled WTO Doha Round of international trade negotiations was within reach.

Kenya accuses EU of 'armtwisting' ACPs over new trade pacts — 07 November 2007, 00:57 CET

Kenya on Tuesday accused the European Union of "arm-twisting" poor African, Caribbean and Pacific nations into agreeing to new trade pacts.

EU's Mandelson seeks to reassure ACP farmers — 06 November 2007, 01:12 CET

EU trade chief Peter Mandelson sought on Monday to reassure farmers in poor African, Caribbean and Pacific nations that new trade pacts would not release a flood of subsidised European products into their markets.

Blood diamonds in the spotlight at Brussels conference next week — 02 November 2007, 18:09 CET

An international conference in Brussels next week is to review progress in stamping out the trade in diamonds from conflict zones.

Kimberley Process - fighting blood diamonds — 01 November 2007, 01:58 CET

News, background information and web links about the trade policy of the European Union.

The EU & the Kimberley Process — 01 November 2007, 01:50 CET

The Kimberley Process is a joint government, international diamond industry and civil society initiative to stem the flow of conflict diamonds - rough diamonds that are used by rebel movements to finance wars against legitimate governments. The trade in these illicit stones has contributed to devastating conflicts in countries such as Angola, Cote d'Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone. The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme is an innovative, voluntary system that imposes extensive requirements on Participants to certify that shipments of rough diamonds are free from conflict diamonds. The Kimberley Process is composed of 45 Participants, including the European Community. Kimberley Process Participants account for approximately 99.8% of the global production of rough diamonds. The European Commission has contributed actively to the development of the KPCS since its inception and has taken over the Chair of the Kimberley Process for 2007, succeeding South Africa, Canada, Russian Federation and Botswana.

EU Commissioners defend controversial trade deals — 31 October 2007, 14:05 CET

Two EU Commissioners have issued a defence of the controversial economic partnership agreements the EU is negotiating with African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries.

Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) - guide — 31 October 2007, 13:55 CET

News, background information and web links about the trade policy of the European Union.

ACP-EU Trade Website — 31 October 2007, 13:52 CET

Information and analysis relevant to ACP-EU trade relations - non-partisan sourcing and knowledge sharing on ACP-EU trade