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The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has resulted in increased unemployment in the US
27-Jul-2010 Global Research
Labor needs to take the lead in opposing the FTA’s that Obama is pushing and struggle for the creation of 15 million jobs along the lines that AFL-CIO President Donald Trumka has spoken of recently.
TPPA Campaign: Don’t trade away health, labour, cultural and environmental policies
26-Jul-2010 AFTINET
Thirty Australian unions and community groups have asked the Trade Minister to safeguard the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, Australian local content in media, regulation of GE food, regulation of foreign investment and industry policies that support local employment in the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA)
RP eyes participation in free trade deal
25-Jul-2010 PDI
The Philippines has expressed interest in joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a multilateral free trade deal that involves several economies, including the country’s biggest trading partner, the United States.
Pak-Nepal plan free trade pact: Report
25-Jul-2010 Hindustan Times
Pakistan and Nepal plan to ink a Free Trade Agreement (FTA), with a high-level bilateral task force set to finalise the pact soon in a bid to boost bilateral trade and business, a news report said today.
Egypt establishing free trade area with Latin American
25-Jul-2010 Global Arab Network
Egypt will sign next week a free trade agreement with the Latin American Grouping Mercosur, according to Minister of Trade & Industry Rasheed Mohamed Rasheed.
India, EU in new bid to clinch free-trade deal
25-Jul-2010 France 24
India and the European Union are to hold a fresh series of free-trade talks next month in Brussels in a bid to clinch a deal by the end of the year, an official said.
Thailand-Peru FTA could be sealed next month
23-Jul-2010 Andina
The Thai government will propose the Parliament to endorse a bilateral free trade area agreement with Peru next month in order to enhance the effectiveness of trade pacts this year, according to Thai Commerce Minister Porntiva Nakasai.
Sri Lanka told time running out for new trade deal with India
23-Jul-2010 LBO
Sri Lanka could lose more opportunities to access India’s huge market owing to delays in striking a new economic partnership deal with her neighbour, the Indian envoy in Colombo has warned.
Lawmakers demand ’major changes’ to US-S.Korea trade deal
23-Jul-2010 AFP
More than 100 US lawmakers wrote to President Barack Obama Thursday demanding "major changes" to a landmark free trade agreement with South Korea, which they called a "job killing" pact.
RP to forge more free-trade deals
23-Jul-2010 Manila Times
The Philippines is keen on joining the negotiations for the inter-regional economic integration (TPP) as well as starting informal talks with the European Union for a possible bilateral trade pact, the Trade department said.
EU seized in Vienna
22-Jul-2010 PIJIP
It appears that the EU has dropped its demands for patent extensions and may have made data exclusivity subject to compulsory licensing in the EU-India FTA.
’Developed countries must stop using arm-twisting measures in FTAs’
22-Jul-2010 Arab News
The European Union is demanding longer patents through free trade agreements (FTAs), longer than demanded by the World Trade Organization.
R-CALF proposes renegotiation of FTAs
22-Jul-2010 Farm Futures
R-CALF USA sent a letter to President Obama Tuesday requesting a moratorium on future FTAs and rejection of the pending FTAs with Colombia, Korea and Panama until the impacts current FTAs have on the profitability and viability of US producers is assessed.
Taiwan may try to reach free trade accord with Singapore, negotiator says
22-Jul-2010 Bloomberg
“We also hope to sign FTA with countries in South East Asia and even Japan,” Taiwan’s top negotiator with China, Chiang Pin-kung, said.
Le stand de l’UE à la conférence sur le sida "saisi" par des militants défenseurs des génériques
21-Jul-2010 AFP
Le stand de la Commission européenne à la Conférence internationale sur le sida à Vienne a été "saisi" symboliquement mercredi par des militants pour protester contre des saisies dans l’UE de médicaments génériques destinés à des pays en développement.
Government agrees to speed up free trade talks with Australia
21-Jul-2010 Tempo Interactive
Indonesia has agreed to speed up the free trade talks with Australia to have the agreement in place soon, Trade Minister Mari Elka Pangestu said today (20/7).
India-Belgium/Luxembourg Bilateral Investment Treaty (1997)
20-Jul-2010
BIT between India and Belgium and Luxembourg PDF of English version
India-France Bilateral Investment Treaty (1997)
20-Jul-2010
European Commission seeks water services in CETA
20-Jul-2010 rabble.ca
We know through a leaked version of an earlier CETA text and verbally from Canada’s negotiating team in Brussels that the European Commission wants access to Canadian water and sanitation services.
EU lawmakers urge probe of Colombian intelligence operations
20-Jul-2010 Deutsche Welle
EU parliamentarians have called on the Commission to look into Colombian intelligence operations in Europe designed to ‘neutralize the influence’ of critics of the Colombian government in parliament, the UNHCR and NGOs. EU officials fear that an investigation could torpedo ratification of the free-trade agreement, which they see as crucial support of Colombia.