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Central America and the EU - An asymmetric agreement
5-Jun-2012 IPS
Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama will face major challenges when the Association Agreement to be signed in late June with the European Union, including commitments on trade, political dialogue and cooperation, comes into effect.
Mexico, CentAm to sign single FTA
23-Nov-2011 Prensa Latina
Mexico and the five countries in Central America (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua) are expected to sign a Single Free Trade Agreement on Nov. 22, El Salvador’s Ministry of Economy announced.
The view from Europe: Central America, Europe and the Caribbean
17-Oct-2011 Dominican Today
Little has been said about how the Caribbean, Central America and eventually almost all of Latin America will in a matter of years be competing directly in Europe, writes David Jessop
Karel De Gucht European Commissioner for Trade on the EU’s trade relations with Central America
28-Jun-2011 IEWY News
"This is a case of ‘Buy one, get 26 for free’ – and surely you are businessmen enough to know how good a deal that is."
Central American integration —and militarization
5-Jun-2011
Representatives of the governments of Mexico and the Central American countries wrapped up a fifth round of talks on a regional free trade agreement last week. The negotiations took place in Mexico City, with the next round of talks to be held in August in El Salvador.
Mexico declares progress in FTA talks with C. America
30-May-2011
Mexico said Sunday the fifth round of negotiations for forming a single free trade agreement (FTA) with Central America ended with important progress on various issues.
Central America: Big fish eat the small fish
31-Mar-2011 IPS
Thousands of small-scale fishers in Central America are fighting for survival in the face of free trade deals, transnational corporations, mega tourism projects and pollution that is harming marine life.
Nicaragua joins Chile-Central America FTA
24-Feb-2011 Insidecostarica.com
Nicaragua joined on Tuesday the Free Trade Agreement between Chile and Central America, seeking to promote exports bound for the South American country.
Peru, Central America to hold second round of FTA negotiations
7-Jan-2011 Andina
The second round of free trade agreement negotiations between Peru and Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala and Panama will take place from January 17 to 21 in Panama City.
Peru, Central America hold first round of FTA negotiations
10-Nov-2010 Andina
The first round of FTA negotiations between Peru and Central American countries (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala and Panama) takes place this week in Lima.
Peru, Central America to begin FTA negotiations on November 8
17-Oct-2010 Andina
Peru expects to launch FTA negotiations with Panama, Costa Rica, Honduras and Guatelama on November 8. The decision of El Salvador and Nicaragua will be rendered in a couple of days.
EU-Central America FTA (2010)
1-Oct-2010
The texts as they were agreed to at the final negotiation round in Madrid on 16-18 May 2010, now going through legal scrubbing.
Korea seeks FTAs with C. American nations
30-Jun-2010
South Korea is seeking to boost its partnership with Panama, a small Central American country that has strong ties with the United States, politically and economically, and explore the possibility of signing free trade agreements with regional players with the nation’s help.
Neoliberalism alive and well, as trade deals inked between EU, Latin America
21-May-2010 In These Times
Labor unions, human rights advocates and workers across both continents are opposing the new trade agreements at a time when Europe is struggling to rebound from the financial crisis, suddenly intensifed by the recent turmoil in Greece. The popular opposition to free trade could foreshadow similar conflicts in the United States, as several deals with Latin American countries are currently stalled in Congress.
EU seals trade deals with Central America, Peru, Colombia - summary
20-May-2010 dpa
The European Union on Wednesday signed agreements liberalizing trade with Central America, Peru and Colombia, while some Latin American leaders criticized such deals as only favouring rich countries.
EU, Central America reach accord liberalizing trade
18-May-2010 Bloomberg
Under the agreement, cars made by EU producers such as Volkswagen AG, Renault SA and Fiat SpA will be given increasing free access to the Central American market over 10 years. The governments also agreed on quotas for EU imports of 7,000 tons of boneless cuts of beef and 20,000 tons of rice, growing 5 percent annually, that constitute new trade.
Latin America-European Union trade union declaration discussed with Spanish government
18-May-2010 ITUC
Trade unions from Latin America, the Caribbean and the European Union call for a halt to the ratification of the EU-Central America and EU-Colombia/Peru Free Trade Agreements (FTA) given the omission of key trade union demands and the lack of involvement of civil society and trade unions in the negotiations process.
EU, C. America reach free trade deal: EU
18-May-2010 AFP
Central American countries and the European Union have reached a free trade agreement in talks in the Spanish capital, an EU official told AFP on Tuesday.
Farmers from both sides of the Atlantic unite for food sovereignty
12-May-2010 Via Campesina
The European Union is eager to sign free-trade agreements under the Spanish presidency between the EU and MERCOSUR, Central America and Peru and Colombia. Farmer’s organizations from both Latin American countries and Europe are united in their opposition to the talks.
Risk of wrongful medicines seizures seen in EU-Central America trade deal
7-Apr-2010 IP Watch
A new accord designed to bolster political and economic ties between the European Union and Central America could result in greater seizures of medicines whenever pharmaceutical companies allege that their patents have been infringed, public health advocates have warned.