Europe


Bilateral deal-making involving European governments.

last update: May 2012
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Ukraine says pact signed with US is first step towards minerals deal
Kyiv and Washington signed a memorandum as an initial step towards clinching an agreement on developing mineral resources in Ukraine.
ETUC position on EU digital trade agreements with 3rd countries
Digital trade agreements should not prevent enforcement of workers’ rights or indeed the improvement of working conditions.
Negotiations update on an enhanced UK-Switzerland Trade Agreement
The sixth round of negotiations on an enhanced Free Trade Agreement with Switzerland took place in Switzerland between 3 and 10 March 2025.
Ukraine ready ‘to ratify free trade agreement with Türkiye’
Ukrainian President Zelensky announced that Ukraine views Türkiye as a key strategic and security partner, expressing readiness to ratify the Free Trade Agreement during President Erdoğan’s forthcoming visit.
Decolonising EU trade relations with the Global Souths?
This article thinks reflexively about the decolonial option and the ruptures it triggers as to what EU trade policy is and the colonial logics sustaining ‘normative’ and ‘geopolitical’ narratives on/by the EU as a trade power.
Czech farmers protest against Mercosur, food imports from Ukraine
Czech farmers took to the streets across the country, with hundreds of tractors to protest against food imports from non-EU countries.
Business views on Clean Trade and Investment Partnerships (CTIPs)
The EU should adopt a pragmatic and open approach, pursuing CTIPs with countries with vast resources of raw materials and minerals, and with countries that present opportunities for cooperation on clean tech, based on a value-chain approach.
Ukraine moves to expand free trade agreements
One of Ukraine’s key economic priorities is to sign free trade agreements (FTAs) with countries in the Pan-Euro-Med region.
EU and UK clash in first post-Brexit legal battle over North Sea fishing ban
The hearing will delve into whether Britain's fishing ban violates the Trade and Cooperation Agreement with the European Union.
EU considering new trade regime with Ukraine, media reports
The European Union does not plan to extend the preferential trade agreement framework in its current form past its June 5 expiration date and is considering a new set of rules instead.