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EU-Thailand partnership signed
13-Nov-2013 Bangkok Post
The European Union and Thailand have finalised the text of a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA), according to a press statement from the EU office in Bangkok.
Thai-India FTA signing soon
10-Nov-2013
Thailand and India are scheduled to sign their long-awaited comprehensive free-trade agreement (FTA) at the World Trade Organisation meeting next month after reaching an agreement on service-sector liberalisation.
FTA Watch condemns bid to amend Article 190
18-Oct-2013 The Nation
Thai advocacy group FTA Watch yesterday issued a statement condemning attempts to end legislative scrutiny of negotiations concerning international trade agreements.
Anfaco insists on excluding Thai tuna from EU-Thailand FTA
16-Oct-2013 FIS
Spain’s National Association of Manufacturers of Canned Fish and Shellfish (Anfaco Cecopesca) is to once again ask the authorities of the European Union for the exclusion of Thai tuna from the free trade agreement that the European bloc is negotiating with Thailand.
Peru’s FTA with Thailand to increase exports of grapes and fish
15-Oct-2013 Andina
The recent free trade agreement with Thailand is expected to allow Peruvian producers to increase their exports of grapes, canned food, flour and fish, Peru’s Foreign Trade and Tourism Minister announced Monday.
Thailand: Assembly of the Poor demanding Thai-EU FTA Talk must not restrain freedom of seed
8-Oct-2013 LVC
Over 100 farmers from Assembly of the Poor gathered in front of Thai Government House in Bangkok late September in a campaign action to scrutinize the implications for farmers’ seeds of the second round of Thai-EU FTA negotiations going on in Chiangmai
EU-Thailand FTA - IP chapter (draft Sep 2013)
8-Oct-2013
EU-Thailand FTA - investment chapter (draft 2013)
8-Oct-2013
EU-Thailand FTA - trade in goods chapter (draft Jul 2013)
8-Oct-2013
Activists warn of EU FTA dangers
19-Sep-2013 The Nation
While Thai authorities trumpet the progress of the second round of negotiations for a free-trade agreement with the European Union, activists are harsh in their opposition, particularly on the opening up of the pharmaceutical and agricultural sectors.
Hundreds protest Thai-EU free trade talks in northern Thailand
18-Sep-2013 dpa
Hundreds of Thais gathered in the northern city of Chiang Mai Wednesday to protest against talks on establishing a Free Trade Agreement between Thailand and the European Union.
EU’s Everything But Arms initiative is impoverishing Cambodian farmers
17-Sep-2013 Inclusive Development
An EU trade initiative intended to reduce poverty in the world’s poorest countries has driven thousands of Cambodian farming families into destitution and led to serious human rights violations, Inclusive Development International (IDI) and Equitable Cambodia and said in a report released Monday.
Thailand: Uncertainties continue to plague FTA deal with Europe
16-Sep-2013 Bangkok Post
Thai trade representative Olarn Chaiprawat has given civil society groups a confirmation that "TRIPS-plus" and drug issues will not be included in the Thai-EU FTA negotiations.
Thailand to sign FTA deal with Chile in October
11-Sep-2013 Thai News
Thailand is expected to sign a free trade agreement (FTA) with Chile during the Chilean president’s visit to the country in October.
Accord de libre-échange entre Suisse et Thaïlande
11-Sep-2013 ats
Yingluck Shinawatra, premier ministre de Thaïlande, effectue sa première visite officielle en Suisse. Cette rencontre doit se concrétiser notamment par la conclusion d’un accord de libre-échange.
Mass protest to greet EU free trade envoys
11-Sep-2013 Bangkok Post
About 5,000 health, consumer, and farming activists are planning a mass demonstration in Chiang Mai next week to protest against free trade talks between Thailand and the European Union.
Thailand mulls restoring FTA talks with Switzerland
10-Sep-2013 Bernama
The Thai government is considering to restore free trade agreement (FTA) talks with Switzerland, the second largest trading partner of the Thai economy in Europe.
Joint FTA study with Turkey nears completion
31-Aug-2013
Thailand and Turkey plan to finalise their joint study on a possible free-trade (FTA) agreement by early next year.
Thailand: Ministry plans to cut time it takes to complete FTA
31-Aug-2013
The Thai Commerce Ministry aims to speed up the time it takes to complete talks on free-trade agreements from the current average of two years.
Bilateral FTA talks with Thailand likely
22-Aug-2013
Pakistan and Thailand on Wednesday agreed to start formal talks on striking a deal on a free trade agreement (FTA) to double the bilateral trade from $1 billion to $2bn until 2015.