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Bilateral deal-making involving European governments.

last update: May 2012
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UK and Albania agree trade deal
8-Feb-2021     Emerging Europe
The UK has signed another post-Brexit trade deal with an emerging European country: this time, it’s Albania.
Drystock farmers to lose out to increased imports in EU plans for 12 trade agreements
28-Jan-2021     Irish Examiner
It is envisaged sheep meat imports from Australia and New Zealand would result in sheep prices in the EU falling by 1.9% to 3.1%.
Ukrainian pig breeders ask to revise quotas on pork imports from EU when revising FTA terms in 2021
25-Jan-2021     Interfax
The Association said that Ukrainian producers are working at a loss due to an oversupply of pork in the EU countries, as well as an increase in the cost of Ukrainian pork by 25%.
Switzerland plans to start talks with Moldova on creation of free trade zone
21-Jan-2021     UrduPoint
Switzerland intends to begin negotiations with Moldova this year on the creation of a free trade deal.
Ukraine plans to negotiate on free trade area with China, Egypt, Jordan, Indonesia
13-Jan-2021     Ukraine Open For Business
Ukraine has started preparations for negotiations on new agreements on a free trade area (FTA) with Egypt, Jordan, Indonesia and China, Minister of Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture Ihor Petrashko has said.
UK to start talks with EU on finance cooperation this week
13-Jan-2021     Bloomberg
The UK will begin talks with the European Union this week on how regulators will cooperate over financial services now Brexit has been completed.
Investment protection in the EU-UK trade and cooperation agreement
11-Jan-2021     Kluwer Arbitration Blog
The EU-UK agreement contains limited protections for investors and no investor-state enforcement mechanism. Its dispute resolution mechanism is limited to a “WTO-like” state-to-state arbitration.
Portugal aims to seal EU-Mercosur trade agreement, progress on other deals
8-Jan-2021     Euractiv
Portugal will try to conclude a free-trade agreement between the EU and the South American trade bloc Mercosur during its six-month EU presidency, and attempt to expand Europe’s ties with other potential trade partners.
Ukraine plans to negotiate FTA with several countries
2-Dec-2020     Xinhua
Ukraine plans to start talks or resume negotiations on free trade agreements (FTA) with several countries, including China, Britain and North African countries.
Dombrovskis: Deep and comprehensive trade deal with the US ‘not feasible’
26-Nov-2020     Euractiv
The EU does not see it feasible going back to deep and comprehensive free trade agreement negotiations with the US but would explore mini-deals.