Brussels, 05/12/2011 (Agence Europe) - As it has already done with Ukraine, the EU is to open negotiations on free trade areas with Georgia and Moldova as part of the Eastern Partnership.
The association agreements which have been under discussion with Georgia and Moldova since July 2010 and January 2010 respectively are to have a trade chapter. On 2 December, the Council gave the go-ahead for talks on agreements governing free trade areas between the EU and the two former Soviet republics...