Essays about: "Free Trade Agreements FTAs"

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  1. 1. THE EU AS A CHANGING GLOBAL TRADE ACTOR? Examining the Role of Geo-economics on the Trade and Sustainable Development Chapters in EU Free Trade Agreements

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Daniël Hubertus Wilhelmus Maria Bruning; [2023-06-20]
    Keywords : European Union; ASEAN; Trade actor; Geo-economics; Strategic importance; Normative actor; Market interested actor; Vietnam; Mexico; Indonesia; Chile; Trade and Sustainable Development TSD chapter; Free Trade Agreements FTAs ;

    Abstract : Global developments have led to regional economic power competitions, increasing the significance of strategic Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) in specific regions. These developments challenge the EU as a trade actor necessitating a prioritisation between its traditional normative goals and market interests. READ MORE

  3. 2. Human Rights in EU Free Trade Agreements with ASEAN States. Expectations and perspectives from Thailand

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

    Author : Simon Kaack; [2023]
    Keywords : ASEAN; EU; free trade agreements; human rights; Singapore; Thailand; Vietnam; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : With an increasing number of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) between the European Union (EU) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries as well as a greater EU focus on human rights in supply chains, analysis of recent and emerging agreements is a valuable gauge. This analysis is based on existing EU agreements with Singapore and Vietnam, as well as ongoing negotiations with Thailand. READ MORE

  4. 3. Sustainability in Trade : A comparative study of EU trade agreements with Central America and  the Southern African Development Community 

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Jenny Blomsterlund; [2022]
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    Abstract : What affects the sustainability provisions of EU Free Trade Agreements? I have sought the answer to this through studying the FTAs in place with Central America and the Southern African Development Community. The sustainability provisions in these two agreements show a variation in the level of strength. READ MORE

  5. 4. Impact of Trade and Sustainable Development (TSD) chapters in the free trade agreements of the EU on its imports of environmental goods: A gravity model analysis

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Vladislav Kaim; [2021]
    Keywords : international trade; sustainability; trade and environment; European Union; environmental goods; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Sustainable development agenda in general and environmental considerations in particular have become deeply embedded into the ways the public and decision makers are thinking about trade policy. European Union, while not being the very first adopter of ambitious policies on this front as part of its free trade agreements (FTAs), has emerged throughout the 2010s as the most consistent one. READ MORE

  6. 5. Free Trade Agreements and Gender (In)Equality: The Possible Gendered Consequences of the EU-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Elin Nilsson; [2020-08-07]
    Keywords : Free Trade Agreements; Sustainability Impact Assessments; Mercosur; European Union; Gender Equality; Gender Mainstreaming; Intersectionality;

    Abstract : The newly negotiated Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the European Union (EU) and Mercosur has provoked both political and public controversy. Gender equality is one of the core values of the EU, and a prerequisite for a sustainable development. READ MORE