DEVELOPMENT:   EU Claims the Trade Way Works
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BRUSSELS, Sep 22  (IPS) - The EU has published 15 case studies to show that  trade for development is "not an  empty slogan used in  Brussels", but is "showing some excellent results on the   ground."
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WORLD Trade Organisation (WTO) members have finally established a framework for negotiations to conclude the Doha Round. This is good news.
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The European Union&#39;s new trade chief has called for a fresh push to end acrimonious trade spats between Europe and the United States, arguing that strengthened transatlantic ties would spur economic growth.
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THE historic agreement reached over the weekend between European Union leaders and the Turkish Government is good for both parties - and good for the world.
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EU ministers agree a draft deal on tearing down barriers to cross-border provision of services.
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India's trade minister said he was &quot;confident&quot; a row with the European Union over access to the Indian spirits market will be resolved without invoking World Trade Organisation rules.
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Foreign ministers from the European Union and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meet here Wednesday hoping to move towards a free trade deal between the regions.
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BRUSSELS, Oct 7 (IPS) - EU development commissioner designate Louis Michel  has promised to âsell the idea of developmentâ across Europe.
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BRUSSELS, Sep 14 (IPS) - Caribbean governments have alleged that the  European Union is trying to prevent them from signing trade deals  with other poor countries on their own terms.
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BRUSSELS, Jun 4 (IPS) - Central Africa seems an unlikely candidate for a  free trade deal with the European Union.
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Incoming European Industry Commissioner Guenter Verheugen said on Thursday that tax competition in the European Union was useful, and the idea that lower taxes in eastern Europe created a form of âsocial dumpingâ was a myth.
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The European Union and the United States said on Monday they still hoped to seal a long-delayed global trade deal in 2008, and trade ministers this week could help pave the way for a breakthrough soon.
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BONN, Mar 13 (IPS) - Europe's highest-ranking trade official has  claimed  that the entire African, Pacific and  Caribbean (ACP)  bloc is committed to reaching controversial free trade  deals  with the EU by  the end of this year. Not everyone from the ACP  group thinks so.
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The European Union head office on Monday reassured African, Caribbean and Pacific sugar exporters it would set up a new support system to help compensate for the loss of preferential treatment under upcoming reforms in the EU sugar sector.
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The European Union may not be very good at creating jobs and producing goods people want to buy, but when it comes to setting up high level working groups and churning out reports, it is a world leader.
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BRUSSELS, Mar 7 (IPS) - The European Commission and a grouping of   countries from Africa, the Caribbean and the  Pacific are no  nearer an agreement on trade liberalisation after their  latest  effort.
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EU and US trade officials both say they are willing to make concessions to break the deadlock in global trade talks.