EU FTA Research Articles

An analysis on the EU's FTA strategy by framework of three-level games theory - Focus on the Korea-EU FTA, EU-ASEAN FTA and EU-Japan EPA -

This paper applied the existing two-level game theory and introduced a three-level game theory in order to analyze the FTA negotiation strategy of the EU. This paper hypothesized the characteristics as follows when a regional cooperative union receives exclusive rights to common commercial policy and enters into commercial agreements such as FTAs and extracted propositions.<BR> In conclusion, a regional union which adopts a common commercial policy orients itself toward market liberalization and openness as pursued by multilateralism such as the WTO and induces FTA negotiations in the same way. This verifies well that multilateralism and regionalism which seems to carry out exclusive objectives in the short run works toward one positive goal, which is outlined in GATT Article 24 of allowing territorial application, customs union and free-trade areas. Therefore, the development direction of multilateralism, regionalism, and bilateralism may be found using the analysis in this paper as a foundation. Furthermore, it may be estimated that this may serve as a theoretical foundation for finding an appropriate response strategy by gauging beforehand the FTA negotiation strategies of advanced regional unions.

EU FTA EU (Korea's Trade Policy and Strategy Toward the EU after Korea-EU FTA)

EU FTA EU (Korea's Trade Policy and Strategy Toward the EU after Korea-EU FTA)

ASEAN FTAs with the EU and Southeast Asian approaches to services for development

FDI in service industries will feature prominently in the EU's bilateral FTA negotiations with ASEAN countries. The EU is particularly interested in liberalizing such FDI in Southeast Asia, as this would go some way to compensating for the EU deficit in goods trade with the ASEAN countries. This article argues that contrary to EU statements, ASEAN countries do recognize that services are essential to development, but that they adopt a combination of two approaches that were first developed in urban contexts in developed countries: development and growth management. The first approach entails a greater role of the state in the promotion of service industries: financial services in Singapore and ICT in Malaysia. The second approach, illustrated by the experience of Malaysia and Thailand in the retail sector, seeks to mitigate the adverse economic and social effects of the growth of service industries. If EU FTA negotiations with individual ASEAN members are to have any chance of success, the EU must recogni...

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South African Journal of EconomicsVolume 80, Issue 1 p. 134-134 Free Access Erratum This article corrects the following: AN ASEAN–EU FTA, REGIONAL PRODUCTION SHARING, AND REGIONAL COHESION. FOCUS ON CAMBODIA, LAOS AND MYANMAR LURONG CHEN, LUDO CUYVERS, PHILIPPE DE LOMBAERDE, WAHYU MUKTI KUSUMANINGTIAS, Volume 79Issue 4South African Journal of Economics pages: 411-427 First Published online: December 22, 2011 First published: 19 March 2012 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1813-6982.2012.01325.xCitations: 2AboutSectionsPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat In 1, the following information was omitted: Prof Cuywers, Department Belgium and Department of Economics, North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, Potchefstroom, North-West Province, South Africa. We would like to apologize for this error. REFERENCE 1 CHEN, L., CUYVERS, L., LOMBAERDE, P. D. and KUSUMANINGTIAS, W. M. (2011). An ASEAN–EU FTA, Regional Production Sharing, And Regional Cohesion. Focus On Cambodia, Laos And Myanmar. South African Journal of Economics, 79: 411- 427. doi: 10.1111/j.1813-6982.2011.01312.x Wiley Online LibraryWeb of Science®Google Scholar Citing Literature Volume80, Issue1March 2012Pages 134-134 ReferencesRelatedInformation

EU perceptions through the FTA lens: main results of interviews among the Korean “elites”

The Korea–EU relations have undergone a substantive change during the last two decades. The bilateral Framework Agreement, which was first signed in 1996 and updated in 2009, has upgraded the bilateral relationship to a considerable extent. The common membership of Korea and the EU to the Asia–Europe Meeting (ASEM) has also expanded and deepened the channels of official contacts between the two parties. Among these factors, the Korea–EU FTA Agreement, which was initialed in October 2009, appears to have the potential to affect the relationship most strongly. The results of elites’ interviews conducted during September 2009–April 2010 largely verifies this in a number of interesting aspects. Especially, most of the Korean elites perceive the Korea–EU FTA as an opportunity to maximize the effects arising from “the expanded markets”, “reduced market risks” and “harmonized European business practices leading to reduced transactions costs”. This also has had substantially positive impact on their perception of the EU’s importance to Korea.

New Issue in the field of Korean Sports law regarding the Korea EU FTA -Focused on the problem of the sports athletes contract-

New Issue in the field of Korean Sports law regarding the Korea EU FTA -Focused on the problem of the sports athletes contract-

EU fta Negotiations with sadc and Mercosur: integration into the world economy or market access for EU firms?

The EU claims that its free trade agreements with regional organisations of developing countries can promote the respective regions' integration into the world economy. Taking as case studies EU negotiations with the Southern African Development Community and Mercosur, the paper argues that the EU and its partners have different conceptions of integration into the world economy. For the EU the latter simply means multilateral trade liberalisation under the wto, while, for its partners, it involves increasing industrial production and exports of manufactured products. If the latter notion is accepted, an fta with the EU should increase European foreign direct investment into the region or at least increase their trade surpluses, thus increasing the resources available for support of local firms. The paper argues that an fta with the EU will not be likely to produce these results; thus the fta will simply be an instrument to promote market access for EU firms.