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Parties argue over how to help EU-FTA transition
24-Apr-2011
The government and the ruling Grand National Party are at odds over how to minimize the damage that the pending free trade deal with the European Union would inflict on the domestic livestock farm business.
Tripartite Free Trade Plan May Repeat Previous Mistakes
23-Apr-2011
With regional wheels rolling to put in place the envisaged grand tripartite free trade area (FTA), questions have arisen about whether it would be viable and increase competitiveness.
Pork exports to India tied to FTA breakthrough
23-Apr-2011
Canadian producers hope free trade negotiations with India will result in that country allowing imports of Canadian pork products, according to an official with one of the agencies trying to open those doors.
Chamber of commerce calls for ACFTA renegotiation
23-Apr-2011
Debate over the ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA) goes on as Indonesia’s Chamber of Commerce (Kadin) calls for renegotiation to give time for Indonesia to develop its downstream industry.
Panama deal opens way for other trade agreements
23-Apr-2011
Administration officials said Tuesday that a free trade agreement with Panama is ready for congressional consideration and that they hoped it will be part of a larger trade agenda that also includes completion of long-pending free trade treaties with South Korea and Colombia.
’Halt India-EU FTA talks immediately’
23-Apr-2011
Ska Keller, a Green member of the European Parliament, has warned that the proposed free trade agreement (FTA) between India and European Union will have serious consequences for the Indian people.
EPAs are bad for Africa
23-Apr-2011
The position taken by Namibia with regard to the signing of the Interim Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) is commendable and should be a guiding principle for further negotiating trade agreements between Africa and the rest of the world.
Gillard voices importance of FTA with Japan
23-Apr-2011
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard stressed Thursday in Tokyo the importance of concluding a free trade agreement between the country and Japan, while vowing to remain a reliable supplier of natural resources to the quake-hit nation.
Locke to lead delegation to Seoul to promote Korea FTA’s passage: Commerce Dept.
23-Apr-2011
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke will lead a bipartisan congressional delegation to Seoul next week to build support for the ratification of the pending free trade deal with South Korea, the Commerce Department said Friday.
BJP demands halt to FTA talks with EU
23-Apr-2011
The BJP has demanded an immediate halt to all plans to finalise a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU) and asked that an all-party meeting be called to analyse the impact assessment reports of such an agreement.
Japan, Luxembourg to push FTA
23-Apr-2011
Japan and Luxembourg agreed Tuesday to push forward the launch of negotiations on sealing a free-trade agreement between Tokyo and the 27-nation European Union, with an eye on reaching an accord during the next Japan-EU summit talks slated for late May in Brussels, officials said.
EESC slams Commission on EU-India FTA
21-Apr-2011 CEO
One of the European Union’s official advisory bodies has spoken out about the flawed negotiating process in the EU-India free trade agreement (FTA).
Minister: Turkey hopes to see FTA with India signed soon
21-Apr-2011
Foreign Trade Minister Zafer Çağlayan has said a free trade agreement (FTA) between Turkey and India should be signed as quickly as possible to make the best out of what he described as the tremendous trade potential between the two emerging economies.
India-EU FTA talks in crucial phase
21-Apr-2011
Negotiations between India and the European Union (EU) for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) have entered a crucial phase and contours of the deal have started to emerge but there are still some issues which need to be resolved, EU official say.
Human Rights Impact Assessment (HRIA) and Expert Consultation on the EU – India FTA with a special focus on impacts on Indian Food Security
20-Apr-2011 Boell India
The Heinrich Böll Foundation along with partners Anthra, MISEREOR and the Third World Network (TWN) organized under the auspices of the Ecofair Trade Dialogue a two day Expert Consultation in New Delhi on the 11. & 12.04.2011 to gauge the perception and threat potential of the FTA on the Right to Food of various marginalized stakeholder groups in India.
Le Sahara Occidental pourra t-il commercer avec l’Union européenne dans le cadre des accords avec le Maroc ?
19-Apr-2011 GuinGuinBali
Depuis un mois, la Commission européenne (CE) se pose une question claire et concise : Doit-on inclure le Sahara Occidental dans les accords commerciaux avec le Maroc ?
EPA negotiations on backburner
18-Apr-2011 Southern Times
Negotiations for a new economic partnership agreement (EPA) between SADC members and the European Union appear to have been shelved with no fixed date for resumption of the protracted trade negotiations.
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).