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Sign the petition to suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement
6-Mar-2009 Long Live Palestine
Activists from The Peace Cycle will cycle from the International Courts of Justice in the Hague to the European Parliament in Brussels, to hand-deliver this petition to the European Parliament on 31 March 2009.
ASSOCHAM seeks early India-ASEAN pact to boost trade
6-Mar-2009 Reuters
India needs to expedite a free trade pact with the South-east Asian nations to boost exports in the face of a global economic downturn and rising protectionism, an industry body said on Thursday.
EP wants to see EU-India Free Trade Agreement signed by end of 2010
6-Mar-2009 Khabrein Info
Disappointed with the slow pace of negotiations, the European Parliament would like to see a Free Trade Agreement between the EU and India signed the end of 2010.
Despite Nuclear deal, US sees hurdles in trade with India
6-Mar-2009 The Hindu
While the India-US civil nuclear deal has opened "the door even wider" for US exports, Washington says India’s tariff and tax regime, intellectual property rights policies, investment climate and regulatory hurdles still pose a problem.
Controversy surrounds Peru-Chile free trade agreement
5-Mar-2009 Santiago Times
The Peruvian opponents’ principal argument is that Congress should have approved the FTA, as decreed by article 56 of the Constitution.
"We oppose free trade negotiations with Vietnam" - Johnson, NCTO
5-Mar-2009 Fibre2Fashion
At a hearing on proposed free trade negotiations with countries in the Trans-Pacific Partnership area (TPP), the US National Council of Textile Organisations opposed the proposed inclusion of Vietnam in the negotiations and said the textile industry would oppose any agreement that included Vietnam.
Lawmakers postpone Korea-US FTA bill
5-Mar-2009 Chosun Ilbo
Ruling and opposition party lawmakers have tentatively agreed to postpone until April a decision on ratifying the Korea-U.S. free trade agreement concluded in 2007.
Education outcomes of the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand FTA
5-Mar-2009
Normally the services chapter of an FTA covers movement of persons from one country to another in order to supply a service. This FTA is unusual because it contains both a chapter on trade in services and a separate chapter, and accompanying schedule of commitments, in respect of the movement of natural persons.
South Korean president supports Aust FTA
4-Mar-2009 TVNZ
South Korea’s President Lee Myung-bak Lee will announce the start of formal negotiations towards a free trade agreement with Australia in Canberra on Thursday.
US lawmakers rally against Panama FTA
4-Mar-2009 Panama Star
54 democrat congressmen sent a letter to President Barack Obama asking him to forego the Free Trade Agreement with Panama, because it has refused to sign any tax information exchange treaties.
Trade Wars: The Rise of Protectionism?
4-Mar-2009 Blacklisted News
Around the world, many are looking to President Barack Obama for leadership and feel that he is the one who can save the current global trading system. Does this system really work? Is it worth saving?
Add human rights to FTA talks: EU
4-Mar-2009 Business Standard
A draft report prepared by Members of the European Parliament could potentially derail negotiations between India and the European Union on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement involving duty-free trade of goods, services and investment. The report calls for the inclusion of human rights and democracy issues in the CEPA talks and an international investigation into “extra judicial killings” in Jammu & Kashmir.
Koreans keep the free trade ball rolling
3-Mar-2009
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak put on an impressive show in Auckland yesterday as he talked tough about the necessity for world leaders not to fall prey to anti-protectionist forces.
France To Maintain Official Development Assistance To Ghana
3-Mar-2009
Despite the global financial turmoil, the government of France will continue to provide its official development assistance to Ghana.
Forum slams proposed ECFA
3-Mar-2009
Critics of the government yesterday told a forum that the government’s proposed economic cooperation framework agreement (ECFA) with China was tantamount to a “one China market.”
Free trade deal should exclude shipbuilding, Stoffer says
3-Mar-2009
Peter Stoffer hopes to turn the tide on a controversial free trade agreement that could sink shipbuilding in Canada.
Trade unions set terms for EPA talks
3-Mar-2009
The East Africa Trade Union Congress (EATUC) has joined groups that want the deadline for the signing of the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA) between the East Africa Community and the European Commission extended.
Law firms from FTA partners to open local offices
3-Mar-2009
The National Assembly passed a bill yesterday allowing law firms from the United States and countries that have free trade agreements with South Korea to set up local branches to provide legal consulting services.
Europe open to Thai trade talks
3-Mar-2009 Bangkok Post
The European Union is willing to begin bilateral free trade talks with Thailand in a process that would move together with existing Asean-EU talks, said Philippe Meyer, the directorate-general for trade at the European Commission. "It takes time for a region to behave like a region. So we need to go faster," he said.
EU takes "realist" tone with Colombia
2-Mar-2009 Washington Post
While some in the EU have voiced concern about Colombia’s human rights failures, Europe’s top politicians do not seem interested in linking this problem to the FTA.