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Panama human rights problems spotlighted in Washington
9-Apr-2011 Panama Newsroom
The list of US criticisms of human rights infringements in Panama under the Martinelli administration continues to grow and the president, unlike the leaders of other countries seeking an FTA, has still not been invited to the White House.
India-EU FTA talks gather momentum
9-Apr-2011 Business Standard
The agreement, if pulled off, is widely seen as a way for the EU to steal a march over its transatlantic cousin, the United States.
Czechs face uphill battle to cancel US investment treaty
9-Apr-2011 Czech Position
The Finance Ministry wants to cancel the bilateral investment agreement with the US, but that idea faces powerful opposition
European Parliament urges EU to suspend Association Agreement talks with Syria
9-Apr-2011 ENPI
The EU must reassess its bilateral relations with Syria in light of the violent repression of demonstrators, while talks on a future Association Agreement must be suspended, according to a resolution passed by the European Parliament today.
Election postpones Canada-EU trade offers; now is the time to debate the deal, says Council of Canadians
8-Apr-2011
The Council of Canadians is encouraged the federal and provincial governments have postponed an exchange of offers with the European Union before a seventh round of Canada-EU free trade negotiations next week.
US business sees trade deals approved by July
8-Apr-2011
A new U.S. deal with Colombia to address longstanding labor concerns should clear the way for Congress to pass three long-stalled free trade agreements by July, industry officials said on Friday.
"Trade minister to be held responsible for EU FTA fiasco"
8-Apr-2011
Korean Trade Minister Kim Jong-hoon, who is considered his government’s leading trade expert, is on the brink of resignation over translation errors in the Korean version of the Korea-European free trade agreement.
Against lowering of customs duty on auto in FTA with EU: SIAM
8-Apr-2011
Stating that incentives should be given for setting up manufacturing bases in the country, SIAM today said it opposes any lowering of customs duty on fully imported cars in the proposed India-EU free trade agreement.
Canada-India free trade pact by 2013: Industry Minister
8-Apr-2011 Economic Times
Canadian Industry Minister Tony Clement has reiterated his country’s commitment to signing a free trade agreement with India by 2013.
AFL-CIO remains opposed to Colombia trade deal
7-Apr-2011 AFL CIO
"We have no doubt that if 51 CEOs had been murdered in Colombia last year, this deal would be on a very slow track indeed," says AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka
USW joins Colombian unions in opposition to proposed FTA
7-Apr-2011 USW
The United Steelworkers is both disappointed and outraged to learn that the Obama Administration has apparently reached an agreement with Colombia over a free trade agreement.
Unions seek labour justice under free trade deal
7-Apr-2011 IPS
"My brother was murdered, and we’re still the victims of threats and harassment, which is why we filed the petition" under the free trade agreement signed with the United States by Central America and the Dominican Republic, (DR-CAFTA), said Guatemalan trade unionist Noé Ramírez.
US-Colombia deal on labour rights met with scepticism
7-Apr-2011 IPS
Largely hailed by Republican lawmakers, the preliminary details of the deal, dubbed an "Action Plan for Labour Rights", were received sceptically by some Democrat representatives, while labour and rights groups noted that they lacked breadth, depth, and accountability measures.
Dow applauds progress on US-Colombia free trade agreement
7-Apr-2011 Dow
The agreement will remove 90% of current tariffs assessed to Dow’s more than $200 million in American manufactured goods exported to Colombia.
US, Colombia reach deal on key free trade pact
7-Apr-2011 AP
The United Steelworkers called news of the amended Colombia pact "devastating" and said they, as well as the AFL-CIO, would continue to oppose the deal.
Europe opens new front against affordable medicines in trade deal with India
7-Apr-2011 MSF
As free trade agreement talks between Europe and India resume in Brussels today, the international medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is deeply concerned about new measures Europe is pushing to restrict the production of affordable generic medicines that MSF and others rely on to treat patients across the developing world.
Colombia is said to reach labor deal with US to advance trade agreement
7-Apr-2011 Bloomberg
Colombia and the US may announce a deal as soon as today on measures clearing the way for a stalled free-trade agreement, according to six people familiar with the talks.
Commission and New Delhi in fresh FTA push
7-Apr-2011 Europolitics
The outcome of this week’s meetings will reveal whether India and the EU can clinch a historic free trade agreement by the summer, Europolitics understands.
Peru, Mexico sign trade deal
7-Apr-2011 EFE
Peru and Mexico on Wednesday here signed a trade agreement with the aim of jointly reaching out to Asia, an undertaking that they want Chile and Colombia to join.
Peru, Mexico move toward Latam trade integration
7-Apr-2011 Reuters
Mexico and Peru signed a trade agreement on Wednesday after five years of negotiation