Brussels moves on negotiating trade treaties

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Series Details 9.7.10
Publication Date 09/07/2010
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The European Commission is bidding to take over responsibility for negotiating key investment treaties with the European Union’s trade partners. The Commission wants to replace about 1,200 bilateral investment treaties signed by the EU’s 27 member states over five decades with far fewer treaties binding the entire bloc.

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European Commission: Press Release: IP/10/907: New EU Investment package set to boost trade and underpin investor rights http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/10/907&format=PDF&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en
European Commission: DG Trade: Creating opportunities: Trade topics: Investment http://ec.europa.eu/trade/creating-opportunities/trade-topics/investment/

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