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Trade agreement between the EU and Colombia and Peru
Speech by Commissioner De Gucht at the European Parliament, Strasbourg, 22 May 2012
EU – China relations
Speech by Commissioner De Gucht at the European Parliament, Strasbourg, 22 May 2012
The future of Transatlantic Trade
Speech by Commissioner De Gucht at the AmCham Germany Annual Membership Meeting, Hamburg, 11 May 2012
A Trade Defence System for Today's Global Economy
Speech given by EU Trade Commissioner De Gucht at the High Level Conference: Modernisation of Trade Defence Instruments in Brussels, 10 May 2012
Brazil and the European Union: Allies in a Changing World
Speech by Commissioner De Gucht at the international conference "Strategic challenges in the EU-Brazil Relationship" in Brussels, 7 May 2012
Structured Dialogue with INTA committee
Speech by Commissioner De Gucht at the Committee for International Trade, European Parliament, Brussels, 26 April 2012
EU – Latin America/Caribbean Trade: A Partnership for the Future
Speech by Commissioner De Gucht at the IRELAC Conference at the Brussels Management School ICHEC in Brussels, 24 April 2012
Trading in Value and Europe's Economic Future
Speech by Commissioner De Gucht at the High-level conference on "Competitiveness, trade, environment and jobs in Europe: Insights from the new World Input Output Database (WIOD)" in Brussels 16 April 2012
EU-ASEAN Trade and Investment
Speech by Commissioner De Gucht at the EU-ASEAN Business Summit, Phnom Penh, 1 April 2012
EU - Central America Association Agreement
Speaking points of Commissioner De Gucht at the public hearing of the Committee for International Trade of the European Parliament, Brussels, 27 March 2012
EU Trade Policy in Times of Protectionism
Speech by Commissioner De Gucht at a Roundtable with the Centre for European Political Practical Excellence, Brussels, 28 March 2012
EU-US Cooperation for Recovery
Keynote speech by Commissioner De Gucht at AmCham EU's Transatlantic Conference, Brussels, 22 March 2012
European business needs open trade
Speech by Commissioner De Gucht at the Bruges European Business Conference, Bruges, 20 March 2012
Why we need ACTA
Speech of Commissioner De Gucht at the ACTA workshop at the European Parliament, 1 March 2012
EU-Israel Agreement on Conformity Assessment and Acceptance of Industrial Products (ACAA)
Speaking points of Commissioner De Gucht at the Committee for International Trade of the European Parliament: exchange of views on ACAA, Brussels, 29 February 2012
An Open, Fair and Comprehensive Trade Policy for the 21st Century
Speech by Commissioner De Gucht at the European Forum for Manufacturing, European Parliament, Brussels, 29 February 2012
EU-Columbia and Peru Trade Agreement
Speech by Commissioner De Gucht at the Public Hearing of the Committee on International Trade at the European Parliament, Brussels, 29 February 2012
ACTA - State of play
Speaking points of Commissioner De Gucht at the Committee for International Trade of the European Parliament: State of play on ACTA, Brussels, 29 February 2012
EU-Asian Cooperation in an Era of Transformation
Speech by Commissioner De Gucht at the Foreign Correspondents' Club, Hong Kong, 16 February 2012
Trade as a cornerstone for the EU Eastern Partnership
Speech by Commissioner De Gucht, in the European Parliament at the EU Neighbourhood East (Euronest) Parliamentary Assembly, Brussels, 23 January 2012
Working together for growth - Making the most of the internal market and external trade
Speech by Commissioner De Gucht at the High-level Conference on Working Together for Growth - Making the most of the internal market and external trade, Brussels, 20 January 2012
Statement after the WTO Plenary Session 2011
Statement by Commissioner De Gucht at the press conference after the WTO Plenary Session, Geneva, 15 December 2011
The need to preserve the multilateral trade system
Speech by Commissioner De Gucht at the Plenary Session of the 8th WTO Ministerial Conference, Geneva, 15 December 2011
Avenues to deepen the EU's economic relations with its Southern Mediterranean neighbours
Speech by Commissioner De Gucht at the Conference of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (ELDR), in Palermo, 26 November 2011
EU Trade agenda for 2012
Speech by Commissioner De Gucht on the EU trade agenda for 2012, at the European Parliament, 23 November 2011
Business place Europe
Speech by Commissioner De Gucht at the European Business Awards ceremony in Barcelona, 22 November 2011
EU and Turkey: a trade relationship with growth potential
