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N° 281 |
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| September 2008 |
| Bilateral Agreements: How the EU is Widening its Trade Horizons |
Houssein Boumellassa
Maria Priscila Ramos |
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| In addition to the multilateral liberalisation process of the 153 members of the WTO, trade policies have continued to develop at
regional and bilateral levels. In parallel to its commitment to the Doha Round, the European Union (EU) is attempting to consolidate
its trade relations with some partners by means of bilateral agreements. The EU is negotiating with two groups of countries in
particular: mercosur and ASEAN. The terms of the negotiation make the prospective agreement with mercosur a sort of miniature Doha;
with ASEAN, it is a question of going further than the multilateral proposals, particularly in the field of services. Simulations carried
out with the mirage model give an accurate idea of the issues involved in these two projects. |
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