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Central America to have talks with Europe on subsidiesMonday, April 28, 2008 Central American trade and economy ministers will meet with the European trade commissioner, Peter Mandelson, on May 15 in Peru, for talks on progress toward a trade association. One of the main items on the agenda will be the subsidies that Europe grants to its farmers. EU announces $19 million for Central AmericaFriday, January 23, 2009 The European Union has announced this aid to help with the integration of the region ahead of the next round of negotiations for reaching an agreement of association. Prensa.com reports: "With this aid package, the community Executive wants to contribute to the consolidation of the regional institutions in Central America and the participation of the social organizations in the process, the EC indicated in a release." Central America to make new offer to the EUMonday, December 1, 2008 The countries of Central America already made an offer of 90% of the tariff items that they will allow the European Union. According to the Guatemalan vice minister of Foreign Trade, Ruben Morales, the negotiating teams from the region agreed to the 90% of the items as required by the EU at a private meeting that was held for one week in Guatemala. Final Proofreading of Agreement with EUTuesday, August 24, 2010 Central America is beginning the process of reviewing the final text of the agreement signed with the European Union last May. The Trade Policy director of El Salvador's Economy Ministry, Carlos Moreno, commented that, "working groups will meet to discuss access, rules of origin and legal details in order to be able to start the process of reaching a final document for the Association Agreement with the EU," reports Prensalibre.com. Regional Technical Agreements Indispensable for EUFriday, February 26, 2010 During the negotiations, the European Union requested Central America unified regulations in sanitary, technical and plant health issues. This was one of the most debated topics of today’s negotiation, commented Roberto Echandi, Costa Rica’s chief negotiator. European trade offer to be analyzed in JulyTuesday, June 17, 2008 Central America hopes to achieve a new exchange of offers of access to the markets of the European Union in the second week of July. The meeting will be held just before the third round of negotiations on a trade association between the two regions. CA - EU Negotiation Depends on Honduran ElectionsWednesday, October 28, 2009 This was the official posture of a delegation from the European Parliament, in a visit to Costa Rica. Marco Vinicio Ruiz, Costa Rican Commerce Minister, explained the stance of the Europeans, who want to wait for the Honduran elections to resume negotiations after them. Central American negotiators meet before heading to BrusselsTuesday, November 18, 2008 The technical teams will meet in Guatemala next week to come up with a consensus for the proposal that they will take to the sixth round of negotiations. The main negotiators and the technical teams will meet from November 24 to 28 to try to establish their main positions for the sixth round of negotiations, which will be held in Brussels, Belgium, from December 8 to 12. Conflict looms with Europe over banana tariffsWednesday, May 7, 2008 A conflict is looming over the European Union's decision to impose a tariff of 176 euros per metric ton on bananas imported from Latin America. The issue will be on the agenda for talks among trade officials attending next week's summit in Lima of Latin American and European leaders. Central America begins consultations to better offer to EUMonday, October 27, 2008 Central America is preparing its next commercial offer that should be presented in Brussels (Belgium) in January. The region should restart a series of consultations with the productive sectors, but this time it should include those that have been in the so called F basket, which is for those products that need special treatment or which are simple excluded from the negotiations. EU Resumes C.A. Negotiation Without HondurasTuesday, August 4, 2009 Negotiations for the association agreement would be resumed in September without Honduras, who could rejoin later if it resolves its political situation. This was announced by Spain Vice President María Teresa Fernández. EU expects greater commercial access in Central AmericaThursday, October 9, 2008 Central America's commercial offer covers 85.3% of the products, but the European Union wants it to be 90%. Central America's commercial offer covers 85.3% of the products, but the European Union wants it to be 90%. Panamanian close to negotiations with the European UnionMonday, May 5, 2008 Panama is again showing signs of interest in taking part actively in negotiations between Central America and the European Union with the goal of signing an agreement of association. The National Foreign Relations Board, in which the private sector participates, had on its agenda the association agreement and the implications of an economic integration of Central America as a prerequisite for taking part. European Union hints at sweet deal on tradeFriday, April 18, 2008 The European Union might be willing to apply trade concessions to Central America under the enhanced Generalized System of Preferences (GSP-Plus), giving the region the equivalent of most-favored nation status. The possibility arose during talks between the two blocs. Rupert Schlegelmilch, the EU's chief trade negotiator, told reporters that he well understood Central America's wish to apply GSP-Plus, which is designed for the world's most vulnerable nations. EU Suspends Meeting with Central AmericaWednesday, July 1, 2009 EU countries have decided to temporarily suspend negotiations to reach an association agreement with Central America. Sources state that “The idea is to continue as soon as possible. All the other Central American countries (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Nicaragua) have been informed and they have agreed. |
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