4-Mar-2021
Swiss Coalition for the Right to Seed
EFTA’s response to the June 2020 open letter, supported by 250 organisations from around the world, is disappointing. EFTA maintains the UPOV 91 requirement in FTAs. The right to seeds therefore remains under pressure.
9-Feb-2021
Handelskampanjen
Joint statement from several civil society organizations and farmers’ associations with requirements for the Mercosur agreement.
3-Feb-2021
Sydney Morning Herald
Australia will turn its attention towards clinching a trade agreement with Israel. A similar feasibility study to scope the benefits of beginning trade negotiations with European Free Trade Association countries.
3-Dec-2020
The Jakarta Post
The Indonesian government is expecting to finish the ratification of the comprehensive economic partnership agreement with EFTA early next year in a bid to attract investment from those countries amid the COVID-19 crisis.
23-Sep-2020
International Trade Compliance Update
On 21 September 2020, the Federal Customs Administration announced that the EFTA-Ecuador Free Trade Agreement will enter into force on 1 November 2020.
9-Jul-2020
Swiss Right to Seeds Coalition
Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Norway are undermining farmers’ rights to seeds in the countries of the global South
15-Jun-2020
Financial Express
India hasn’t shunned efforts to forge “balanced” trade agreements despite renewed push for self-reliance, and talks with key partners, including the US, the EU and Australia, will gain momentum once the impact of the pandemic wanes considerably.
11-Jun-2020
Recht auf saatgut
Sign-on the letter for organisations.