On 23 September 2014, the European Commission announced that the EU and Ecuador are publishing the documents of their trade agreement, which will see Ecuador joining the EU’s existing accord with Colombia and Peru. Both the EU and Ecuador are currently carrying out a legal revision of the texts, after which the necessary administrative and legal steps will be taken to approve Ecuador’s accession to, and application of, the Agreement. Colombia and Peru will also…
On 9 January 2014, the European Commission announced that negotiations will begin the week of 13 January aimed at Ecuador joining the Free Trade Agreement between the EU and the Andean countries of Colombia and Peru. In contact since 2010, the EU and Ecuador have managed to identify sufficient common ground to resume the process for Ecuador to join. Negotiators will discuss market access for goods, services and government procurement, as well as certain normative…