Trade

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

EU requests WTO consultations on Chinese export restrictions on raw materials - briefing — 23 June 2009, 17:05 CET

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EC Communication on Fair Trade — 07 May 2009, 17:35 CET

Contributing to Sustainable Development: The role of Fair Trade and non-governmental trade-related sustainability assurance schemes - COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE - COM(2009) 215 final

Euro-Mediterranean Partnership — 21 April 2009, 17:03 CET

The Euro-Mediterranean Partnership, formerly known as the Barcelona Process, was re-launched in 2008 as the Union for the Mediterranean at the Paris Summit for the Mediterranean in July, with the new network of relations endorsed at the Marseille Meeting of the Euro-Mediterranean Ministers of Foreign Affairs in November. The Partnership now includes all 27 EU member states of the European Union, along with 16 partners across the Southern Mediterranean and the Middle East.

Eastern Partnership - briefing — 04 December 2008, 01:08 CET

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European trade strengths in a changing global economy - briefing — 28 October 2008, 12:42 CET

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European trade strengths in a changing global economy: EC report — 28 October 2008, 12:28 CET

A new report by the European Commission assesses the competitiveness of the European Union in the global economy at the end of a decade of rapid economic change. Since the mid-1990s, there has been a major redistribution of market share between emerging and developed countries and among developed countries themselves. In this highly competitive environment, the EU has broadly maintained its world market share, while the US and Japan have lost ground. The EU remains the world's biggest exporter of manufactured goods, and dominates markets for high-quality products. The report warns, however, that the EU must focus on investment in its high-technology manufacturing and continue to improve its market share in the fast growing economies of Asia. The report reinforces the economic arguments behind the launch of the European Commission's Global Europe trade policy framework in 2006.

Africa, Caribbean, Pacific - Cariforum - Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) — 16 October 2008, 01:43 CET

The European Union and countries of the Caribbean region signed on 15 October 2008 an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) which will strengthen ties between the two regions and promote regional integration in the Caribbean.

EU - Caribbean Economic Partnership Agreement - briefing — 15 October 2008, 23:19 CET

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France and India vow to boost civil nuclear cooperation — 29 September 2008, 18:50 CET

Indian and French leaders vowed to boost nuclear energy cooperation on Monday at an annual summit on EU-India ties dominated by trade, global warming and the world financial crisis.

Information Technology Agreement (ITA) — 15 September 2008, 22:21 CET

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European Committee for Standardisation — 05 August 2008, 16:57 CET

CEN, the European Committee for Standardization, was founded in 1961 by the national standards bodies in the European Economic Community and EFTA countries. Now CEN is contributing to the objectives of the European Union and European Economic Area - with voluntary technical standards which promote free trade, the safety of workers and consumers, interoperability of networks, environmental protection, exploitation of research and development programmes, and public procurement. CEN is a non-profit making technical organization set up under Belgian law.

Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) 2009-2011 - guide — 24 July 2008, 23:00 CET

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EU-Mediterranean Trade — 02 July 2008, 17:38 CET

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EU - Latin America / Caribbean trade facts and figures — 15 May 2008, 00:27 CET

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

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

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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

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

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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

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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

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

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

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