Speech by Commissioner De Gucht during his visit to Istanbul, 17 and 18 November 2011
Looking beyond the crisis: Making the EU-China trade relations work
Speech by Commissioner De Gucht at EU-China High Level Political Forum 2011, Brussels, 8 November 2011
Trade - a growth engine in the crisis
Speech by Commissioner De Gucht on trade policy and economic growth, at the States General of Foreign Trade, Rome, 28 October 2011
State of play of the EU-ACP trade relations
Speaking points by Commissioner De Gucht at the meeting with Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Secretary General of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP), Brussels, 20 October 2011
EU - Ukraine trade negotiations: a pathway to prosperity
Speech by Commissioner De Gucht at the Committee on International Trade (INTA)
De Arabische Revolutie
Speech by Commissioner De Gucht at the Jef Lambrecht book show in Antwerp, 19 October 2011
A Closer and Stronger Europe - Lessons from Lisbon and the Crisis
Speech by Commissioner De Gucht at Humboldt University, Berlin, 18 October 2011
EU trade policy: facing up to the threat of protectionism
Speech given by Commissioner De Gucht at the German Mechanical Engineering Association in Berlin, 18 October 2011
Rising to the China Challenge
Speech given by Commissioner De Gucht at the launch event of Business Europe report on EU-China economic relations, Brussels, 14 October 2011
100 days EU-Korea FTA
Speech by Commissioner De Gucht at the EU Chamber of Commerce in Korea (EUCCK) in Seoul, South Korea, 11 October 2011
Going global: EU trade relations with major trading partners
Speech by Commissioner De Gucht at Business Europe in Brussels, 06 October 2011
State of Play of EU-Mercosur Trade Negotiations
Speech by Commissioner De Gucht at the EU-Brazil Business Summit in Brussels, 4 October 2011
EU trade policy looking East
Speech by Commissioner De Gucht at the Civil Society Trade Seminar, Warsaw, 3 October 2011
The evolution of world trade and investment: what place for Europe and Germany?
Speech by Commissioner De Gucht at the Bavarian Industry Association (Die bayerische Wirtschaft), Munich, 21 September 2011
Made in China: what next for EU firms?
Speech by Commissioner De Gucht at the annual seminar "EU Business in China: 2011/2012" organised by the EU Chamber of Commerce in China, Brussels, 20 September 2011
Imports, exports and EU-ports
Speech by Commissioner De Gucht in The Hague, Netherlands, 8 September 2011
International Trade and Intellectual Property Rights
Speech by Commissioner De Gucht at the conference "Intellectual Property Captured – Which Course to Take against Counterfeiters?" in Brussels, 7 September 2011
Débat sur la réciprocité
Discours du Commissaire Karel De Gucht, à la Conférence de l'Université d'été du MEDEF, Paris, 2 Septembre 2011
Back to the feuture?
Speech by Commissioner De Gucht to the Atlantic Club of Bulgaria, Sofia, 12 July 2011
War economy or Warhol economy?
The Leading European Network in Cultural Management and Cultural Policy Education (ENCATC) - University of Antwerp Debate "Managing the impact of the financial crisis in Europe, Brussels, 7 July 2011
Africa: Building on Growth
Speech by Karel De Gucht European Commissioner for Trade at the Friends of Europe event 'Africa: Building on Growth': Debate on leadership and governance, Brussels, 27 June 2011
On the EU's trade relations with Central America
Speech by Commissoner De Gucht at the Association Agreement Conference in San Jose, Costa Rica, 24 June 2011
Address to the International Conference on Regional Security in Central America Conference
Speech by Commissioner De Gucht at the Conference on Security in Central America, in Guatemala City, Guatemala, 22 June 2011
On Trade and Transatlantic Cooperation
Speech by Commissioner De Gucht at the US Chamber of Commerce in Washington, USA, 21 June 2011
Pour l'UE soutenir l'investissement c'est contribuer au succès de la révolution tunisienne
Speech by Commissioner De Gucht at the Tunisia Investment Forum, Tunis, 17 June 2011
Raw Materials: The Role of trade in dealing with pressures in commodities markets
Speech by Commissioner De Gucht at the BEPA Conference "Commodities and Raw Materials: Challenges and Policy Responses" in Brussels, 14 June 2011
The Transatlantic Bond – Acceptance Speech upon receipt of the Transatlantic Business Award
Speech by Commissioner De Gucht at the American Chamber of Commerce to the EU – Transatlantic Business Award, Brussels 26 May 2011
Tussen angst en enthousiasme: Hoe blijft Europa overeind tov China?
