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15-Oct-2010
Asahi Shimbun
Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan’s hopes of joining efforts to create an Asia-Pacific free trade zone has put his administration on a collision course with farmers battling depressed rice prices.
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14-Oct-2010
Protest action against the EU-India FTA - Brussels - 4 October 2010
Against the backdrop of the 8th ASEM, the Belgian Platform for Action on Health and Solidarity held a protest action against the EU-India FTA during the Asia-Europe People’s Forum, in front of the European Commission in Brussels on 4 October 2010.
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14-Oct-2010
Vimeo
Against the backdrop of the 8th ASEM, the Belgian Platform for Action on Health and Solidarity held a protest action against the EU-India FTA during the Asia-Europe People’s Forum, in front of the European Commission in Brussels on 4 October 2010.
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14-Oct-2010
Europolitics
"The Korea deal is already triggering a domino effect. Japan, Taiwan and other countries are knocking on the door," a source from DG Trade told Europolitics.
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14-Oct-2010
Himalayan Times
National Association of People Living with HIV and AIDS in Nepal today urged the European Union and the Indian Embassy to withdraw intellectual property provision in the bilateral EU and India Free Trade Agreement that will undermine the production, registration and worldwide availability of essential generic drugs.
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14-Oct-2010
Inquirer.net
Civil society groups that gathered in Brussels for the Asia Europe People’s Forum have called for the cancellation of the free trade agreements between the European Union and the developing economies, particularly those with India and South Korea.
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13-Oct-2010
JOTHI
The Indonesia PLHIV Network voices concerns over the EU-India FTA
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13-Oct-2010
NAPN
NAPN and others in Nepal write to the Indian Prime Minister against the India-EU FTA
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13-Oct-2010
Dominican Today
Central American countries are filing a complaint against Dominican Republic before the World Trade Organization for violating CAFTA
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13-Oct-2010
Moneycontrol.com
The pact is expected to open up access of Indian pharma companies to the Japanese drugs market. However sensitive farm products like rice have been kept out of the deal.
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13-Oct-2010
Reuters
India on Tuesday moved one step closer to signing a free trade agreement with Japan as the Indian cabinet cleared the deal
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12-Oct-2010
VOV News
One of reasons that Russia is interested in FTA with Vietnam is that the country can be a strategic partner in helping Russia restore its Asian influence.
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11-Oct-2010
MercoPress
Chambers of Commerce from Europe, Brazil and Uruguay called on their governments to give a new thrust to negotiations for an ambitious cooperation and trade EU/Mercosur agreement.
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11-Oct-2010
Arirang
Officials from both countries met in France last week, but it ended with the US merely suggesting unofficial ideas regarding automobile and beef issues
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11-Oct-2010
AFP
Norway said Friday it wanted to wrap up a free trade agreement with China despite a warning from Beijing that jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo’s Nobel Peace Prize would “damage Sino-Norwegian relations.”
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11-Oct-2010
ANI
Raga D’silva, deputy chairman of the India New Zealand Business Council, has warned that the TVNZ presenter Paul Henry’s ’racist’ comments against New Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit could have a negative impact on negotiations for a free trade agreement between both the countries.
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11-Oct-2010
Globes
Minister of Finance Yuval Steinitz met with his Indian counterpart Pranab Mukherjee in Washington DC on Friday, where the two men agreed to prepare the ground for a free trade agreement (FTA) between their two countries.
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11-Oct-2010
PharmaBiz
Hundreds of public interest groups across the world have jointly urged prime minister Manmohan Singh not to sign the proposed free trade agreement (FTA) with European Union as the Centre’s role in medicines supply is under threat due to the intellectual property provisions included in the pact.
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8-Oct-2010
Economic Times
Indian officials reserved their right on Thursday to escalate a trade dispute with the European Union over seizures of generic drugs after Indian media reported the row had been solved.
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8-Oct-2010
Business Day
South Africa is likely to conclude an economic partnership agreement by the end of this year with the European Union as a member of the Southern African Customs Union, International Relations and Co-operation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane said yesterday.
