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President of Arab Parliament stresses importance of cooperation with European Parliament

April 9, 2013 13:23
The sessions of the First Summit of speakers of parliaments of the member states of Union for the Mediterranean, began yesterday.

UPDATE 1-Canada, EU fail to settle differences over free trade pact

February 8, 2013 15:30
(Adds details, background) By David Ljunggren OTTAWA, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Canada and the European Union failed to settle their differences on a proposed free trade deal this week at top-level talks to hammer out an agreement that is already well behind schedule. Canadian Trade Minister Ed Fast and EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht spent Wednesday and Thursday in Ottawa discussing contentious issues including agricultural exports, intellectual property and public procurement.

Mercosur to unblock talks, EU trade chief sees U.S. negotiations

January 26, 2013 19:00
SANTIAGO, Jan 26 (Reuters) - The European Union and the South American bloc Mercosur will exchange offers on opening up their markets by the end of this year, the EU's trade chief said on Saturday as both sides try to unblock long-stalled free-trade negotiations. "A tremendous effort has been made to install new momentum into the discussions," EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht told Reuters in an interview.

FACTBOX-Five facts about EU-Latin American trade

January 25, 2013 18:45
Jan 25 (Reuters) - European Union leaders are meeting their Latin American counterparts this weekend in Santiago to win investments and speed up trade flows to lift Europe's stalled economy. But long-standing disputes make a breakthrough on a Mercosur free-trade pact unlikely. Here are five facts about trade between the EU and Latin America:
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