Central European Free Trade Agreement

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Central European Free Trade Agreement
CEFTA

Flag of the CEFTA

Map of the CEFTA
English name Central European Free Trade Agreement
Organization type intergovernmental economic agreement
status active
Seat of the organs Brussels , BelgiumBelgiumBelgium 
Chair AlbaniaAlbania Albania
Member States 7 states :
surface 241,682 (2017) km²
population 22,130,834 (2017)
Population density 91.57 inhabitants per km²
gross domestic product $ 256.18 billion (2016)
Gross domestic product per inhabitant $ 11,575
founding

December 21, 1992

Currencies


www.cefta.int

The Central European Free Trade Agreement ( english Central European Free Trade Agreement , acronym: CEFTA ) is a free trade agreement between Albania , Bosnia and Herzegovina , UNMIK on behalf of Kosovo , northern Macedonia , Moldavia , Montenegro and Serbia . The aim of the agreement is to remove tariffs and non-tariff trade barriers . Participation in CEFTA is due to the associated criteria as preparation for possible accession to the European Union .

Members

Current members

member accession GDP per capita (PPP) 2016 in US dollars rel. GDP per capita (PPP) 2016 in US dollars
(EU28 = 100%)
AlbaniaAlbania Albania 2007 11.207 29%
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 2007 10,951 28%
United NationsUnited Nations UNMIK / KosovoKosovoKosovo  2007 09,729 25%
North MacedoniaNorth Macedonia North Macedonia 2006 14,388 37%
Moldova RepublicRepublic of Moldova Moldova 2007 05,445 14%
MontenegroMontenegro Montenegro 2007 16,123 41%
SerbiaSerbia Serbia 2007 14,315 37%

For comparison: Economic output per capita (PPP) in the European Union (2016): 38,686 US dollars

former members

Country accession Exit **
PolandPoland Poland 1992 2004
HungaryHungary Hungary 1992 2004
CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic 1992 2004
SlovakiaSlovakia Slovakia 2004
SloveniaSlovenia Slovenia 1996 2004
RomaniaRomania Romania 1997 2007
BulgariaBulgaria Bulgaria 1999 2007
CroatiaCroatia Croatia 2002 2013
** As a result of joining the European Union.

List of Presidencies

The following countries held the presidency from 2007 to 2019:

country year
2019 AlbaniaAlbania Albania
2018 United NationsUnited Nations UNMIK / KosovoKosovoKosovo 
2017 SerbiaSerbia Serbia
2016 MontenegroMontenegro Montenegro
2015 Moldova RepublicRepublic of Moldova Moldova
2014 North MacedoniaNorth Macedonia North Macedonia
2013 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
2012 AlbaniaAlbania Albania
2011 United NationsUnited Nations UNMIK / KosovoKosovoKosovo 
2010 SerbiaSerbia Serbia
2009 MontenegroMontenegro Montenegro
2008 Moldova RepublicRepublic of Moldova Moldova
2007 North MacedoniaNorth Macedonia North Macedonia

history

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The agreement was founded on December 21, 1992 by Poland , then Czechoslovakia and Hungary in Krakow , Poland , and came into force in March 1993. Alongside the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), which has existed since 1960 and the European Economic Area founded in 1994, the free trade agreement is one of the most important economic agreements within Europe.

Membership Development

CEFTA 1992.PNG CEFTA 2003.PNG CEFTA 2013.PNG
1992 2003 since 2013
  • CEFTA member states
  • EU member states

    • Younger story

    Geographical location of the members of CEFTA, the EU, EFTA and the CIS

    On January 1, 2007, the CEFTA was expanded to include the so-called " Western Balkan States" and Moldova . Some of the admission criteria were relaxed. The accession criteria for the new states were no longer membership of the World Trade Organization (WTO) or institutionalized relations with the EU , since Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia , for example, are neither members of the WTO nor had they signed a Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) with the EU .

    The representatives of Albania, Bulgaria, the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo on behalf of Kosovo, Croatia, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro and Romania initialed the treaty applying the CEFTA to their states in Brussels on November 9, 2006, Serbia on November 15, 2006 . December. Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia still had reservations and wanted better contractual terms than those stipulated in some previous bilateral agreements, especially with regard to certain agricultural products. The contract was ratified on December 19, 2006; the terms of the contract were not renegotiated.

    Importance of the European perspective

    The European perspective for the states of Southeast Europe is considered the most important criterion for the development of the entire region and thus for the maintenance of peace in Europe. The CEFTA aims to ensure political stability through economic alliances.

    See also

    Web links

    Individual evidence

    1. ↑ a b c d e f The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency, accessed September 9, 2017 .
    2. ^ Julian Dörr: Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA) - Central European Free Trade Agreement . In: Görres-Gesellschaft and Verlag Herder (ed.): Herders Staatslexikon . 8th edition. tape 1 . Herder, Freiburg 2018, ISBN 978-3-451-37511-8 , pp. 989–991 ( staatslexikon-online.de ).
    3. ↑ http://cefta.int/cefta-parties-2/
    4. ↑ http://cefta.int/chair-in-office/#1463134287400-aebb67f9-4662