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Not under the same sky: bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs), agriculture and food sovereignty
12-Feb-2007 PANAP
An initial report on the spread of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) throughout the Asia-Pacific and their impacts on agriculture and food sovereignty, in the context of the current state of play of the WTO, and the devastating legacy of agricultural liberalisation through World Bank/International Monetary Fund structural adjustment programmes.
As SK-US free trade talks near end, much unresolved
12-Feb-2007 Hankyoreh
With two rounds reportedly remaining, many in South Korea fear a ’spree of concessions’
US-S Korea free trade talks resume; no deal seen this week
12-Feb-2007 Dow Jones Newswires
The lead US negotiator in free trade talks with South Korea said Sunday that while she is optimistic about the latest round of negotiations, a final agreement will not be reached this week.
Activists want waste provisions to be removed from agreement
12-Feb-2007 Bangkok Post
Activists have called on Thailand’s National Legislative Assembly to remove trade in waste and micro-organism patenting from the Japan-Thailand Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
No FTA newsletter (KoA)
10-Feb-2007 KoA
Korean protest delegation sets off for Washington, DC; Farmers, livestock raisers, and civil society groups protest beef import talks, 13 arrested; The undemocratic character of the FTA negotiations process
Imported chicken cripples economy in western Africa
10-Feb-2007 Final Call
Europeans love chicken breast. What do they do with the chicken legs? The current answer: Freeze them and ship them to Africa where they sell at a price far cheaper than fresh local chicken.
Endorsement for “US civil society declaration on the KOR-US FTA” requested
10-Feb-2007
A US civil society statement on the Korea-US FTA written in collaboration between the AFL-CIO and Korean Americans for Fair Trade, and endorsed by the Alliance for Responsible Trade. Organizational endorsement is requested by 12 February 2007.
Toward a US-Indonesia free trade agreement
10-Feb-2007 USINDO Brief
A potential bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the United States and Indonesia is the subject of an upcoming study, “Toward a US-Indonesia Free Trade Agreement”, by Gary Hufbauer and Sjamsu Rahardja. Hufbauer and David Katz of the US Trade Representative discussed the potential economic benefits an FTA would mean for both countries, areas that would need to be addressed to successfully conclude an FTA, as well as political prospects for such an agreement.
Malaysia, US free trade talks bog down
10-Feb-2007 AFP
Talks for a free trade agreement between the US and Malaysia are bogged down in sensitive issues and are unlikely to meet a crucial deadline to forge to deal, according to a senior US official.
The road to an undesirable deal: A report to US Congress
10-Feb-2007 KCTU
The Korea-US FTA will make living conditions more difficult for people living in both countries. This report covers seven main concerns and presents three individual cases. Our analysis shows that the proposed agreement will disproportionately hurt working families, widen the income gap, limit public services, and undermine culture and the environment in South Korea.
Business leaders warn of battle over free-trade pacts
9-Feb-2007 Miami Herald
Business groups prepare to fight for US approval of free-trade agreements with the Americas
Agriculture and development in the EPA negotiations
9-Feb-2007 Swedish Board of Agriculture
This December 2006 study from the Swedish Board of Agriculture aims to shed light on various issues related to the EPA regions’ and the EU’s export and import interests in the agro-food sector.
RI, Japan to meet in Tokyo this month to finalize EPA deal
9-Feb-2007 Jakarta Post
"We have finished about 90 percent of the content. But regarding quality, the remaining 10 percent is of much greater significance," Indonesia’s chief negotiator Sumadi Brotodiningrat said.
Still allies, more or less
9-Feb-2007 Al-Ahram
The issue of an Egyptian-American free trade agreement figured prominently on the agenda of talks between Egyptian Minister of Trade and Industry Rashid Mohamed Rashid and US Deputy Secretary of Commerce David Sampson last week.
EU seeks ASEAN investors for new member states
9-Feb-2007 jurnalo
The European Union is seeking ASEAN investors for its new member states with a free trade agreement in the pipeline, the ambassador of the EU Commission said in a broadcast report on Wednesday.
Memorandum to the European Commission from 30 000 citizens at the World Social Forum
9-Feb-2007 TWN Africa
We the people attending the World Social Forum (WSF) are here today to call on the European Commission to stop negotiating Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA’s) with our governments.
Another fast track to the unemployment line?
9-Feb-2007 People’s Weekly World Newspaper
President Bush has asked Congress for approval of "fast track" authority. For most workers, "fast track" is the code word for giving the capitalists the opportunity to move more jobs out of the country.
S Korea to seek ’package’ free trade deal with US, trade minister says
9-Feb-2007 Hankyoreh
South Korea said Thursday it plans to make a "package deal" on antidumping rules, automobiles and other key pending issues in next week’s free trade talks with the United States.
Malaysia, US to take contentious issues ’off the table’
9-Feb-2007 Business Times
Malaysia and the US have agreed to take contentious issues "off the table" in their ongoing (free trade agreement) FTA negotiations, International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz said.
A new fast track for unfair trade
9-Feb-2007 TomPaine.com
If a US-Korea trade deal is signed next week, Congress has an opportunity to vote it down. Social movements in South Korea and the United States must ensure that Congress is not reading outdated rhetoric claiming the limitless benefits of free capital.