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EU interim trade agreement with southern African states enters into force
Article | May 14, 2012 - 4:33pm
Comment | Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
MEPs urge support for southern Mediterranean, but suggest wrong tools
Article | May 10, 2012 - 5:45pm
Comment | Trade
Trade
Spain, Bulgaria, Hungary most active in RAPEX
Article | May 8, 2012 - 3:43pm

The European Commission announced today the results of the latest report on  product safety. The three most active countries in detecting and notifying new dangerous products, and in ensuring appropriate follow-up actions, were Spain, Bulgaria and Hungary.

Comment | Social Issues
Social Issues
Montenegro joins WTO
Article | April 30, 2012 - 5:50pm

On 29 April, Montenegro became the 154th country to join the World Trade...

Comment | World Trade Organization
World Trade Organization
Reinventing the Sino-American relationship
Blog entry | April 24, 2012 - 11:55am

MILAN – China and the United States are in the grip of major structural changes that both dread will end the Halcyon era when China produced low-cost goods and the US bought them.

Comment | United States
United States
MEPs call for trade benefits for Myanmar
Article | April 20, 2012 - 2:53pm
Comment | Trade
Trade
EU trade policy should support economy, not hurt it [Interview: Vital Moreira ]
Article | April 18, 2012 - 9:45am

Vital Moreira MEP speaks about the consequences to Europe of introducing a waiver that will allow the EU to give additional unilateral trade preferences to Pakistan.

Comment | Europe
Europe
EU split over Vietnam trade deal as discrepancies linger [ANALYSIS]
Article | April 5, 2012 - 3:13pm

FTA reveals inconsistency in approach to human rights.

Comment | Lisbon
Lisbon
Disputes in south east Europe continue to damage EU relations
Article | March 29, 2012 - 11:44am

The quick resolution of individual disputes within the Caucuses can be the only thing that paves the way for possible EU integration, one EU politician has said.

Comment | Politics
Politics
EU promotes Euro-Mediterranean rules of origin
Article | March 26, 2012 - 2:31pm

On 26 March, the Council of the EU authorised the conclusion of the regional Convention on pan-Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin, replacing the current system of cumulation of origin based on individual bilateral...

Comment | Technology
Technology
'Hastening reforms’ in Georgia [INTERVIEW]
Article | March 26, 2012 - 12:21pm

As Georgia draws closer to the EU and NATO, a senior Polish politician says that international integration will prove to be beneficial for reforms in the country and will ultimately benefit its citizens.

Comment | Tbilisi
Tbilisi
Why fair trade?
Blog entry | March 22, 2012 - 10:50am

LONDON – Historically, the term 'fair trade' has meant many things. The Fair Trade League was founded in Britain in 1881 to restrict imports from foreign countries. In the United States, businesses and labour unions use 'fair trade' laws to construct what economist...

Comment | United States
United States