Theme №12. Trade and economic cooperation in America

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 397.

Theme №11. Trade and economic cooperation in Europe

1. Integration processes in Europe: Customs union – 1946, EOUST-1952, Euroatom - 1957. Roman Agreements and EEC creation.

2. Maastricht agreement and EU creation. European Free Trade Association (EFTA).

3. Country and commodity structure of international trade in EU. Foreign trade in EU. Foreign trade of the countries which haven't entered EU.

Questions for discussion:

- What are the principles of integration processes in Europe?

- How trading balance make in Europe?

- What are the principles and purposes of Customs union – 1946?

- What are the principles and purposes of Euroatom - 1957?

- What are the principles and purposes of Maastricht agreement and EU creation?

- What are the principles and purposes of European Free Trade Association (EFTA)?

1. The agreement between the USA, Canada and Mexico (NAFTA): purposes, tasks, creation reasons. Commodity structure of export and import in NAFTA.

2. Consolidation of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay – MERCOSUR. Purposes, tasks, prospects MERCOSUR. Commodity structure of export and import to MERCOSUR.

Questions for discussion:

- What are rounds of negotiations within the NAFTA and what their results?

- What did conferences took place in a framework of the NAFTA and what their results?

- Do you know America's regional trading agreements?

- What did understood as unfair foreign trading practice?

- What is an essence of disagreements of the developed and developing member countries of the MERCOSUR and the NAFTA?

- What are rounds of negotiations within the MERCOSUR and what their results?