EU-Philippines FTA: first round to take place in May 2016
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The first round of negotiations is expected to take place on 23-27 May of this year in Brussels. Most of the chapters will be discussed between the negotiators as...
EP own-initiative report on the Trade Policy Strategy
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The European Parliament will draft an own-initiative report on the review of the Trade Policy Strategy. MEP Tiziana Beghin will present the draft report to the INTA committee at the end of March
Negotiations on review of the EU-Mexico FTA could start in June
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The European Commission expects a first round of negotiations for the modernisation of the EU-Mexico Global Agreement to take place before the summer 2016, potentially in June.
Vietnam: The European parliament should endorse free trade deal, MEP Zaharadil says
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MEP Jan Zaharadil, rapporteur for the EU-Vietnam FTA for the International Trade Committee, urges his colleagues to confirm the deal in an interview with online news service Borderlex.
Labelling complexity a key dilemma for textile industry
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There is a desire for a supply chain with maximum flexibility and the ability to ship products into any country, which would mean a lot of languages and meeting all of the different requirements.
TTIP: Transatlantic position paper on technical barriers to trade
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Reducing technical barriers to trade is a priority for the negotiations on TTIP. The branded clothing industry in the U.S. and Europe clearly welcomes this commitment ...
Indian cotton industry urges India to resume FTA talks
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R. K. Dalmia, Chairman of the Indian Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council (Texprocil) has requested the Indian government to take actions following the drop of cotton textile exports.
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During an official visit to Sri Lanka, German Foreign Minister Frank Walter Steinmeier expressed Germany’s wish to strengthen its trade relations with the South Asian country and said ...
Commissioner Malmström proposes to replace ISDS by Investment Court
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The European Commission has published a draft for the creation of an Investment Court System to replace the traditional dispute settlement model used in other trade agreements.
Traceability must be increased at all stages of the supply chain, says Commissioner Vĕra Jourová
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“There is a strong need to increase product traceability throughout the supply chain,” said Commissioner Vĕra Jourová (Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality) ...
Thailand: General elections postponed to early 2017
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The Thai military government took the decision to postpone the democratic elections to 2017 to finalise the draft text of the new constitutional charter.
Cutting of tariffs, simple rules of origin, reduction of NTB key criteria to assess FTAs, EBCA on just-style.com
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Just-Style reports on the conclusion of the EU-Vietnam FTA, the potential impact on the textile and clothing industry. In a broader analysis of the European Commission’s multilateral and bilateral trade agenda, the author quotes EBCA:
Japanese business eager to support the development of the ASEAN economy
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The Federation of Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry in ASEAN (FJCCIA) has announced during a meeting with the ASEAN Secretary General its objective to further ...
India cancelled chief negotiators’ meeting following an EU import ban on 700 of its generic drugs
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The Indian authorities have decided to defer the resumption of the FTA talks after the EU decided to ban 700 pharmaceutical products after allegations of clinical trial manipulations.
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On 5 August 2015, Kyrgyzstan became the fifth member of the recent Eurasian Economic Union. The country will soon open its custom border to Russia, Armenia, Belarus and Kazakhstan.
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On 17 July 2017, Bolivia became a full member of the Latin American free trade bloc following the approval of its four members – Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Venezuela – during the ...
EU – ASEAN officials discussed further collaboration on trade
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The 23rd ASEAN-EU Senior Officials' Meeting took place on 2 July 2015 in Brussels to discuss the ASEAN-EU Enhanced Partnership. Both side agreed to further develop cooperation on trade matters.
Programme and priorities of the Luxembourg Presidency
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Luxembourg has taken over the EU Presidency on 1 July 2015. Stimulating investment to boost growth and employment will be one of the key objectives of the Presidency for the next six months.
