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French farmers to launch nationwide protests over EU-Mercosur trade deal concerns
23-Oct-2024 The Indian Express
FNSEA president Arnaud Rousseau confirmed that nationwide protests will begin in mid-November, with the exact date and nature of the actions yet to be determined.
Labor, environment pushed at FTA talks with EU
23-Oct-2024 Malaya Business Insight
The Philippines and the EU are negotiating a free trade agreement (FTA). The first round of talks focused on trade in goods, services, investment, and other areas. Both sides aim to conclude the negotiations soon. The Philippines hopes to increase market access for its services in Europe. The EU and the Philippines previously negotiated an FTA but stalled in 2017.
Report on the 14th round of negotiations between the European Union and five Eastern and Southern African states
21-Oct-2024 European Commission
The European Union (EU) and the five Eastern and Southern African (ESA5) States which are implementing the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) are negotiating round of deepening the EPA at technical and Senior Officials’ level
India takes a break from negotiating fresh FTAs as it revisits strategy
21-Oct-2024 The Hindu BusinessLine
Negotiations are temporarily on hold even for the FTAs where talks have been initiated but are not at an advanced stage, like Peru and Chile, but could continue if approval comes from the top.
French MPs in Strasbourg and Paris, ramp up pressure on France over Mercosur deal
21-Oct-2024 Euronews
As a deal with Mercosur countries looms, French MPs in Strasbourg and Paris ramp up pressure on France over environmental and agricultural concerns.
EU pledges to support African Continental Free Trade Area
18-Oct-2024 Apa News
The European Union (EU) has pledged €1.1 billion as part of the Team Europe initiative to support the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and promote economic integration across the continent.
EU compensation fund looks to bribe European farmers to sign the EU-Mercosur agreement
18-Oct-2024 European Coordination Via Campesina
The EU wants to set up a fund to compensate European farmers for the damage caused by the EU-Mercosur agreement, however this damage should never be allowed to happen in the first place!
Ireland ’will not wait’ for EU to unilaterally suspend trade with Israel: PM Harris
18-Oct-2024 Euronews
Ireland is among EU member states that have been calling for the EU and Israel to hold an Association Council over human right concerns in Gaza.
EU, seeking far-flung friends, holds first summit with Gulf states
16-Oct-2024 Reuters
Talks on an EU-GCC free trade agreement, which began 35 years ago, have been suspended since 2008. The UAE has urged the EU to start talks on a separate trade pact with it.
EU plans cash help for farmers to overcome French resistance to Mercosur deal
16-Oct-2024 Politico
The European Commission is working on a new budget fund to compensate farmers for any negative impact from the EU-Mercosur agreement. A French diplomat described the proposal as “an interesting option.”
EU-Andean Countries: Council greenlights the conclusion of the trade agreement with Colombia, Peru and Ecuador
15-Oct-2024 European Council
The Council has adopted a decision to conclude the trade agreement between the European Union and its member states, on one hand, and Colombia and Peru, on the other, as well as a decision to conclude the protocol concerning Ecuador’s accession to this agreement.
Spain urges fellow EU members to suspend free trade agreement with Israeli regime
15-Oct-2024 Press TV
Spain has called on fellow members of the European Union to suspend a free trade deal between the EU and Israel, amid the regime’s ongoing aggression in the Gaza Strip.
EU farmers reaffirm opposition to Mercosur deal as talks resume
15-Oct-2024 Agriland
Several EU-wide organisations representing farmers across several sectors have reaffirmed their opposition to the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement, as talks between both sides have restarted.
After intra-EU BITs and the ECT, the EU needs to abandon extra-EU BITs—for legal, energy and climate policy, and political economy reasons
14-Oct-2024 CCSI
EU members should terminate extra-EU BITs. To facilitate the process, the EU could spearhead an instrument similar to the plurilateral agreement to terminate intra-EU BITs or based on the draft treaty language on termination proposed to UNCITRAL.
Philippines, EU to resume FTA talks
14-Oct-2024 Philstar Global
The Philippines and the European Union (EU) are set to resume next week the negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA), which the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) wants to conclude by 2027 to ensure continued preferential market access to the bloc.
Drop ‘irrational standards’ in trade talks, Goyal advises EU
14-Oct-2024 Hindustan Times
Commerce minister Piyush Goyal on Friday advised the European Union to shun imposing “irrational standards” such as carbon tax, which he said act as trade barriers.
‘Isolated’ France faces political storm over EU-South American trade deal
14-Oct-2024 Politico
An already weakened Macron risks outrage from farmers as the rest of the EU races to get Mercosur deal done.
Italian Deputy PM pledges to help pull through EU-Mercosur FTA
11-Oct-2024 MercoPress
Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister and top diplomat Antonio Tajani told a group of Brazilian businesspeople in Sao Paulo that they are working to accelerate the process and reach a positive conclusion.
EU-India conclude ninth round of free trade agreement talks, core issues remain
9-Oct-2024 Euractiv
The European Union and India have concluded the ninth round of talks on a proposed free trade agreement. Although divergences on key issues remain, an FTA is in the interest of both sides.
How the EU deceives itself about Africa
8-Oct-2024 African Business
Carlos Lopes recounts the frustrating experience of negotiating for Africa with the EU – and calls for an authentic partnership.