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Free trade with Europe could hinge on oilsands, seal hunt
11-Feb-2011 Montreal Gazette
Sealing and oilsands, two issues that have darkened Canada’s image in some sectors of European society, could affect ratification of the proposed Canada-European Union free trade agreement, suggests a report from the House of Commons parliamentary committee on trade.
Mexico-Brazil begin free trade talks on Feb. 28, Reforma says
11-Feb-2011 Bloomberg
The governments of Mexico and Brazil will begin formal negotiations on Feb. 28 to reach a free-trade agreement, newspaper Reforma reported.
India: FTA will boost Malaysia palm oil sector
11-Feb-2011 The Star
Next week’s free trade agreement (FTA) signing between Malaysia and India will be a further boost for the country’s palm oil sector and Sabah, in particular, stands to benefit.
US negative in excluding rice in trans-Pacific FTA
10-Feb-2011 Kyodo
US Trade Representative Ron Kirk indicated Wednesday in a congressional panel that the United States is unlikely to treat Japan’s rice as an exception in the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement.
Maehara denies US pressure on Japan to join Pacific FTA talks
10-Feb-2011 Kyodo
Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara denied that the United States has been pressuring Japan to join a US-backed Pacific free trade agreement, saying some Americans have expressed a sense of caution on the possibility of Japan entering the talks.
EU keen to secure an early Mercosur deal
9-Feb-2011 UPI
EU officials visiting Latin America have given the clearest signal yet they are keen to seal a wide-ranging economic collaboration pact with Mercosur regional trade bloc.
Australian trade deal real test of gov’t resolve on ’Heisei opening of Japan’
9-Feb-2011 Mainichi
"Essentially, a deal with Australia is a prerequisite for participation in the TPP, making this a do-or-die moment for the Japanese administration," says the Mainchi Daily News
US to press South Korea, Panama, Colombia and Russian trade
9-Feb-2011 Reuters
Apart from passage of the three pending FTAs, the White House also wants Congress to remove a Cold War-era stain on relations with Russia by approving "permanent normal trade relations."
Gov’t, ruling party discuss ratification of S. Korea-US FTA
9-Feb-2011 Yonhap
"The GNP will never railroad the KORUS FTA through parliament," Grand National Party floor leader Kim Moo-sung said
India urges Saarc states to ratify services trade deal
9-Feb-2011 Economic Times
India on Tuesday urged all member-states to ratify the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) Agreement on Trade in Services, terming it a "big step forward" for increasing trade within the region.
US asparagus growers get help
9-Feb-2011 Recordnet.com
California asparagus growers are eligible for a share of $15 million in federal funds to help offset losses suffered as imports from Mexico and Peru erode their market share due to FTAs.
Southeast Asia embraces China trade, but how’s the relationship? It’s complicated.
9-Feb-2011 CSM
Lower export barriers are spurring trade and investment from China, but local producers now worry that a flood of cheap Chinese imports will put them out of business.
Japan cuts Filipino nurses some slack
9-Feb-2011
Since the Japan Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) was implemented in 2009, only one Filipino nurse qualified to work in Japan after going through rigorous application and hiring procedures, an official of the Japanese embassy in Manila said Tuesday.
USTR considering pharmaceutical pricing restrictions in TPP; refuses to follow May 10th agreement on IP-medicines issues
8-Feb-2011 Info Justice
Public Citizen and Forum on Democracy and Trade met with US Trade Representative staff on January 3 to be briefed on the Obama administration’s negotiation of the TPP with respect to the planned IP chapter and the rumored chapter on pharmaceutical reimbursement programs.
Kenya joins drive to block new EU policy on ARVs
8-Feb-2011 The Standard
Kenyan activists have written to the European Union and the Kenya Government, protesting what they term damaging trade agreements such as the European Union-India Free Trade Agreement and the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. They say the pacts would damage the fight against Aids.
European Union fails to see strengths of Ukraine, Turkey
8-Feb-2011 Kyiv Post
There were hopes that in the final stages of the EU-Ukraine FTA negotiations the EU may be ready to add a membership perspective. However, EU sources say this is not going to happen.
EU-Ukraine agreement on horizon
8-Feb-2011 Europolitics
If it "continues to demonstrate its determination" to satisfy the required conditions, Ukraine could sign an association agreement with the European Union during the Polish EU Presidency, in the second half of this year, said a diplomatic source in Warsaw
EU trade deal could cost Canada’s drug plans: report
8-Feb-2011 CBC
Proposals put forward by the European Union could add billions in drug costs in Canada annually, a report released Monday says.
Japan and Australia resume trade talks for EPA
8-Feb-2011 Arirang
Japan and Australia resumed talks on Monday on their proposed Economic Partnership Agreement, or preferred trade arrangement, after they fell apart ten months ago.
Colombia, South Korea move to finalize trade deal
8-Feb-2011 Colombia Reports
Colombian and South Korean representatives meet Monday in Los Angeles for the third mini-round of negotiations to finalize details of a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA).