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  • 24-Jun-2012 Arirang
    Korea & Chile agree to upgrade FTA to new level
    The two countries have decided to expand cooperation to various fields, such as education, culture and renewable energy, through an enhanced trade pact.
  • 22-Jun-2012 EurActiv
    MEPs to ’finish off’ ACTA on 4 July
    A European Parliament Committee rejected the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) yesterday despite pro-business lobbying by Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht, who insisted that Parliament should not decide before the European Court of Justice gives its opinion. A final vote in the full Parliament is expected on 4 July.
  • 22-Jun-2012 AFP
    EU bans Israeli settler products
    The global campaign to boycott companies involved in Israeli settlements in Palestinian territories is spreading, according to advocates of this form of "non-violent resistance."
  • 22-Jun-2012 NUPGE
    The TPP: Selling out Canadians, one ’trade deal’ at a time
    We will be told, of course, that this deal too will enhance trade, will enrich Canadians and will be good for our economy. All of this we will be expected to swallow whole. If this deal follows the usual pattern, none of it will be true.
  • 22-Jun-2012 Bernama
    EU envoy hopeful of FTA with Malaysia
    The European Union hopes the Free-Trade Agreement with Malaysia will be materialised, said its Ambassador and Head of Delegation to Malaysia, Vincent Piket. "It is broader than any other FTA Malaysia have negotiated with anybody so we are breaking ground here," he added.
  • 22-Jun-2012 Today
    EU-S’pore FTA talks ’to conclude by end-July’
    The European Union and Singapore will conclude negotiations on a free trade agreement by the end of next month, according to Mr Marc Ungeheuer, ambassador and head of the European Union’s delegation to the Republic
  • 21-Jun-2012 IP Watch
    US-EU transatlantic trade deal would skip IPRs
    The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) yesterday released an interim report with the European Union on ways to expand transatlantic trade and investment. But apparently this would not include trying to bridge differences on intellectual property rights.
  • 21-Jun-2012 Reuters
    EU and US inch toward talks on free trade area
    The United States and the European Union on Wednesday inched closer to starting negotiations on a long-desired free trade deal, with the release of a report calling for wide-ranging market opening and mutual acceptance of product standards.
  • 21-Jun-2012 Globe and Mail
    Trade talks ain’t what they used to be (open)
    Once upon a time, major international trade pacts were the source of controversy and great debate in Canada.
  • 21-Jun-2012 Arirang News
    Korea, Canada agree to resume free trade negotiations
    Korean President Lee Myung-bak and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper have agreed to re-open negotiations for a bilateral free trade agreement within this year.
  • 19-Jun-2012 Globe and Mail
    Canada nears deal for entry into prized Pacific trade talks
    The Harper government and the Obama administration are closing in on a deal that would see Washington support Canada’s admission to major Pacific Rim free-trade talks, The Globe and Mail has learned
  • 19-Jun-2012 The Hill
    Mexico invited to join US-backed Pacific free trade agreement talks
    The United States formally announced Monday that Mexico has been invited to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade talks.
  • 19-Jun-2012 PharmaBiz
    NGOs express concern over ongoing US-India Bilateral Investment Treaty
    A group of public interest organisations in India have expressed concern about the ongoing US-India Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT).
  • 19-Jun-2012
    Canada to reveal next step in closer China trade ties
    Canada is set to announce it has completed an important step toward closer trade ties with China, CBC News has learned.
  • 19-Jun-2012 Bloomberg
    EU-US free trade deal offers painless stimulus for both
    Before the end of the month, US and European Union trade officials will recommend whether to pursue a free-trade agreement.
  • 18-Jun-2012 TDN
    East Africa: EAC strikes new trade agreement with US
    A new Trade and Investment partnership has been forged between the Arusha-based East African Community (EAC) and the United States of America, the ’Sunday News’ has learnt.
  • 15-Jun-2012
    ’ACP countries won’t bow to EU pressure’
    The African, Caribbean and Pacific group of countries has said it would not bow to pressure by the European Union to sign the Economic Partnership Agreements, until there is a mutually beneficial position that does not threaten regional integration.
  • 15-Jun-2012
    Gordon Campbell on the leaks about the Trans Pacific Partnership
    The leaked document on the US Public Citizen website confirm the worst fears about the Trans Pacific Partnership talks. The leaked text, and Public Citizen’s analysis of the text can be accessed here.
  • 15-Jun-2012 The Detroit News
    Romney: Ban Japan from free trade talks
    Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney doesn’t support including Japan in free-trade talks, a spokeswoman said Thursday.
  • 15-Jun-2012 Bernama
    Peru, EU to sign FTA on June 26 in Brussels
    Peru’s Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism Jose Luis Silva announced Thursday that the Multipartite Trade Agreement between the European Union, Peru and Colombia, known as Free Trade Agreement (FTA), will be signed on June 26 in Brussels, Belgium.