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Pakistan, Thailand eye free trade agreement
21-Aug-2013 Express Tribune
Pakistan and Thailand on Tuesday expressed the resolve to build a strong economic partnership, double their trade volume to $2 billion in the next five years and eventually enter into a free trade agreement (FTA).
Thailand set to resume talks for FTA with Europe
19-Aug-2013 The Nation
Thailand will soon resume the long-suspended free-trade talks with the European Free Trade Association in order to ensure a level playing field with other Asean countries.
Govt keen to quickly wrap up FTA with EU, says top negotiator
29-Jul-2013
Thailand is eager to wrap up a free-trade agreement with the European Union after the bloc began pursuing bilateral deals with many major markets.
Prospects high for fruitful end to Thailand-EU FTA talks
19-Jul-2013
Michelangelo Pipan, Italy’s ambassador to Thailand, is bullish on the prospects of a successful free trade agreement between Thailand and the European Union.
Japan Tobacco said it sued Thailand over health warnings
3-Jul-2013 Bloomberg
Japan Tobacco Inc., Asia’s biggest listed cigarette maker, sued the government of Thailand over a plan to increase the size of health warnings on cigarette packages, claiming the move is unconstitutional.
Congress agreement to defend the tuna industry in negotiations with Thailand
21-Jun-2013 FIS
Political spokespeople of the Agriculture, Food and Environment Committee of the Spanish Parliament have agreed to develop an institutional statement in defense of the Spanish tuna processing industry in relation to the negotiations on a free trade agreement between the European Union and Thailand
India, Thailand want FTA ’at the earliest’
31-May-2013 IANS
The prime ministers of both countries have directed their respective commerce ministers to work out the India-Thailand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) "at the earliest".
Framework for free-trade by this year: India
30-May-2013 PTI
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived in Bangkok, Thailand, on a two-day visit during which he will hold talks with his Thai counterpart Yingluck Shinawatra to outline the framework of a Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement and elevate bilateral ties into a "strategic partnership".
European firms push Thai-EU FTA talks
16-May-2013 The Nation
Representatives of the European business community in Thailand yesterday said the country’s service sector was in a dangerous situation due to strict local regulations that obstruct foreign investment, especially from Europe.
Thailand not involved in TPP talks
26-Apr-2013 Bangkok Post
A misleading web page promoting the US-led Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade negotiations indicates that Thailand is participating, when in fact Bangkok is staying away from the TPP at this point.
Thailand: Four sensitive issues studied ahead of FTA talks with EU
26-Apr-2013 The Nation
The sensitive issues for Thailand are: the impact of the EU’s plan to end Thailand’s eligibility for the Generalised System of Preferences next year; intellectual-property rights; tariff reductions on alcoholic beverages and cigarettes; and dispute-settlement mechanisms between government and private enterprises.
Thailand: EU wants FTA talks to end in 18 months
17-Apr-2013 The Nation
The Delegation of the European Union to Thailand is pushing hard to have the negotiations on a Thai-EU free-trade agreement concluded within 18 months, through a commitment to "take into account concerned interests" for a "win-win" deal.
Signs of progress as FTA talks loom
8-Apr-2013
The European Commission will begin a week-long free trade agreement (FTA) negotiation with Thailand in Brussels in late May, the first round of official talks, with the hope of reaching an agreement in 18 months.
Thailand: Govt to set up 14 panels before EU FTA talks
23-Mar-2013 The Nation
Thailand has agreed to set up 14 subcommittees to consider various issues in talks for the Thailand-European Union Free-Trade Agreement in order to ensure the greatest benefits for the Kingdom.
Germany, EU keen to clinch Thai FTA within two years: ambassador
19-Mar-2013 China Post
Germany and the entire European Union are ready to provide maximum cooperation for conclusion of the Thai-EU free-trade agreement in two years’ time, for a win-win scenario for both parties, German Ambassador to Thailand Rolf Schulze said.
Thai-Chilean FTA wins parliamentary endorsement
15-Mar-2013 The Nation
Thailand’s Parliament yesterday endorsed the Thai-Chilean free trade agreement, which will take effect in the fourth quarter
UK agri firms aim to cash in on EU-ASEAN FTA
14-Mar-2013 The Nation
British enterprises, particularly from the agriculture and agri-technology sectors, are expected to take advantage of the upcoming free-trade agreement (FTA) between the European Union and Thailand.
Thai PM puts free trade agreement on the table with EU
7-Mar-2013 Financial Times
If concluded successfully, an FTA would kick in just as Thailand’s cushy preferential trade treatment under the EU’s generalised system of preferences expires in 2015.
EU-Thailand FTA negotiations: What fate for access to medicines?
6-Mar-2013
Health Action International Europe, Oxfam and Action against AIDS Germany have serious concerns over the repercussions the EU-Thailand FTA will have on access to medicines in Thailand and the region.
Thai civic groups warn against pact with EU
4-Mar-2013 Bangkok Post
About 1,500 members of the groups under the umbrella network of FTA Watch gathered outside Government House yesterday to voice their concerns.