Speech by Commissioner Karel De Gucht at the General Assembly, VOKA Chamber of Commerce, East Flanders, 16 May 2011
Africa and its emerging partners; what the global shift means for the continent
Remarks by Commissioner De Gucht at the UN Conference on Least Developed Countries
Istanbul, 11 May 2011
Good governance at all levels
Speech by Commissioner De Gucht at the UN Conference on Least Developed Countries
Istanbul, 11 May 2011
How can we increase trade and capital flows to Least Developed Countries?
Speech by Commissioner De Gucht at the UN Conference on Least Developed Countries
Istanbul, 11 May 2011
Remarks by Commissioner De Gucht at the press conference on the review of the Generalised System of Preferences
Brussels, 10 May 2011
Remarks to the European Parliament on transitional arrangements for bilateral investment agreements between Member States and third countries
Speech by Commissioner De Gucht at the European Parliament plenary meeting, Strasbourg, France, 9 May 2011
Remarks to the European Parliament on EU-Japan Trade relations
Speech by Commissioner Karel De Gucht, at the European Parliament plenary session in Strasbourg, 9 May 2011
Closing Remarks to the first ever ASEAN-EU Business Summit
Speech by Commissioner Karel De Gucht at the ASEAN-EU Business Summit, Jakarta, 5 May 2011
Commissioner De Gucht's INTA Speaking points
Committee for International Trade, European Parliament Brussels, 12 April 2011
Open markets as the driving force of prosperity
Speech by Commissioner Karel De Gucht at the Hannover Messe, 4th April 2011
Europe – New Zealand: Partners in trade, partners in trade policy
Speech by Commissioner Karel De Gucht at the New Zealand-Europe Business Council reception Auckland, 19th March 2011
No economy is an island
Speech by Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht at the EU-Australia Business Council in Sydney, 17th March 2011
Europe and Malaysia: steering a course to growth
European Chamber of Commerce / Institute for Strategic and International Studies Kuala Lumpur, 14th March 2011
Trade after the Crisis, what is Europe's global role?
Speech by Commissioner De Gucht given at the European Policy centre on March 1
Shoulder to shoulder: the European View of the Transatlantic Relationship and the State of the WTO
Speech by Commissioner De Gucht before the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, Brussels, 21 February 2011
Ratification of the EU-Korea FTA
Speech by Commissioner De Gucht before the European Parliament, 16 February 2011
The new Trade Policy
Speech by Commissioner De Gucht at the European Economic and Social Committee, 4 February 2011
The international trade and investment policy of the EU in the next decade
Speech by Commissioner De Gucht at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, Washington, 16 December 2010
Driving the EU-India FTA to success
Speech by Commissioner De Gucht at the EU-India Business Summit, Brussels, 10 December 2010
Strengthening the EU-Canada ties
Speech by Commissioner De Gucht at the Chamber of Commerce Canada-Belgium-Luxembourg - Brussels, 9 December 2010
Increasing the economic ties between the EU and India
Speech by Commissioner De Gucht during the EICC-Eurochambres conference : "Building a new paradigm for EU-India relations through enhancing trade and investment" - Brussels, 9 December 2010
What has trade policy ever done for us?
Speech by Commissioner for Trade Karel De Gucht at the British Chamber of Commerce in Brussels, 8 December 2010
A Partnership of Equals
Speech by Commissioner De Gucht at the 20th Session of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly. Kinshasa, 4 December 2010
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Anti-dumping cases: State of play and perspectives
Speaking points by Commissioner Karel De Gucht during oral questions at the European Parliament, 24 November 2010
Trade in an Age of Anxiety
Speech by the Commissioner at the Belgian Embassy in London, 19 November 2010
Growth is the objective, trade is the tool
Speech by the Commissioner at the Centre for European Reform. London, 19 November 2010
Civil Society Dialogue
Speech by Commissioner De Gucht at the Civil Society Dialogue meeting. Brussels, 15 November 2010
A trade deal for Growth
Speech by Commissioner De Gucht at the Diplomatic Academy. Kiev, 28 October 2010
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A trade deal for Growth
Speech by Commissioner De Gucht at the Diplomatic Academy. Kiev, 28 October 2010
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"Made-in" Regulation
Speaking points from Commissioner De Gucht at the European Parliament plenary of October 20th. Strasbourg, 20 October 2010
Trade Measures for Pakistan
Speaking points from Commissioner De Gucht at the European Parliament plenary of October 20th. Strasbourg, 20 October 2010
Anti Counterfeiting Agreement - ACTA
Speaking points from Commissioner De Gucht at the European Parliament plenary of October 20th. Strasbourg, 20 October 2010
Trade policy and human rights
Speech by Commissioner Karel De Gucht at the "S&D conference - Can trade policy improve human rights?" - Brussels, 13 October 2010
The implications of the Lisbon Treaty
Speech by the Commissioner Karel De Gucht at the S&D seminar on EU Trade Policy. Oporto, 8 October 2010
Priorities for International Trade
Speech by Commissioner De Gucht at the "Fédération des Entreprises en Belgique / Verband van Belgische Ondernemingen". Brussels - 29 September 2010
What can EU Trade policy do for the EU Manufacturing Industry?
