Trade agreement between the European Union and Colombia and Peru. European Implementation Assessment

This European Implementation Assessment consists of two parts.

The in-house opening analysis (part I) presents briefly the signature of the trade agreement between the EU and Colombia and Peru. It also presents the socio-economic situation in Colombia and Peru and the relations between the EU and Colombia and Peru as well as the relations between the EU and Andean Community.

The research paper prepared by external experts (part II) presents detail analysis of trade in goods and services and foreign direct investments. The paper also evaluated in detail the implementation of the trade and sustainable development chapter of the agreement in both Colombia and Peru. They are followed by the presentation of the international cooperation of Colombia and Peru. Finally, the paper provides recommendation for the improvement of the implementation of the trade agreement.

European Parliament: European Parliamentary Research Service: Study, July 2018: Trade agreement between the European Union and Colombia and Peru http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2018/621834/EPRS_STU(2018)621834_EN.pdf

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