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Bilateral deal-making involving European governments.

last update: May 2012
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EU Member States sign an agreement for the termination of intra-EU bilateral investment treaties
6-May-2020     European Commission
23 EU Member States signed an agreement for the termination of intra-EU bilateral investment treaties.
Non-paper from the Netherlands and France authorities on trade, social economic effects and sustainable development
6-May-2020    
The Dutch and French Trade ministers are calling the EU to improve its approach in analyzing the socio-economic aspects of trade effects, and to increase its ambition regarding the nexus between trade and sustainable development.
Ukraine, Iceland to speed up preparation of mutual investment protection agreement
9-Apr-2020     Ukrinform
Foreign Minister of Ukraine and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland agreed to accelerate the preparation of an agreement on promotion and mutual protection of investments.
UK faces long road in 'ambitious' post-Brexit trade push into Asia
10-Feb-2020     Nikkei Asian Review
The U.K.'s foreign secretary landed in Australia on Thursday as part of a four-nation swing through the Asia-Pacific region to push for "ambitious" trade deals, but translating the government's post-Brexit swagger into concrete deals may be a long and bumpy process.
Ankara, Kyiv agree to complete FTA negotiations this year
4-Feb-2020     Daily Sabah
The completion of the free trade agreement is said to enable Turkey and Ukraine to faster achieve their bilateral trade volume target of $10 billion.
Letter of 17 EU ministers on data flows
27-Jan-2020    
A group of 17 EU countries sent a letter to the European Commission, asking for more emphasis on data in future trade deals.
Swiss Economics Minister wants to move US trade deal forward
27-Jan-2020     Swiss Info
Talks with US President Donald Trump were useful, says Swiss Economics Minister Guy Parmelin, who is cautiously optimistic about moving trade negotiations forward.
Ukraine, Turkey hold FTA talks in Ankara
21-Jan-2020     Ukrinform
Ukraine and Turkey are holding talks in Ankara on the signing of a free trade agreement, the Embassy of Ukraine in Turkey has reported on its Twitter account.
Breaking new ground: The EU’s push for raw materials sovereignty
18-Nov-2019     Euractiv
When it comes to critical raw materials, the Commission is exploring fair trade agreements with Africa, Australia and Chile while the Canada-Europe trade deal could be a boon for sourcing nickel and rare earths.
Ukraine, Turkey to hold next round of FTA talks in January
8-Nov-2019     Ukrinform
Ukraine and Turkey will hold the next round of talks on signing the free trade agreement between the two countries in January 2020.