12-Jul-2013
Public Service Europe
Topics where EU and US politicians and stakeholders’ interests clash — such as public procurement, data protection, financial services and agricultural issues like geographical indicators and sanitary and phytosanitary measures – will prove the most problematic during talks.
6-Jul-2013
Global Meat News
European Union representatives travelling to Washington DC next week for the first round of negotiations with the US to forge a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership want early progress on the Americans lifting the current ban on European beef, an EU source close to the negotiations said.
4-Jul-2013
Canadian Press
European access for Canadian beef still a sticking point
26-May-2013
Washington Post
Opposition to US agricultural practices is threatening to become a major battle in discussions starting next month that could sweep away trade barriers between the United States and Europe.
30-Apr-2013
Farmers Weekly
EU egg producers have lobbied MEPs for fair trade, not free trade, highlighting that the egg industry would be disadvantaged if it isn’t given special protected status in any future trade agreements.
25-Apr-2013
Washington Post
Rice is a staple food in Japan, but it is also a cultural staple — so much so, say opponents of a 12-nation free-trade agreement, that the values learned through rice farming keep the streets of Tokyo safe and the nation stable.
19-Apr-2013
The Australian
Australia’s meat exporters believe they are being sacrificed for the benefit of the car industry as negotiations for the Australia-Japan free trade agreement draw closer to conclusion.
19-Apr-2013
The Australian
The Gillard government has abandoned a comprehensive free-trade agreement with China to focus on a "trimmed-down" agriculture deal, according to The Australian