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  2. Member states of the World Trade Organization - Wikipedia

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    The original members of the World Trade Organization are the parties to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) after ratifying the Uruguay Round Agreements, [1] and the European Communities. They obtained this status at the entry into force on 1 January 1995 or upon their date of ratification.

  3. List of European countries by membership in international ...

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    1 These countries are currently not participating in the EU's single market (EEA), but the EU has common external Customs Union agreements with Turkey (EU-Turkey Customs Union in force since 1995), Andorra (since 1991) and San Marino (since 2002). Monaco participates in the EU customs union through its relationship with France; its ports are ...

  4. Schengen Area - Wikipedia

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    Four European microstates — Andorra, [3] Monaco, San Marino and the Vatican City — are not officially part of the Schengen Area, but are considered de facto within the Schengen Area, as they have open or semi-open borders and do not conduct systematic border controls with the Schengen countries that surround them.

  5. World Trade Organization - Wikipedia

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    The American economists Harry Dexter White (left) and John Maynard Keynes (right) at the Bretton Woods Conference in New Hampshire [27]. The WTO precursor, General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), was established by a multilateral treaty of 23 countries in 1947 after the end of World War II, in the wake of other new multilateral institutions dedicated to international economic ...

  6. Schengen Agreement - Wikipedia

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    It currently consists of 29 European countries covering a population of over 450 million people and an area of 4,595,131 square kilometres (1,774,190 sq mi). [ 2 ] Originally, the Schengen treaties and the rules adopted under them operated independently from the European Union .

  7. Timeline of the World Trade Organization - Wikipedia

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    September 2005 - Frenchman Pascal Lamy takes over as WTO director-general. He was formerly the European Commissioner for Trade. October 2005 - US offers to make big cuts in agricultural subsidies if other countries, notably EU do the same. November 11, 2005- WTO General Council successfully adopts Saudi Arabia's terms of Accession

  8. 1995 enlargement of the European Union - Wikipedia

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    The 1995 enlargement of the European Union saw Austria, Finland, and Sweden accede to the European Union (EU). This was the EU's fourth enlargement and came into effect on 1 January of that year. This was the EU's fourth enlargement and came into effect on 1 January of that year.

  9. History of the World Trade Organization - Wikipedia

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    The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an intergovernmental organization which regulates international trade. The WTO officially commenced on 1 January 1995 under the Marrakesh Agreement , signed by 123 nations on 15 April 1994, replacing the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), which commenced in 1948. [ 2 ]