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Clash of visions for Latin America
3-Nov-2005 Christian Science Monitor
It’s Bush vs. Chavez as 33 heads of state meet Friday for Summit of the Americas.
Does the FTAA have a future?
3-Nov-2005
The Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) will become a reality only if the United States allows increased market access for Brazilian agriculture and competitive manufactures and if Brazil reciprocates by opening its market to foreign competition in goods and services.
FTAA talks divide Latin American countries
1-Nov-2005 Xinhua
The talks on a future Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) have divided Latin American states into different interest groups prior to the 4th Summit of the Americas to be held in Argentina on Nov. 4-5.
An eye for an eye? Disregarding fairness, disconnecting from the FTAA
18-Oct-2005 COHA
Latin American countries have rightly learned to be apprehensive over the domination of the United States, and it is this reluctance that is behind their slowdown over the FTAA.
India-Brazil-South Africa FTA distinct possibility: Govt
11-Oct-2005 NewIndPress
Terming an India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) Free Trade Agreement as a “distinct possibility”, the Indian government said it is looking at other ways of enhancing trade relationship with the two countries.
Nigeria, Brazil sign bilateral agreements
7-Sep-2005
The relationship between Nigeria and Brazil yesterday took a major leap with the signing of bilateral agreements by Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and liiz Inacio Da Silva.
The FTAA: A recipe for economic disaster?
16-Aug-2005 Political Affairs Magazine
As indicated by CAFTA’s ratification, instead of pushing for the enactment of the FTAA, the Bush administration has re-evaluated its strategy, now attempting to build up momentum by establishing separate free trade agreements with the different regions in the hemisphere through a "divide-and-conquer" strategy.
EU hopes to reach free trade agreement with Mercosur in 2006
17-Jul-2005 People’s Daily
The European Union hopes to reach a free trade agreement with Latin American trade group Mercosur by May 2006. But some Brazilian diplomats said Brazil wishes to delay the signing of the agreement till the end of the Doha round so as to seek more concessions from the EU on issues regarding agricultural products.
Indo-Brazil business is booming, set to explode
5-Jun-2005 Indian Express
The Government of India has identified Brazil as strategic partner in Latin America and is strengthening relations and expanding cooperation.
Brazil’s Lula, aiming to boost trade with Arabs, hosts summit
11-May-2005 Bloomberg
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva opens an Arab-Latin American summit today aimed at increasing commerce between the two regions as he seeks to reduce developing nations’ dependence on the U.S. and European Union.
Rice calls on Brazil to ’reenergize’ free trade talks
27-Apr-2005 Bloomberg
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called on Brazil to "reenergize" talks with the US on the proposed Free Trade Agreement of the Americas.
Brazil says no to US plan for hemispheric free trade
21-Apr-2005 Canadian Press
Clinching a deal for a 34-country free-trade zone that would stretch from Alaska to Argentina is "off the agenda" for Brazil, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Wednesday.
EU-Brazil agreement for scientific & technological cooperation (2003)
20-Oct-2004
Proposal for a Council Decision on the signing of the Agreement for scientific and technological co-operation between the European Community and the Federative Republic of Brazil
Alert from Via Campesina Brazil on EU-Mercosur negotiations
4-Oct-2004
From September 20th to 24th the negotiators for Mercosul [Mercado Común del Sur] met in Brussels. Among them were the negotiators from Brazil and the European Union to make bids on tariffs and integration processes.
Brazilian minister: no Mercosur-EU FTA before Oct. 31
28-Sep-2004
Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim said Monday that differences over agriculture and other issues had made it impossible for negotiations to be completed over a free trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and the Common Market of the South (Mercosur) by Oct. 31, the original target date.
Brazil, Japan try to boost relations with Koizumi visit
15-Sep-2004
Japan’s Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi arrived for his first visit to Brazil Tuesday to make what authorities from both countries hope will be a lasting impression.
Mercosur for sale? The EU’s FTAA and the need to oppose it
14-May-2004 Mercosur for sale? The EU’s FTAA and the need to oppose it
Negotiations on a free trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and the Mercosur countries (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay) have entered their decisive stage.