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EU turns blind eye to Palestinian citizens in Israel
18-Apr-2011 IMEU
The rights of the Palestinian minority in Israel are not even mentioned in the "association agreement" between the EU and Israel
The Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement: a Latin American perspective
16-Apr-2011 CEPAL
The TPP negotiations offer both Chile and Peru little in terms of improved market access, as well as risks such as having to make new concessions in sensitive areas like intellectual property and investment.
AG wants regionalism as a pillar of EPA laws
16-Apr-2011 Antigua Observer
Antigua’s Attorney General Justin Simon has called for regional integration to be a key component of laws being designed to implement the European Union Economic Partnership Agreement (EU EPA).
EU threatens to file lawsuit against Argentina over ’protectionism’
16-Apr-2011 Buenos Aires Herald
The European Union’s top trade negotiator, Karel de Gucht, accused Argentina of being “the great obstacle” in an association agreement between the EU and the Mercosur, and threatened to take the case before the WTO.
Developments in the EU-Mercosur Association Agreement
16-Apr-2011 CAP 2020
With EU-Mercosur FTA talks expected to conclude by July 2011, there are significant concerns being raised about the impact, not only on the EU’s agricultural sector, but also what this might mean environmentally.
EU-Japan trade deal on cards, affirms Spain
16-Apr-2011 IB Times
Japanese automakers and electronics giants have been ramping up efforts to make the government kick-start free trade talks with the EU, concerned about losing further market share to its South Korean competitors.
Colombian free trade deal ignores violence, faces Colombian resistance
13-Apr-2011 Uprising
Congress is poised to ratify a Free Trade Agreement with Colombia in spite of vehement opposition both here in the US and in Colombia.
Korea-US Free Trade Agreement another cash cow for corporations
13-Apr-2011 Madison.com
"If the argument in favor of KORUS is increased corporate profit, fine, call it that, but it is a perverse misrepresentation to imply that US farmers and workers will profit," says Wisconsin dairy farmer Jim Goodman
Russian Prime Minister Putin admits trade protective measures if introduce free trade area between Ukraine and EU
13-Apr-2011 UNA
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says that Russia may apply trade protective measures if Ukraine and the European Union sign a free trade area agreement
Beef issues affect US-Taiwan free trade talks: U.S. official
13-Apr-2011 CNA
The lingering beef dispute was why Taiwan has been unable to hold a new round of high-level trade talks with the United States and why it has lost congressional support for the negotiation, according to a US official Tuesday.
India, European Union closer to free trade agreement
13-Apr-2011 Economic Times
A successful meeting of officials in Brussels last week has narrowed down the differences and raised the chances of a deal being inked by July this year.
FTA with Canada operational within 3 months: Minister
13-Apr-2011 Canada Reports
Foreign Minister Maria Angela Holguin stated Monday that the free trade agreement between Colombia and Canada should be operational within the next two to three months.
Colombia: workers, students protest FTA, privatization
13-Apr-2011 WW4 Report
In Colombia’s largest demonstration since President Juan Manuel Santos took office last August, tens of thousands of unionists, students and teachers demonstrated throughout the country on April 7 to protest a free trade agreement with the US and proposed changes in the education system that they say will lead to privatization.
India-EU FTA carries severe public health consequences
12-Apr-2011 FSRN
After four years of talks, India and the European Union are narrowing down their differences on a bilateral Free Trade Agreement that critics in India and elsewhere say could have a devastating impact on public health by hampering access to life-saving drugs for millions of people.
Colombia deal could go to US Congress in weeks
12-Apr-2011 Reuters
The White House could send a free trade pact with Colombia to Congress for approval within weeks now that a bilateral agreement on labor concerns has been reached, a top US official said on Monday.
Stung by Asean-China deal, Minister asks for FTA delay
11-Apr-2011 Antara
Indonesia’s Industry Minister MS Hidayat has asked for a postponement of the free-trade agreement between Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand to allow for further study.
Car industry fires a warning over EC free-trade deals
11-Apr-2011 Express
Free-trade agreements with India and Japan could undermine the UK’s automotive industry, which employs 700,000 and accounts for more than 10 per cent of exports, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders is warning.
Ohio’s senators disagree on Colombian trade pact
11-Apr-2011
Sen. Sherrod Brown, a longtime critic of trade pacts such as the North American Free Trade Agreement, last week assailed the new agreement between the Obama administration and Colombia, charging that "it merely represents another example of Washington being out-of-touch with concerns and values of most Americans."
Busy days as Korea-EU trade agreement nears
11-Apr-2011
The history of the British Chamber of Commerce in Korea, or the BCCK, dates back to 1977 when seven British businessmen began holding regular meetings to discuss issues about promoting business in Korea.
Peru, EU to officially sign FTA on Wednesday
11-Apr-2011
Peru and the European Union will officially sign a bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on Wednesday, April 13, in Brussels, Belgium, according to a ministerial resolution published Sunday by the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur).