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Not a border crisis, but a “free trade” crisis

A new report unpacks how decades of corporate-led trade agreements have displaced millions of people, stripping them of their livelihoods and forcing them to migrate to survive.

Revised EU-Morocco trade agreement: ECVC denounces this agreement which goes against the CJEU ruling and will defend the rights of European and Moroccan peasants in solidarity with the Saharawi people

ECVC denounces the steps taken by the European Commission and Morocco regarding the EU-Morrocco trade agreement, as they try at all costs to save the interests of a minority of transnational corporations and foreign investors at the expense of the Saharawi people and Moroccan and European peasants.

Free trade agreements pushing UPOV as of 2025

GRAIN has updated its dataset on free trade agreements that push harsh new standards for intellectual property rights over biodiversity, going beyond the international standards set by the World Trade Organisation.
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India and EU resume FTA talks, Brussels team in Delhi

India and the European Union (EU) on Monday resumed negotiations on their Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with a team from Brussels arriving here. The talks will last till the end of the week and may aim to sort out the remaining differences so that the deal is ready by the end of this year.

India-New Zealand FTA: Fourth round of negotiations begin

India and New Zealand have commenced their fourth round of Free Trade Agreement negotiations in Auckland, focusing on trade in goods and services, and rules of origin. Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal is set to meet his New Zealand counterpart this week to review the ongoing progress. Both nations aim to resolve outstanding issues for an early conclusion of the FTA.
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