CEFTA Parties

On December 19, 2006 in Bucharest under the Chairmanship of Romania, the Central European Free Trade Agreement was substantially amended and its membership enlarged to create CEFTA 2006 – a modern and ambitious free trade agreement with six new Parties from South Eastern Europe.

Following the necessary ratification processes, this new CEFTA entered into force across the various Parties between July and November 2007. The speed with which they ratified the agreement illustrates the Parties’ belief in the importance of CEFTA for stimulating economic development and the EU accession agenda in the region.