Speech by Commissioner De Gucht at the European Forum for Manufacturing Roundtable. Brussels - 29 September 2010
Reflections on the current state of the European economy
Speech by the Commissioner for the Chamber of Commerce of Belgium and Luxembourg to Spain - Madrid, 17 September 2010
State of play of negotiations on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA)
Commissioner De Gucht addressed the European Parliament's Committee for International Trade about ACTA on 8 September 2010 - Speaking Points
Shanghai 2010 - Trade relations between the EU and China
Karel De Gucht's keynote speech at the opening of the Shanghai Expo 2010, 22 July 2010
State of play of negotiations on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA)
Commissioner De Gucht addressed the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties (LIBE) about ACTA on 13 July 2010 - Speaking points
Future of Trade Policy
Commissioner De Gucht addressed the European Parliament's Committee on International Trade on 22 June 2010 - Speaking points
The new EU Framework for confronting Global Economic Challenges
Speech by Karel De Gucht, European Commissioner for Trade - Global Jean Monnet / ECSA World Conference 2010, Brussels, 25 May 2010
A new Trade Deal with Latin America
Speech by Karel De Gucht at the EU-LAC Business Summit, Madrid, 17 May 2010
Work programme 2010/2011
Commissioner De Gucht presented his work programme for 2010/2011 to the European Parliament's Committee on International Trade on 5 May - Speaking points
China, the European Union and the Restructuring of Global Governance
Speech by Karel De Gucht, at the European Economic and Social Committee, Brussels, 6 May 2010
Building on Global Europe: The Future EU Trade Agenda
Speech by Karel De Gucht, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik - German Council on Foreign Relations, Berlin, 15 April 2010
Making Trade work
Speech by Karel De Gucht, Centre for European Strategy Warsaw, 25 March 2010
Open Trade, open minds
Speech by Karel De Gucht at the Civil Society Trade Seminar, Prague, 24 March 2010
Trade after the meltdown
Speech by Karel De Gucht at the London School of Economics, book launch of 'After the Meltdown' by Professor Marc De Vos, 22 March 2010
On the EU Trade Agreement with Columbia and Peru
Commissioner Karel De Gucht's Speaking Points before the International Trade Committee of the European Parliament (INTA), Brussels, 16 March 2010
Aid 2 Trade
Opening speech at the "EU Trade Policy Towards Developing Countries" Conference, Brussels, 16 March 2010
Transparency and the state of play of the ACTA negotiations (Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement)
Speech by Commissioner De Gucht at the States General of Foreign Trade, European Parliament, Strasbourg, 9 March 2010
Europe and Singapore: partners in trade, partners for growth
Speech by EU Trade Commissioner Karel de Gucht at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore, 3 March 2010
Commissioner Karel de Gucht on an EU-South Korea free trade agreement in a plenary session of the European Parliament
Strasbourg, 10 February 2010
Commissioner Karel De Gucht in a plenary of the European Parliament regarding the effects of the economic crisis on world trade
Strasbourg, 10 February 2010
"Of markets and men" - Why trade matters
Speech by Karel De Gucht (European Commissioner designate for Trade)
College of Europe, Bruges – 4 February 2010
Speech by Karel De Gucht (European Trade Commissioner designate) at the World Economic Forum
Davos, 29 January 2010
Hearing before the European Parliament: Opening statement of M. De Gucht
In his opening statement before the European Parliament, Karel De Gucht expressed his confidence in free trade as a powerful lever for prosperity and the promotion of European values such as sustainable development and human rights.