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UNICE-CII: Working together for an ambitious EU-India trade and investment agreement
18-Jan-2007 BUSINESSEUROPE
At a meeting in Bangalore, on 17 January 2007, BUSINESSEUROPE and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) adopted a joint statement supporting the rapid launch of the negotiations of an ambitious EU-India trade and investment agreement.
German, Russian doubts aired on EU-US trade push
17-Jan-2007 The News
Senior officials from Germany and Russia warned on Wednesday against pursuing any free trade agreement between the European Union and United States which might endanger a broader multilateral deal under the WTO.
US will re-negotiate free trade deals
17-Jan-2007 NewsMax.com Wires
The Bush administration said Wednesday it will renegotiate the language covering labor rights in free trade agreements it has reached with Peru, Colombia and Panama, in order to get the deals approved by the new Democratic Congress. The three countries have already been notified.
Ecuador not interested in FTA while Peru expects a ratification soon
17-Jan-2007 FreshPlaza
Correa’s government officially announced that Ecuador is not interested at the moment to negotiate a free trade agreement (FTA) with the US.
Malaysia says FTA deal with US cannot be completed before July deadline
17-Jan-2007 IHT
A free trade pact with the United States is unlikely to be concluded before a July 1 deadline because of differences over opening up services and Malaysian government contracts, the trade minister said Wednesday.
SK-US free trade deal would violate 169 Korean laws: critics
17-Jan-2007 Hankyoreh
The Korean government has already promised to the US to revise some of the laws. Cases in point are the fair trade law and the labor law. It will also have to rewrite Korea’s copyright act and patent regulations, and revise domestic law on taxation and real estate.
Rafidah skirting main FTA issues
17-Jan-2007
International Trade and Industry Minister Rafidah Aziz has not addressed the main concerns surrounding the US-Malaysia Free Trade Agreement (FTA), claimed a regional grouping of fishermen and farmers today.
In Colombia, free trade means murder and migration
16-Jan-2007 New America Media
If ratified by Congress, the US-Colombia Free Trade Agreement, which President Bush and Colombian President Alvaro Uribe signed in mid-November, could lead to more hydropower and mining projects in Colombia — and more displacement and violence.
Thousands of protesters voice opposition to FTA amid bolstered police presence
16-Jan-2007 Yonhap
Thousands of farmers, workers and progressive lawmakers gathered Tuesday afternoon in downtown Seoul to protest ongoing free trade talks between South Korea and the United States, threatening to march to the site of the negotiations despite police warnings.
Japan, Vietnam kick off FTA talks
16-Jan-2007 Forbes
Japan and Vietnam began free trade talks in Tokyo, an official said Tuesday, following an agreement last year between the leaders of the two countries.
UAE free trade agreement with US at risk
16-Jan-2007 AXcess News
Free trade negotiations between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the United States is at risk of unraveling if an agreement can not be reached next month, UAE government officials said Monday. US oil and gas exploration and development companies stand to lose billions if the Bush administration cannot work it out in time.
Anti-FTA groups stage rally
15-Jan-2007 Korea Times
Civic groups and labor unions staged a series of rallies against the Korea-U.S. free trade agreement (FTA) as new round of FTA talks opened Monday. The anti-FTA groups estimated at about 2 million people will also have a large-scale protest at downtown Seoul on Tuesday.
Unbundling water from land
15-Jan-2007 Online Opinion
In excluding water from GATS but not from the Australia-US FTA, we have simply swapped one lot of water lords for another.
Progessive lawmakers go on hunger strike opposing FTA
15-Jan-2007 Yonhap
Nine progressive lawmakers went on a hunger strike Monday against the free trade talks between Seoul and Washington as the two sides began the sixth round of the negotiations.
Tobacco, rice excluded in FTA negotiations with US
15-Jan-2007 The Star
Tobacco and rice are listed in Malaysia’s exclusion list in its negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement with the United States.
India, ASEAN FTA to be signed by July
15-Jan-2007 Indiainfoline
The much-delayed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with ASEAN could see the light of day sooner rather than later. Over the weekend, the two sides agreed on the broad contours of the agreement, which is expected to be signed by July.
China, ASEAN sign trade in services agreement of FTA
15-Jan-2007 People’s Daily
China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) signed on Sunday in Cebu an agreement on Trade in Services of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area.
ASEAN for the people
15-Jan-2007 Melbourne Indymedia
We call on Governments to review existing FTAs and, to postpone for further examination and public scrutiny the FTAs currently being negotiated or proposed, particularly the proposed EU-ASEAN FTA, and FTAs with Japan and the United States under consideration by several ASEAN members.
Pakistan-Mauritius talks on PTA conclude
15-Jan-2007 Daily Times
Pakistan and Mauritius on Saturday concluded the discussion on the bilateral Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) and both sides have agreed to expedite the process for its formal signing.
China, ROK to speed up free-trade deal
15-Jan-2007 People’s Daily
China and the Republic of Korea (ROK) agreed yesterday to speed up the research phase of the effort to create a China-ROK free trade area (FTA).