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  • 24-Apr-2006 Campaign for Good Governance in Lebanon
    CJI calls for full implementation of the human rights and democracy clause in Article 2 of the Lebanese-European Association Agreement
    The Campaign for Judicial Integrity (CJI), a Lebanese policy and advocacy group active in promoting reform of the Lebanese judiciary and legal profession, urged the European Union to give the highest priority for the full implementation of the human rights and democracy clause in Article 2 of the Lebanese-European association agreement before fiscal reform and tax increases.
  • 24-Apr-2006 PCHR
    Punishing the victim: PCHR position paper on the decision to stop international aid to the Palestinian National Authority
    The Palestinian Center for Human Rights says that the EU has failed to enforce Article 2 of its Association Agreement with Israel and suspend the privileges given to Israel until it fulfills its obligations on human rights and democracy.
  • 24-Apr-2006 IPS
    Southern NGOs want greater say in agreements with EU
    Civil society organisations from a large group of developing countries are insisting on full participation in negotiations under way with the European Union.
  • 24-Apr-2006 Reuters
    Morocco textile industry adapting to free trade
    Morocco hopes to create as many textile industry jobs as it loses over a two-year period, the kingdom’s trade minister said.
  • 24-Apr-2006 ANDnetwork
    Uganda to join Comesa FTA soon
    Uganda will join the Common Market for East and South Africa (Comesa) Free Trade Area within three weeks. Mr Nathan Nabeta, State Minister for Trade disclosed.
  • 24-Apr-2006 stuff
    Nuke policy still an issue in US trade talks - Brash
    New Zealand National Party leader Don Brash said it was "fairly clear" that some members of the US Administration felt there was no prospect of an FTA unless there was some change in New Zealand’s anti-nuclear position.
  • 24-Apr-2006 Korea Times
    Korea pledges to protect rice market in FTA talks
    The Ministry of Finance and Economy said that it would exert all-out efforts to shelter the Korean rice market from an influx of US agricultural imports after the enforcement of the proposed Korea-US Free Trade Agreement.
  • 24-Apr-2006 Kyodo
    Japan proposes text on resources cooperation with Indonesia for FTA
    Japan and Indonesia wrapped up their fourth round of negotiations on a bilateral free trade agreement in Tokyo on Friday, with Japan proposing for the first time a draft clause in the FTA which calls for bilateral cooperation on mineral resources.
  • 22-Apr-2006 countercurrents
    "US-India Strategic Economic Partnership": Kowtowing to American big business
    The Report of the US-India CEO Forum titled "US-India Strategic Economic Partnership", which was released during the recent Bush visit, has not attracted much media attention in contrast to the hype over the nuclear deal.
  • 22-Apr-2006 AP
    US: Ecuador oil-tax law violates treaty
    A US Embassy spokeswoman said Friday that a newly approved oil-tax law designed to cut into windfall profits of foreign oil producers, like US-based Occidental Petroleum Corp, violates a bilateral investment treaty.
  • 22-Apr-2006 EurActiv
    Analysis: Prospects for a free trade area EU-Ukraine
    A study reports on feasibility and implications of a free trade area between the European Union and Ukraine, which will be discussed following the country’s accession to WTO. An FTA agreement is foreseen by the current Partnership and Cooperation Agreement with Ukraine and will become part of the European Neighbourhood Policy framework.
  • 22-Apr-2006 El Universal
    Chávez: Colombia-US trade pact killed the Andean Community
    Colombian authorities reject Chávez’ claims. "The Andean legal framework prevails over the FTA, as expressly provided for in the final text of the FTA," said Colombia Commerce minister Jorge Humberto Botero
  • 22-Apr-2006 AllAfrica.com
    US, SACU trade talks proves far-fetched
    The US will look for other ways to kick-start investment in southern Africa.
  • 22-Apr-2006 AllAfrica.com
    SADC-EU trade negotiations: the overlapping membership conundrum
    The challenges of overlapping memberships of regional groupings are coming to the fore as African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries seek a new economic partnership with the European Union (EU).
  • 22-Apr-2006 stuff
    NZ-Korea free trade deal some time away
    New Zealand and Korea’s $2 billion two-way trade could be in danger of stagnating if New Zealand is shut out of future free trade agreements. However, it appears there is "little political will" in Korea to enter formal negotiations with New Zealand.
  • 22-Apr-2006 Prensa Latina
    Bolivia, Andeans limp, LatAm grows
    Bolivia has ruled out Friday leaving the Andean Community of Nations (CAN) but agreed the bloc has been mortally wounded by the Free Trade Agreements (FTA) of two of its partners with the US.
  • 21-Apr-2006 Korea Times
    US FTA to hit service industry hard
    With low productivity and lack of competitiveness, Korea’s service industry is expected to face a critical test as the result of a free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States.
  • 21-Apr-2006 Asia Times
    Why farmers may block US-Korea FTA
    Those outside Korea tend to assume that negotiations for a free-trade agreement (FTA) with the United States are the perfect tool to weaken the South Korean addiction to agricultural protection.
  • 21-Apr-2006 IPS
    Last rites for Andean Community?
    The Andean Community "is dead" said Presidents Hugo Chávez of Venezuela and Evo Morales of Bolivia Wednesday, referring to the trade bloc that their countries form part of along with Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
  • 21-Apr-2006 Reuters
    US warns Ecuador free-trade pact at risk
    The United States warned Ecuador on Thursday that a proposed free-trade agreement was at risk unless Quito acted on a growing list of investment and other concerns.