Category Archives: International Trade

International Trade Press Releases & News distributed via EuropaWire

OLAF strengthens cooperation with Bangladeshi Export Promotion Bureau

Posted on 10, December 2012 by

Brussels, 10-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Enhanced operational cooperation is at the centre of a new “Memorandum of understanding on administrative cooperation between OLAF and EPB” signed on 7 December in Brussels between the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and the Export Promotion Bureau … Read the full press release →

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Speech After WTO Accession: Reform and EU-Russia Trade Relations

Posted on 6, December 2012 by

Karel De Gucht — European Commissioner for Trade Seminar of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe / Brussels Brussels, 6-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Ladies and gentlemen, This year has been an important year for EU-Russia trade relations. For 19 years – … Read the full press release →

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EU requests WTO dispute settlement panel over Argentina’s import restrictions

Posted on 6, December 2012 by

Brussels, 6-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The EU has today requested the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Geneva to rule over a dispute on Argentina’s import restrictions which are damaging to European business. The EU is taking this action, along with Japan and … Read the full press release →

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EU-Japan Free Trade Agreement: Commissioner De Gucht welcomes Member States’ green light to start negotiations

Posted on 4, December 2012 by

Brussels, 4-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Remarks by EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht following the Foreign Affairs Council (Trade) I am delighted that the Council has today decided to give the Commission ‘the green light’ to start trade negotiations with Japan. We … Read the full press release →

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International Trade Committee backs EU trade deal with Colombia and Peru

Posted on 28, November 2012 by

28-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Parliament should give its consent to a proposed EU trade deal with Columbia and Peru, said the International Trade Committee on Tuesday. MEPs welcomed the countries’ commitments to specific labour and environmental targets, set out in binding … Read the full press release →

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GLENCORE PUBLISHES SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2011

Posted on 26, November 2012 by

BAAR, Switzerland, 26-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ —  Glencore International plc today published its second sustainability report. The report evaluates Glencore’s performance in 2011, its progress in contributing to sustainable development and the level of commitment it has shown towards all of its … Read the full press release →

Posted in Agriculture, Business, Commodities, Environment, International Trade, Metals and Minerals, Switzerland

EU and Canada move towards conclusion of trade negotiations

Posted on 23, November 2012 by

Bruxelles, 23-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht and Canadian Trade Minister Ed Fast met in Brussels yesterday, to bring the negotiations on the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement towards closure. Commissioner De Gucht and Minister Fast had in-depth … Read the full press release →

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Cheaper wood imports from Russia: MEPs endorse deal

Posted on 23, November 2012 by

23-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — EU forest industries, including wood processers for the building industry and paper producers, will be able to buy cheaper imports of raw spruce and pine from Russia, under an agreement approved by Parliament on Wednesday. Russia is to … Read the full press release →

Posted in Agriculture, Business, Environment, European Union, Government, International Trade, Russia

Mergers: Commission approves Glencore’s acquisition of Xstrata, subject to conditions

Posted on 23, November 2012 by

Brussels, 23-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of Xstrata, the world’s fifth largest metals and mining group, by Glencore, the world’s leading metals and thermal coal trader. The clearance is conditional on … Read the full press release →

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The University of Nottingham recognised as one of Britain’s leading businesses in China

Posted on 21, November 2012 by

21-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The University of Nottingham’s work in building Sino-UK links received high praise at a prestigious national awards ceremony held today in Shanghai. The British Business Awards is an awards programme organised by the British Chambers of Commerce in … Read the full press release →

Posted in Awards, Business, Education, International Trade, United Kingdom

Taking EU-Peru Trade Relations to the Next Level

Posted on 21, November 2012 by

Karel De Gucht – European Commissioner for Trade Remarks to the European business community in Peru Lima, Peru, 21-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Ladies and gentlemen, We are together this morning at a very important moment for the relationship between Peru and the European Union. … Read the full press release →

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Commission welcomes positive outcome of WHO conference with signature of a protocol to stop illicit trade on tobacco

Posted on 20, November 2012 by

Brussels, 20-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — A Protocol on the Elimination of the Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products adopted by the Conference of the Parties to the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) is the main achievement of a conference in … Read the full press release →

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Open for business: The European Union’s relations with Mexico in a changing world

Posted on 20, November 2012 by

Karel De Gucht — European Commissioner for Trade EU Chambers / ProMEXICO / Mexico City, 20-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Ladies and gentlemen, I am very pleased to be with you today here in Mexico City. I am delighted to return to this both ancient … Read the full press release →

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Speech on EU-US Trade Relations

Posted on 12, November 2012 by

European Liberal Democrats Congress/Dublin, 12-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Ladies and gentlemen, They say that the opposite of love is not hate, but indifference. In that case, the American election campaign does not bode well for transatlantic relations. Europe has hardly featured throughout the … Read the full press release →

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EU Trade Chief to visit Mexico and Peru to foster trade ties

Posted on 12, November 2012 by

Brussels, 12-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — On a visit to Latin America next week, EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht will travel to Mexico. The Commissioner will then head on to Peru to promote the swift ratification of the trade agreement signed by the … Read the full press release →

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MEPs call for bans on exports of information technology to repressive regimes

Posted on 9, November 2012 by

9-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The foreign affairs committee called on Tuesday for bans on exports from the EU of information technology that can be used by repressive regimes to censor information, conduct mass surveillance and track people’s movements using phone networks … Read the full press release →

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EU initiates anti-subsidy investigation on solar panel imports from China

Posted on 8, November 2012 by

Brussels, 8-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission today launched an anti-subsidy (“countervailing duty”) investigation into imports of solar panels and their key components (i.e. solar cells and solar wafers) originating in China. EU ProSun, an industry association, claimed in its complaint … Read the full press release →

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Trade MEPs: safeguard EU banana market before freeing trade with Latin America

Posted on 8, November 2012 by

8-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Measures to safeguard the interests of vulnerable EU banana producers in forthcoming EU trade deals with Central America and Peru and Columbia were approved by the International Trade Committee on Tuesday. The measures – endorsed by a large … Read the full press release →

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More benefits from preferential trade tariffs for countries most in need: Reform of the EU Generalised Scheme of Preferences

Posted on 3, November 2012 by

Brussels, 3-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) aims at helping developing countries by making it easier for them to export their products to the European Union. This is done in the form of reduced tariffs for their goods … Read the full press release →

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The EU publishes revised preferential import scheme for developing countries

Posted on 1, November 2012 by

Brussels, 1-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The EU has issued today its revised import preference scheme – known as the Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) – for developing countries most in need which will take effect from 1 January 2014. Following agreement with … Read the full press release →

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