EU TRADE RELATIONS AROUND THE WORLD

The EU has concluded a number of trade agreements throughout the world. The table here below provides a quick picture of EU trade relations along 5 prime categories: 1. EU and Customs Union 2. European Economic Area  3. Countries with which the EU has a preferential agreement in place (this category also includes countries with economic partnership agreements) 4. Countries with which the EU negotiates or has a preferential agreement pending official conclusion (this category also includes countries with economic partnership agreements) and 5. Countries with which the EU is considering opening preferential negotiations.

1. EU AND CUSTOMS UNION: Andorra, Monaco, San Marino, Turkey.
2. EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway.
3. COUNTRIES WITH WHICH THE EU HAS A PREFERENTIAL AGREEMENT IN PLACE: Albania, Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chile, Colombia, Egypt, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Honduras, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Nicaragua, Occupied Palestinian Territory, Panama, Peru, Republic of Korea (South Korea), Serbia, South Africa, Switzerland, Syria, Tunisia. Countries with Economic Partnership Agreements: Antigua, Bahamas, Barbuda, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Madagascar, Mauritius, Papua New Guinea, Seychelles, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Zimbabwe.
4. COUNTRIES WITH WHICH THE EU NEGOTIATES OR HAS A PREFERENTIAL AGREEMENT PENDING OFFICIAL CONCLUSION: Argentina, Armenia, Bahrain, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Georgia, Guatemala, India, Japan, Kuwait, Libya, Malaysia, Moldova, Morocco, Oman, Paraguay, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Thailand, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States of America, Uruguay, Vietnam. Countries with Economic Partnership Agreements: Angola, Benin, Bostwana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cook Islands, Democratic of Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Swaziland, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Niger, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tonga, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

5. COUNTRIES WITH WHICH THE EU IS CONSIDERING OPENING PREFERENTIAL NEGOTIATIONS: Azerbaijan, Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Philippines, Ecuador, Bolivia.