Statement by EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht on mobile telecommunications networks from China2013-05-15
Description:European Commission MEMO Brussels, 15 May 2013 "The European Commission has today taken a decision in principle to open an ex officio anti-dumping and an anti-subsidy investigation concerning imports of mobile telecommunications networks and their essential elements from China.

EU welcomes appointment of Roberto Carvalho de Azevêdo as next WTO Director General2013-05-08
Description:European Commission MEMO Brussels, 8 May 2013 EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht today welcomed the appointment of Mr Roberto Carvalho de Azevêdo, as the next Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). EU Commissioner for Trade Karel De Gucht said, 'On behalf of the European Union, I would...

EU launches anti-subsidy investigation on solar glass from China2013-04-27
Description:European Commission Memo Brussels, 27 April 2013 The European Commission today initiated an anti-subsidy investigation into imports of solar glass from China. The initiation is based on a complaint lodged by the association EU ProSun Glass, which claims solar glass from China is being subsidised in China and then sold...

European and African Union Commissions meet to pave the way for next Africa-EU Summit2013-04-24
Description:Commission Press release Brussels, 24 April 2013 European European Commission President José Manuel Barroso and six European Commissioners will meet their African Union (AU) counterparts on 25 and 26 April, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

EU and Morocco start negotiations for closer trade ties2013-04-22
Description:European Commission Brussels, 22 April 2013 The EU and Morocco today started the first round of negotiations for an EU-Morocco Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA), after European Commission President José Manuel Barroso and Moroccan Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane officially launched the negotiations on 1 March 2013 in Rabat.

European Commissioner for Trade Karel De Gucht: The cultural exception is not up for negotiation!2013-04-22
Description:Commission MEMO Brussels, 22 April 2013 European on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Agreement Europe will not put its cultural exception at risk through trade negotiations. Nothing in the free trade agreement with the United States will harm - or even have the potential to harm – Europe's cultural diversity.

First Round of EU-Japan Trade Talks A Success2013-04-19
Description:European Commission MEMO Brussels, 19 April 2013 The EU and Japan today finished the first week-long round of negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) less than a month after negotiations were officially launched. The EU team is headed up by Mauro Petriccione, Director in the European Commission's Directorate General...

Speech: The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Global Impacts2013-04-19
Description:European Commission Karel De Gucht European Commissioner for Trade Speech: Institute for International and European Affairs/ Dublin, Ireland 19 April 2013 Ladies and Gentlemen, As you may know we’ve just had two days of discussions with European Union trade ministers here in Dublin, under the able chairmanship of Minister Bruton.

Speech: Opening the doors to transatlantic trade2013-04-19
Description:European Commission Karel De Gucht European Commissioner for Trade Speech: US Embassy Conference, Driving the Future: The Importance of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership/ Dublin, Ireland 18 April 2013 Taoiseach, Minister Bruton, Mr.

Speech: Business and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership2013-04-19
Description:European Commission Karel De Gucht European Commissioner for Trade Speech: EU-US Business Leaders' Round Table/ Dublin, Ireland 18 April 2013 Minister Bruton, Chairman Moreira, Ambassador Kennard, Ladies and Gentlemen, I want to start by thanking the Irish Business and Employers Confederation's (IBEC) representatives, Julie O’Neill and Danny McCoy, as well...