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Turkey, Somalia sign Economic Partnership Agreement
15-Jan-2018 Somali Update
Last week, Turkey and Somalia signed economic partnership agreement.The countries also came to an understanding on fishing and fisheries. Under this, Turkish fishermen will be able to fish in Somalia’s territorial waters.
EU-Morocco fish deal should be declared invalid: EU court adviser
10-Jan-2018 Reuters
The European Union’s fisheries agreement with Morocco should be declared invalid because it includes the disputed territory of Western Sahara, an adviser to the EU’s top court said.
EU Commission eying new fish deal including Western Sahara
9-Jan-2018 WSRW
Not awaiting the EU Court of Justice’s verdict on the legality of the current fisheries protocol with Morocco over the inclusion of Western Sahara’s waters, the EU Commission is already thinking out loud about its successor.
Norway, China launch free trade talks
25-Aug-2017 Reuters
Norway and China have resumed talks on a bilateral free trade deal, Norway’s Industry Ministry said Thursday, in another sign that their relationship was thawing after a row over the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to dissident Liu Xiaobo.
Norway’s seafood council sees Japanese free trade agreement in the future
28-Jun-2017 Undercurrent News
Japan is the main market for Norwegian seafood in Asia and is a strategically important market for seafood.
Leaked trade papers expose EU failure to uphold transparency and environment standards
26-Jun-2017 Greenpeace
A leak of documents related to a looming trade deal with Japan (known as JEFTA) has revealed the EU’s failure to live up to improve transparency and uphold environmental standards in trade policy promises.
Europe and Japan near trade deal as U.S. takes protectionist path
24-Jun-2017 New York Times
The partial draft of the deal was obtained by Greenpeace. The environmental groups worry that the deal falls short on a number of issues, including curbing the illegal timber trade and tackling overfishing.
Citra Mina workers
25-May-2016 Focus
The Philippine government is hoping the EU-Philippines FTA wil facilitate more tuna exports to the EU, but the industry is riddled with issues of low wages, unfair labor practices, poor and slave-like working conditions.
China elbowing US out of Pacific tuna trade
21-Sep-2015 Nikkei Asian Review
A political battle is brewing in the Pacific over tuna as rising competition from Chinese vessels sours long-standing fishing arrangements between the US and Pacific island nations.
Thai seafood products could be banned, warns MEP
23-Jul-2015 EurActiv
A prominent lawmaker from the European Parliament’s Committee on Fisheries told EurActiv he would support giving a “red card” to Thailand, meaning banning the import of its fisheries products, if illegal fishing isn’t curbed, and if the practice of using slave labour is not abandoned.
Pacific Ministers call for EU’s commitment to the EPA
20-Jul-2015 Pacific Forum
The Ministers highlighted that the interim EPA in its current form is not the preferable option for most parties as it has no development benefits
PH wants agri products included in European free trade pact
20-Jul-2015 Rappler
The Philippines is negotiating for the inclusion of processed tropical fruits and durable fresh products as part of the ongoing negotiations for a free trade agreement with the European Free Trade Association. EFTA, in turn, wants zero tariff market access for fish.
Processing requirements ’off the table’ in CETA spat with Ottawa: Darin King
27-May-2015 CBC News
A dispute between the Newfoundland and Labrador government and Ottawa surrounding the Canadian European Union Comprehensive Trade Agreement (CETA) was reignited Tuesday, with the province saying it will not relinquish authority over minimum fish processing requirements.
Pacific: EU proposes to stop EPA negotiations for 3 years
12-May-2015 Fiji Broadcasting Corporation
The European Union have proposed a 3 year pause in negotiations on the Economic Partnership Agreement, according to Fiji media.
CETA negotiations suspended over fisheries fund, N.L. says
19-Jan-2015 CBC
Newfoundland and Labrador is suspending support for CETA and all trade agreements currently being negotiated with the federal government.
Province to take CETA arguments to EU reps
5-Jan-2015 The Telegram
The provincial government of Newfoundland and Labrador is on the hunt for like-minded members of parliament, senators and European Union leaders as it continues to demand $280 million from the federal government.
Faroes ready to take on Norway, Iceland, UK with new FTA with Turkey
16-Dec-2014 Undercurrent News
The Faroe Islands and Turkey have signed a free trade agreement, culminating 15 years of negotiations. The island nation can now compete “on equal terms” with Norway, Scotland (UK) and Iceland to supply seafood to Turkey.
ECJ finds Swedish fisheries in Western Sahara illegal
15-Oct-2014 WSRW
The European Court of Justice has in an answer to a question from a Swedish court of appeal informed that private fisheries agreements with Moroccan authorities are not allowed outside of the context of the EU-Morocco Fisheries Partnership Agreement.
Namibia narrowly avoids missing EU trade deadline
1-Oct-2014 DW
African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) states that have not ratified Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) with the EU will shortly lose their free EU market access. Namibia was one of the last to say it would sign up.
Dutch first to fish under unethical EU-Morocco fish deal
17-Sep-2014 WSRW
For the first time in almost three years, an EU member state fishing vessel has been detected in the waters of occupied Western Sahara.