The European Union concluded a considerable amount of Free Trade Agreements within the past years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Between 1999 and 2005, a moratorium permitted the initiation of any new trade negotiations with EU third countries. Therefore, only the negotiations that had already been started were continued. The European Union entered a new phase of trade policy-making, in 2006. The so-called \u201cGlobal Europe\u201d <\/a>strategy marks the beginning of a new phase of EU trade policy. Since its introduction in 2006, a long list of bilateral negotiations has been initiated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This section highlights the already signed agreements containing provisions on the services sectors. Moreover, it gives an overview on the currently ongoing negotiations. As a matter of fact, ESF exclusively focuses on bilateral negotiations that include a services chapter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n