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Congress poised to pass Colombia deal: Baucus
11-May-2011
A top senator said on Wednesday he expected Congress to soon pass a free trade agreement with Colombia despite the continued strong opposition of the largest U.S. labor group.
Uranium to be part of FTA between India, Australia
11-May-2011
With India expected to kick off free trade negotiations with Australia tomorrow, the opposition party here today called for inclusion of uranium sale issue in the negotiations.
Peru sees FTAs with Panama, Costa Rica coming into force in January 2012
11-May-2011
Peru’s free trade agreements (FTAs) with Panama and Costa Rica are expected to come into force in January 2012, according to the Andean country’s Foreign Trade and Tourism Ministry.
Germany’s Merkel wants EU-Japan free trade accord after South Korea deal
10-May-2011 AP
Chancellor Angela Merkel says Germany wants the European Union to negotiate a free-trade agreement with Japan following a similar deal with South Korea.
Vietnam plans to raise labor standards before FTA negotiations
10-May-2011 Vietnam Birdge
Until now, Vietnam has not signed any bilateral or multilateral trade agreements with provisions on labor standards. The TPP may change this.
Bilateral investment treaties: limiting the Commission’s authority
10-May-2011 PE
Parliament voted to circumscribe the Commission’s rights regarding Member States’ bilateral investment treaties (BITs). While urging the replacement of these BITs with EU-wide agreements, Members chose to water down the Commission’s proposal that would have allowed it to review national BITs and, if warranted, withdraw its authorization from them.
EU-Asean FTA set for revival, says Mustapa
10-May-2011 Bernama
The European Union-Asean Free Trade Agreement (EU-Asean FTA) is set to be revived following the positive political climate in Myanmar, says International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed.
Thorny issues remain in EU-India trade talks
10-May-2011 IP Watch
According to European Trade Commissioner Karel de Gucht, there are still thorny issues on the table in the ongoing EU-India free trade agreement talks, including intellectual property issues.
DP’s Sohn apologizes for flip-flopping on EU FTA
10-May-2011
Democratic Party leader Sohn Hak-kyu apologized to the people for the chaos around the ratification of the Korea-EU free trade agreement, which he promised to support and then backed away from, stressing he wasn’t opposed to the deal itself, but was “against the insufficient bill.”
Move to speed up India FTA
10-May-2011
New Zealand and India want to fast track a proposed free trade agreement that will treble trade between the two countries from $1.2 billion to $3b by 2014.
Price of medicines may sky-rocket with FTA
10-May-2011
The price of medicine might be out of reach for most people if Malaysia inks an understanding with the European Union on the Free Trade Agreement.
FTA to give Indian professionals access to New Zealand market
10-May-2011
New Zealand will offer greater market access to Indian professionals in the proposed free trade pact the two countries are currently negotiating, Trade Minister Tim Groser said here today.
Revealed: the bitter taste of Cambodia’s sugar boom
9-May-2011
"Scrambling to take advantage of the EU’s Everything But Arms (EBA) treaty, which allows duty-free, quota-free access to Europe for Cambodian goods, Cambodia’s agro-barons are trampling human rights underfoot, according to campaigners. Western companies have been accused of being complicit, seeking out the cheapest sugar, whatever the consequences.
Trading away financial stability: Capital controls and the US-Colombia trade agreement
8-May-2011 justinvestment.org
Kevin Gallagher demonstrates that the "reworked" US-Colombia agreement has not been reworked to reflect the need to ensure that nations have the ability to prevent and mitigate financial crises.
India, Mercosur "must withstand EU pharma demands"
6-May-2011
Nations currently negotiating trade deals with the European Union (EU) have been warned that they must resist European demands which could threaten access to medicines in emerging and developing countries.
European Parliament to pass resolution supporting Taiwan’s cause
6-May-2011
The European Parliament is scheduled to pass a resolution on May 11 to support Taiwan’s cause. The resolution will push for the signing of a comprehensive agreement to enhance trade and economic cooperation between Taiwan and the European Union.
PH, EU to pursue free-trade pact
6-May-2011
The Philippine government will spend the next three months conducting consultations with various stakeholders and doing impact assessment studies on different sectors in preparation for talks with the European Union within the year on a possible free-trade agreement.
How will free trade deal with EU affect Korea`s farmers?
6-May-2011
The National Assembly has ratified the free trade agreement with the European Union, which will allow the deal to take effect in July.
U.S. to raise beef issue following KORUS FTA
6-May-2011
The Obama administration will request consultations with Korea on the possibility of wider access to the Korean beef market once their pending free trade deal comes into force.
Tripartite FTA summit in June
5-May-2011
The first summit of the envisaged Tripartite Free Trade Area (T-FTA) will be held in South Africa on June 12 where a specific roadmap and timetable for implementation of the expanded economic grouping will be announced.