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Editorial: Pacific free trade pact
6-Oct-2010 Asahi Shimbun
In his Diet policy speech on Friday, Prime Minister Naoto Kan said he will consider Japan’s participation in the negotiations for a regional trade pact known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement.
Activists decry India-EU IPR talks
6-Oct-2010 ToI
Delhi Network of Positive People (DNP+) is staging a mass demonstration in front of Udyog Bhavan on Wednesday to protest against the inclusion of intellectual property (IP) provisions in the EU-India free trade agreement (FTA) which they fear will affect people’s access to affordable HIV/AIDS drugs.
Destructive EU-Asia free trade deals should cease
5-Oct-2010
Debating the far-reaching implications of EU trade policy in Asia in the context of the Asia-Europe Summit currently taking place in Brussels, GUE/NGL MEPs joined civil society organisations, NGOs and elected representatives from Asia and Europe to call for a halt to EU Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with Asian countries.
EU-India trade talks must stop
5-Oct-2010
Civil society groups today urged the European Commission and Indian Government to halt free trade negotiations, scheduled to continue in Delhi tomorrow
US economic, political and military expansion in Asia-Pacific
5-Oct-2010 BeYourOwnLeader
The US is stepping up efforts to gain more influence in Asia-Pacific through participation in more regional institutions and negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal. U.S. foreign policy seeks to shape the future of the region in an attempt to dominate economic, political and security issues.
EALA heeds Mkapa’s call on Epa agreement
5-Oct-2010 The Citizen
Partner states of the East African Community (EAC) should not rush to seal partnership deals with the European Union until sticky issues are sorted out, the East African Legislative Assembly has cautioned.
EU-Asia summit boosts calls for free trade pacts
5-Oct-2010 Reuters
Europe hopes trade pacts with Asia will allow it to impose environmental and anti-counterfeiting rules to secure European dominance of technology sectors and guarantee intellectual property when European firms invest abroad.
Japan eyes free trade deal with EU but says bloc divided
5-Oct-2010 AFP
Japan hopes to follow in the footsteps of South Korea by striking a free trade deal with the EU but said Monday the 27-nation bloc remains divided about embracing the Asian economic powerhouse.
Tomato protectionism
5-Oct-2010 FPB
The agriculture Ministers of independent Spanish Islands (Valencia, Canary and Maurice) are asking The European Parliament to freeze and suspend the trade agreement between the EU and Morocco concerning tomatoes and dairy products.
Call for International Week of Action against EU-India FTA
5-Oct-2010
We are calling for an international week of joint action from 4 October 2010 to 9 October 2010 to call upon the Government of India to reject the EU-India FTA, especially the provisions relating to intellectual property rights and investment.
PM set to launch Malaysia-Europe FTA talks on the sidelines of ASEM
4-Oct-2010 Borneo Post
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak is scheduled to launch the Europe-Malaysia FTA negotiations on the sidelines of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) next week in Brussels.
Manmohan Singh, Harper to meet to hammer out economic partnership
4-Oct-2010 The Link
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will meet his Canadian counterpart Stephen Harper soon to launch formal negotiations for a Comprehensive Economic-Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between the two countries, Commerce Minister Anand Sharma has said.
Forget the FTA fix, just say no
3-Oct-2010 FPIF
There is no way to repair an agreement that is, by design, destructive of the public interest, write Christine Ahn and Martin Hart-Landsberg
EU-Central America FTA (2010)
1-Oct-2010
The texts as they were agreed to at the final negotiation round in Madrid on 16-18 May 2010, now going through legal scrubbing.
Preparations for Pacific pact to take five years
1-Oct-2010 Business World
"The only way we can have a trade agreement with the US right now is through the TPP," says Philippine Trade Secretary Gregory L. Domingo.
People living with HIV call out EU hypocrisy on MDGs as it pushes FTAs
30-Sep-2010 Asia Pacific Network of people living with HIV/AIDS (APN+) and Delhi Network of positive people (DNP+)
People living with HIV call out EU hypocrisy on Millennium Development Goals as it forces its trade agreements on developing countries, seizes generic drugs and negotiates ACTA
South Korean farmers protest against free trade with China
30-Sep-2010 NTDTV
Chanting slogans, shaving their heads and painting banners using their own blood, more than 10,000 farmers gathered in downtown Seoul for the biggest rally by the farmers this year.
EU must scale back Africa trade plans: minister
30-Sep-2010 Reuters
The European Union must scale back plans to protect its industries if it wants to seal a long-deadlocked trade deal with southern African states, South Africa’s trade minister said Tuesday.
US wants to send latest tuna-dolphin spat with Mexico to NAFTA
30-Sep-2010 ICTSD
The US government has called for the creation of a dispute settlement panel under the North American Free Trade Agreement to rule on Mexico’s decision to pursue a complaint about US labelling rules for ‘dolphin safe’ tuna at the WTO rather than under NAFTA.
RP notifies US of intention to join TPPA
30-Sep-2010 Manila Bulletin
The Philippines has formally informed the United States Trade Representative of its intention to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, an aggressive free trade deal among a few countries that seeks not only to open up trade but also the country’s highly protected services sector.