Sources: Xinhua
The European Union and Mercosur formally sign the free trade agreement between the two blocs after 25 years of negotiations. 2026-01-17
Indonesia and the European Union sign a free trade agreement in Bali after over nine years of negotiations that will remove tariffs on bilateral trade while also opening investments in other sectors. 2025-09-23
New Zealand signs a free trade agreement with the European Union, which is expected to increase EU exports to the South Pacific nation by €4.5 billion a year. 2023-07-9
The European Union signs a free trade agreement with New Zealand. 2022-06-30
Thousands of pro-European Union supporters of Open Britain, the European Movement and Britain for Europe demonstrate across the United Kingdom calling for a referendum on the final terms of the UK's planned exit from the European Union. 2018-04-13
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer tells a Senate panel that President Donald Trump has decided to "pause" tariffs on steel and aluminium imports from the European Union, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, and South Korea. 2018-03-22
A free trade agreement between the United States and South Korea comes into effect. 2012-03-15
The South Korean National Assembly ratifies a free trade agreement with the European Union. 2011-05-5
Irish financial crisis. Widespread speculation that senior bondholders of Irish banks will have to take a "haircut" -- i.e. share in the costs of an EU bailout -- leads to downgrades in the credit worthiness of the institutions that hads the most at stake in the ballooning property values of recent years. 2010-11-26