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Thailand and EU hail progress on FTA talks
Thailand and the European Union are making significant progress on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA), aiming for completion by year-end. Key aspects of the negotiations include finalized chapters on regulatory practices and transparency, discussions on workforce development, environmental cooperation, and Thailand’s OECD aspirations.
Sweden supports swift EU-Malaysia Free Trade Agreement
Sweden has expressed strong support for the swift establishment of a Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and Malaysia.
Why India must tread cautiously on EU free trade agreement
India is negotiating a free trade agreement (FTA) with the EU, aiming to conclude by 2025, after a $15.44 billion trade surplus in 2023-24. While opportunities exist in electric vehicle batteries and technology, challenges in the automotive and agricultural sectors require cautious, selective liberalization to protect Indian interests.
Romania objects to EU-Mercosur free trade agreement, agriculture minister says
Romania opposes the free trade agreement with the countries of the Mercosur bloc, considering that it will bring significant harm to the agri-food sector and Romanian farmers, said agriculture minister.
Decolonising EU trade relations with the Global Souths?
This article thinks reflexively about the decolonial option and the ruptures it triggers as to what EU trade policy is and the colonial logics sustaining ‘normative’ and ‘geopolitical’ narratives on/by the EU as a trade power.
EU chief’s meetings in India to boost efforts to sign Free Trade Agreement amid Trump tariff threat
After US President Donald Trump’s threat to hit the European Union (EU), a 27-member bloc, with 25 per cent tariffs, a meeting between the top leadership of India and the EU is expected to give fresh push to efforts to seal an ambitious free trade agreement.
Czech farmers protest against Mercosur, food imports from Ukraine
Czech farmers took to the streets across the country, with hundreds of tractors to protest against food imports from non-EU countries.
EU-Mercosur Agreement: Old pledges, new potential impacts for food systems and a just transition
The EU-Mercosur Agreement continues with the narrative that it ensures environmental clauses and climate commitments, in practice it implements measures that could divert means and resources that could otherwise be used for a genuine, just, ecological and inclusive transition.
Trade dept: PH-EU FTA talks ’productive’
A free trade agreement between the Philippines and the European Union Free Trade Agreement is on track for completion next year with significant progress made during a second round of talks in Manila, the Department of Trade and Industry said.
Business views on Clean Trade and Investment Partnerships (CTIPs)
The EU should adopt a pragmatic and open approach, pursuing CTIPs with countries with vast resources of raw materials and minerals, and with countries that present opportunities for cooperation on clean tech, based on a value-chain approach.
EU pushes for tariff cuts on whiskey, wine, cars in India trade talks
The EU seeks lower tariffs as India’s biggest FTA nears finalisation after nine rounds of talks, with the next set for March 10-14, boosting access for textiles, leather, and marine exports.
Philippines, EU to hold next round of FTA talks in June
The Philippines and the European Union are set to hold the next round of talks for a free trade agreement in June, following last week’s negotiations.
Malaysia-EU FTA talks to conclude in 2026, says Tengku Zafrul
The Free Trade Agreement negotiations between Malaysia and the European Union (EU) are expected to be concluded next year, said Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz.
France still looking to block EU-Mercosur trade deal, Macron says
Farmers should not be “an adjustment tool for purchasing power … nor an adjustment tool for trade agreements,” French president says.
The MERCOSUR-EU trade agreement and its impact on peasant women: Notes from Brazil
Women continue to march, denouncing violence and environmental crimes, fighting against the plundering of common goods, and against the signing and ratification of agreements that continue to fill the galleys of the Global North with our wealth at the expense of the massacre of peoples.
Joint letter ahead of the European Union-Israel Association Council
In a letter sent ahead of the European Union-Israel Association Council meeting, our network alongside 120 trade unions, civil society and human rights organisations called on the EU to suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement.
‘Intersessional sessions’ to fast-track EU-PHL FTA
The Philippines and the European Union are accelerating free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations with "intersessional sessions" following productive second-round talks. The third round is set for June in Brussels. Both sides aim for a mutually beneficial agreement covering trade, investment, and sustainability.
India, EU to hold next round of talks on proposed FTA from Mar 10
India and the European Union will hold the next round of talks on the proposed free trade agreement from March 10 to 14, a senior government official said.
Trade deal fueling resource grab? 120+ groups from Europe and Indonesia sound the alarm
Over 120 civil society organizations and trade unions from Indonesia and Europe today call on the Indonesian government and the EU to stop the negotiations for the Indonesia-EU free trade agreement – the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA). The organizations warn that this agreement threatens the environment, climate, and the rights of women, Indigenous Peoples, workers, small farmers and fisherfolk.
STOP the Indonesia-EU trade deal: Joint Statement on raw materials in EU-Indonesia CEPA
CSOs in Europe and Indonesia are urging the EU and Indonesia to stop CEPA negotiations. The agreement threatens the environment, climate, and the rights of vulnerable groups, while hindering Indonesia’s ability to develop its own raw materials value chain. The groups also raise concerns about privatization of energy, investor protections, and the inclusion of elements from Indonesia’s "Omnibus Law," which weakens labor protections.