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Protest held against govt’s FTAs in Mumbai
2-May-2010 PTI
Public health groups, patients’ groups and other community-based organisations today staged a protest here against the Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) which are being negotiated by the Indian government.
’Keep IPR away from free trade agreements’
2-May-2010 istockanalyst
Civil rights groups want the Government to keep Intellectual Property Rights outside the ambit of Free Trade Agreements being negotiated between India and several other regions including the European Union and Japan.
India, Japan likely to conclude FTA this year: Anand Sharma
1-May-2010 The Hindu
Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma on Friday said India and Japan will be able to conclude their proposed bilateral free trade pact to liberalise commerce this year.
Indian People’s Protests against EU-India FTA
29-Apr-2010 Protest Notice
Protests in Delhi, India as its trade negotiators sit in Brussels with EU on the next round of FTA talks that they hope to wrap by October 2010
Swaziland: Not much benefit in preferential trade agreement
29-Apr-2010 IRIN
A decade after the African Growth and Opportunities Act (AGOA), a preferential US trade agreement, became law on 18 May 2000, there are questions over the benefits, if any, derived from the initiative.
Canada may gain as US delays Colombia agreement
29-Apr-2010 Bloomberg
Colombian Trade Minister Luis Guillermo Plata said Canadian exporters may gain as US lawmakers delay approval of a free-trade agreement with the Latin American country.
EU balks at action on Japan economic pact
29-Apr-2010 Financial Times
The European Union on Wednesday agreed to launch a "joint examination" of its trade and investment ties with Japan, but waved aside Tokyo’s call for preparations for an "economic integration agreement" that supporters say would benefit both sides by billions of euros a year.
Tsai wants ECFA referendum in 2012 if DPP wins election
29-Apr-2010 Taiwan News
Opposition Democratic Progressive Party Chairwoman Tsai Ing-wen wants a referendum to abrogate the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement with China if her party regains power in the 2012 presidential election, reports said yesterday.
EU moves toward new rules on animal welfare
29-Apr-2010 Bridges
The EU is starting to consider new rules on animal welfare that could have significant impacts on its trading partners.
Big stakes in Canada-Europe trade talks, but little attention
28-Apr-2010
It may well be the biggest and most important trade negotiation that most Canadians have never heard of.
EU-India trade talks resume under cloud of concern for public health
28-Apr-2010 IP Watch
Negotiations on the EU-India free trade agreement continue tomorrow in Brussels amid warnings from NGOs from India and Europe about possible negative consequences for the public health of poor citizens in India
Japan, EU remain apart on FTA
27-Apr-2010
Japan and the European Union are unlikely to agree on the possible launch of a joint study of a free-trade agreement when leaders meet in Tokyo on Wednesday, sources said.
KMT should heed public’s wishes
27-Apr-2010
The signature campaign for the petition to initiate a referendum on the signing of an economic cooperation framework agreement (ECFA) with China launched by the Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) along with 50 other associations is coming along smoothly. It passed the initial threshold of 86,000 signatures in a very short time and without waiting for the Central Election Committee’s decision, the campaign is now proceeding to the second stage, which requires 860,000 signatures.
Pakistan, Nepal pledge to improve bilateral ties
27-Apr-2010
Pakistan and Nepal have decided to hold their joint economic commission’s meeting this year in Islamabad. It is stalled for the last five years.
EUROFER expresses concerns over FTA with South Korea
27-Apr-2010
On April 23, the European Confederation of Iron and Steel Industries (EUROFER) released a statement expressing its concerns regarding the possible distortive effects of the negotiated market access conditions under the EU-South Korea Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on the European automotive market, which is the main customer base of the European steel industry.
Korea, Turkey Launch FTA Talks
27-Apr-2010
Korea and Turkey started their first round of free trade negotiations in the Turkish capital Ankara on Monday to set the framework for a bilateral trade deal.
Pharma cos, public health groups want patent issue out of FTA talk with EU
27-Apr-2010
Indian pharmaceutical firms and the network of public health groups have separately urged the government to keep patent-related issues out of the ongoing talks for the proposed India-EU free trade agreement.
FTA with EU stuck on non-trade barriers
27-Apr-2010
Apart from trade issues, the free-trade agreement (FTA) negotiations between India and the European Union (EU) continue to be stuck over non-trade issues like human rights, child labour and environment.
Brazilian president calls for FTA between Mercosur, CARICOM
27-Apr-2010 Xinhua
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Monday called for a free trade agreement between the four-member bloc Mercosur and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).
Beef in Taiwan: Tongues, tails and testicles
27-Apr-2010 MinnPost
US beef has become a political issue across East Asia. After North Korean nukes and the value of the Chinese yuan, it’s one of the biggest headaches for American diplomats.