EU-South Korea Free Trade Agreement and Its Implications for the United States

Download or read book EU-South Korea Free Trade Agreement and Its Implications for the United States written by William H. Cooper and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2011-05 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On October 6, 2010, the 27 member European Union (EU) and South Korea signed a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA). The agreement is expected to go into effect on July 1, 2011, pending approval by the European Parliament and the South Korean National Assembly. If enacted, the South Korea-EU FTA (KOREU FTA) would be the largest FTA in terms of market size that South Korea has entered into. Contents of this report: Introduction; EU-South Korean Economic Ties; The KOREU FTA and EU and South Korean Trade Strategies; Potential Economic Impact of the KOREU FTA; Next Steps ¿ Ratification; Potential Implications of the KOREU FTA for the U.S. Charts and tables. This is a print on demand edition of an important, hard-to-find report.