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Kerala ready for massive rally to oppose Asean-India FTA
2-Oct-2009 Bernama
"We are apprehensive about the agreement with Asean. This agreement is not going to protect Kerala farmers. Majority of our farmers survive on small scale farming and they can’t compete when the markets open up," Kerala’s Agriculture Minister Mullakkara Ratnakaran told Bernama in a telephone interview Thursday.
Close attention to final round of Peru-EU FTA required
2-Oct-2009 La Primera
The Peruvian Network for a Just Globalization says that both public opinion, as well as members of Congress, have to make sure that no conditions that restrict access to medicines for thousands of Peruvians are included in the text of the EU-Peru trade agreement.
DoS attack at bilaterals.org
2-Oct-2009
Over the past few days, bilaterals.org has been the target of a sustained and powerful ’Denial of Service’ attack.
Murder in Colombia and a US multinational
2-Oct-2009 LA Times
Did officials of Drummond Co, a US coal operation, play a role in the deaths of at least two men in Colombia? US and European labor leaders are watching this case closely and pointing to it as an example of why they object to the United States’ proposed free-trade agreement with Colombia.
Vietnam may soon get market economy status
1-Oct-2009 The Economic Times
India is to soon recognise Vietnam as a market economy clearing the last hurdle to the India-ASEAN FTA
Centre counters anti-FTA campaign
1-Oct-2009 The Hindu
In a rare move, India’s Union government has launched an ‘Appeal to the People of Kerala’ advertisement campaign to counter the ‘false propaganda’ against the Indo-ASEAN free trade agreement.
FTA between GCC, EU expected to be sealed next March: Kuwaiti official
1-Oct-2009 Xinhua
The long-awaited negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and the Gulf Cooperation Council is expected to be completed by next March, a Kuwaiti senior official said Tuesday.
US does not have timeline for KORUS FTA’s ratification: Cutler
1-Oct-2009 Yonhap
President Barack Obama has expressed concerns about an imbalance in auto trade and restricted shipments of US beef.
Alternatives for the Americas
30-Sep-2009 Alternative Regionalisms
Alternatives for the Americas is a document of guidelines for making the process of hemispheric economic integration more inclusive, democratic, environmentally and culturally sustainable, and equitable.
Barbados - Former PM urges CARICOM to strike better deals with Canada
30-Sep-2009 Jamaica Gleaner
Former Barbados Prime Minister Owen Arthur has cautioned Caribbean Community (CARICOM) governments that any trade and economic agreement reached with Canada must be "better than what we got from Europe".
EPA negotiations in limbo – Daramy
30-Sep-2009 Peace FM
Economic Partnership Agreement negotiations between West Africa and the European Union are in a limbo due to differences over market access, the regional grouping ECOWAS said on Tuesday.
US Secretary Locke: Colombia trade pact not likely ratified in ’09
30-Sep-2009 Dow Jones Newswires
The US Congress won’t likely ratify a free trade agreement with Colombia this year as it’s currently focusing on health care reform and energy-related legislation, US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said Tuesday.
US-Malaysia: One hitch may be taken off FTA talks
29-Sep-2009 Business Times
One obstacle in US-Malaysia Free Trade Agreement talks may be taken off the table following high-powered discussions on government procurement between the two trade partners.
APE : les militants de 30 pays demandent à l’UE de revoir radicalement sa copie
29-Sep-2009 HNS
Le 27 septembre 2009 marque le 7ème anniversaire du lancement des négociations des Accords de partenariat économique (APE). Depuis 2004, les organisations de la société civile de l’Union européenne (UE) et des pays d’Afrique des Caraïbes et du Pacifique (ACP) ont intitulé cette journée « Journée mondiale d’action contre les APE » pour protester contre la démarche européenne sur les APE.
EU automakers urge Brussels to ditch SKorea trade deal
29-Sep-2009 AFP
European auto manufacturers on Monday urged Brussels not to sign a free trade agreement with South Korea due to be inked over the coming days.
Africa sets terms for granting EU full market access
29-Sep-2009 Business Daily
Africa is asking its team of trade negotiators working on the Economic Partnership Agreement to focus on economic development before deciding on opening up markets to the European Union.
Indo-Jap FTA: Data exclusivity threat to generics
29-Sep-2009 DNA
Amid fresh talks on the India-Japan free trade agreement (FTA), concerns are being expressed about certain measures that could hamper generic drugs and access to medicines.
EU urged to sign free trade deal with Gulf states
29-Sep-2009 Business 24/7
Gulf oil producers yesterday urged the European Union to stop setting conditions and sign a free trade agreement that has eluded the two sides for nearly two decades because of persistent rifts.
CPM gets set to protest FTA with a human chain
29-Sep-2009 Livemint
The Kerala unit of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), or CPM, is pulling out all the stops to ensure the success of a planned statewide human chain on 2 October to protest a free trade agreement between India and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
Nauru leads the charge on EPAs
28-Sep-2009
The stalled negotiations on the EU-inspired Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the Forum Island Countries finally resumed in Brussels.