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Concern in Venezuela about Colombian-US FTA
9-Mar-2006
Coming into force of the Colombian-US Free Trade Agreement (FTA) has encountered opposing positions in Venezuelan sectors. Three visions prevail -firstly, it is feared that the impact on Colombian-Venezuelan trade will be negative; secondly, there could be a negative impact in the medium term, but a positive one in the short term; last but not least, good prospects are anticipated.
Colombia playing down FTA rejection
8-Mar-2006
By presenting the Safe Agricultural Earnings bill, the Colombian government hopes to play down the major popular rejection against the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) it recently wrapped up with the US.
US comes out on top in trade deal with Colombia
6-Mar-2006
A rather strange sequence of events occurred in the final days of February related to the so-called free trade agreement negotiated between the Bush and Uribe administrations. With great fanfare, both the US and Colombian governments announced that they had finally reached agreement on a free trade pact on February 27.
US-Colombia FTA (2006): Summary of the agreement
3-Mar-2006 USTR
USTR’s summary of the US-Colombia free trade agreement concluded on 27 February 2006.
Free trade’s rivals here and there
3-Mar-2006 Dominican Today
Don’t be fooled by the images of street protests against free trade that you often see on TV. In the real world, the most powerful opposition to US-Latin American free-trade agreements does not come from radical leftist workers and students, but from potentially damaged business tycoons.
Colombian students oppose FTA
1-Mar-2006 Prensa Latina
Students of Colombia’s Teachers College protested on Tuesday against what they described as a free trade agreement with the US that goes against national interests.
US says reaches free trade deal with Colombia
27-Feb-2006 Reuters
The United States has reached a free trade deal with Colombia after nearly two years of talks, the US Trade Representative said on Monday.
US, Colombia close to free trade deal: Portman
23-Feb-2006 Reuters
The United States and Colombia are close to a free trade agreement after nearly two years of talks and a push last week by Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, a top U.S. trade official said on Wednesday.
US like iron over FTA with Colombia
22-Feb-2006 Prensa Latina
The US inflexibility over Colombia’s most sensitive issues characterizes Tuesday the resumption of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) talks, which could be the last round between the two nations.
Colombia-US FTA may distort Venezuelan market
18-Feb-2006 El Universal
Venezuela’s Minister of Industry and Trade Gustavo Márquez thinks that an eventual Free Trade Agreement (FTA) by Colombia and the United States could result in unfair competition to the detriment of Venezuelan commodities.
Uribe heads to US to salvage free trade negotiations
15-Feb-2006 FT
Alvaro Uribe, Colombia’s president, is expected to roll up his shirt sleeves in Washington on Wednesday on a high-stakes mission to personally salvage stalled but crucial free trade negotiations with the US.
Congresistas colombianos crean grupo opuesto al TLC
14-Feb-2006 Prensa Latina
Liderados por los opositores partidos Polo Democrático y un sector del Liberal, varios congresistas colombianos crearon hoy un grupo parlamentario opuesto al Tratado de Libre Comercio (TLC) con Estados Unidos.
Colombia, US resume FTA talks
13-Feb-2006 Prensa Latina
Colombia and the US have set up the 14th negotiation round of the Free Trade Agreement Monday in Washington, with President Alvaro Uribe heading the talks for Colombia.
Uribe for US FTA, Colombia against
12-Feb-2006 Prensa Latina
President Alvaro Uribe will travel to the US on Monday to talk about free trade agreements while most Colombians continue rejecting that trade scheme.
Bogota Mayor: People Should Settle FTA
9-Feb-2006
Bogota Mayor Luis Eduardo Garzon insisted Thursday on a referendum to finally resolve the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Washington because of its upshots in the Colombian people.
Free trade agreements and Labour: Much more than a Labour Clause
7-Feb-2006 RECALCA
The FTA signed between Peru and the US has 24 chapters. One of these is a labor chapter that is identical to that found in the US-Colombia FTA and the US-Ecuador. On the subject of including this chapter, it is necessary to analyze the impact of signing this Treaty on labor and employment conditions for Colombians.
Agriculture blocks Colombia-US FTA
4-Feb-2006 Prensa Latina
Disagreements on issues like agriculture are forcing the Colombian government on Friday to delay the possible signing of the free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States, scheduled for this weekend.
Colombia trade benefits seen at risk without US deal
25-Jan-2006 Reuters
US Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles Grassley warned that agricultural market access terms of the Colombia agreement must be at least as good as the CAFTA. If Colombia can’t agree to those terms, "there’s really not much point in continuing negotiations" a Committee aide said.
Ecuador-Colomb-US resume FTA talks
25-Jan-2006 Prensa Latina
Ecuador, along with Colombia, is reopening Wednesday in Washington joint negotiation over the copyright issue in the Free Trade Agreement with the US, despite growing refusal in Quito.
Colombia, Ecuador to set common position in FTA talks
17-Jan-2006 Dow Jones
Colombia and Ecuador will set a common position in negotiations with the US on a free trade agreement, the presidents of both countries said Monday in a press conference.