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India seeks lower non-tariff barriers, easier mobility; EU wants major duty cuts in potential FTA
29-Nov-2024 CNBCTV18
Several important issues pertaining to bilateral trade emerged between India and the European Union (EU) in the 10th round of negotiations. Both India and EU are learnt to have expressed reluctance to open up their respective dairy and agricultural sectors for foreign trade owing to local sensitivities.
Want to do something good for farmers? Stop the EU-Mercosur trade deal
28-Nov-2024 Greenpeace
Farmers across Belgium, Poland and France took to the streets of Paris, Brussels and dozens of other cities and expressed their strong opposition to a trade deal between the EU and the “Mercosur” countries: Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay.
The EU-Mercosur trade deal must be stopped – NOW!
28-Nov-2024 ETJC
No more toxic trade deals between the EU and Latin American countries.
Poland, France join forces against EU-Mercosur trade deal
27-Nov-2024 Euractiv
The Polish government and the French National Assembly have passed resolutions opposing the EU’s trade deal with Mercosur, as farmers from both nations have voiced their opposition, which they say will lead to unfair competition for European agriculture.
Mercosur: France seeks to rally blocking minority against trade deal
26-Nov-2024 Euronews
While Germany and Spain strongly endorse the Mercosur deal, France is trying to rally a blocking minority to halt the agreement. It is hopeful that Italy, Austria, Poland and the Netherlands will join Paris.
Civil society groups unite to monitor the 4th round of Thailand-EU FTA negotiation
26-Nov-2024 Thaiplus Net
Thai civil society groups, including FTA Watch and the Thai Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS, have expressed serious concerns over the ongoing Thailand-EU Free Trade Agreement negotiations. Key issues include stricter intellectual property rights, which could impact access to affordable medicines, and potential threats to food security and public health. The groups are urging the Thai government to prioritize public health and environmental concerns over corporate interests.
Polish farmers block border crossing with Ukraine to protest EU-Mercosur trade deal
25-Nov-2024 TVP
Farmers blocked Poland’s Medyka border crossing with Ukraine in a protest over the trade deal between the European Union and Mercosur, which they say will reduce their competitiveness, Polish state news agency PAP reported.
Colombia to renegotiate arbitration issues of FTAs with the US and UE
25-Nov-2024 Prensa Latina
Colombia’s President said that Colombia will try to renegotiate the Free Trade Agreements with the European Union and the United States, concerning arbitration prerogatives based on national law.
20 years of free trade in Morocco, the dominant class cashes in
25-Nov-2024 bilaterals.org
Even before the colonial era, Morocco was forced to sign several trade agreements. Formal independence has not changed the status quo, and the country’s trade remains closely linked to the former colonial powers, especially France.
Spanish agricultural organizations reject the EU-Mercosur agreement
22-Nov-2024 Fresh Plaza
Spain’s main agricultural organizations rejected the trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur.
EU-Mercosur free trade, deep darkness
21-Nov-2024 Great Italian Food Trade
Fundamental decisions for the lives of nearly a tenth of the world’s population are taken on their behalf without even informing them. What democracy, what rights?
Italian Agriculture Minister comes out against draft EU-Mercosur trade pact
19-Nov-2024 The Brussels Times
Italy’s Agriculture Minister spoke out against the draft free trade agreement between the European Union and the South American Common Market, Mercosur.
Joint statement by 78 business associations on EU-Mercosur free trade agreement negotiations
19-Nov-2024 Euro Chambres
We call for the swift conclusion of the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement negotiations, a step that is key for preserving our joint competitiveness.
French farmers escalate protests against an EU-Mercosur trade deal and fear unfair competition
19-Nov-2024 AP
French farmers escalated protests against the European Union-Mercosur trade agreement under negotiation, citing fears of unfair competition.
India-EU to review FTA negotiations this week
18-Nov-2024 Fortune India
The most recent round of talks – the ninth round of India-EU FTA negotiations had covered 20 policy areas in 78 technical sessions.
Macron: Milei ‘not satisfied’ with Mercosur trade deal either
18-Nov-2024 Politico
Macron told reporters in Buenos Aires that the EU-Mercosur agreement is "a bad deal" that would be "very harmful for Argentina’s reindustrialization" and "harmful for our farmers."
Chip powerhouse Taiwan calls for economic partnership deal with EU
18-Nov-2024 Reuters
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te called for the signing of an economic partnership agreement with the European Union, saying it would boost cooperation in semiconductors and that as democracies the two sides should be working together.
European trade deals: Greenwashed but still dirty
18-Nov-2024 bilaterals.org
The strongest economic actors still find their way into the corridors of power of the EU, when we need the planet and the most vulnerable around the world to take power away from them.
Belgium will reject EU-Mercosur trade agreement ’without binding mirror clauses’
15-Nov-2024 The Brussels Times
The Belgian Government will not support the EU-Mercosur trade agreement without strict "mirror clauses", outgoing Agriculture Minister David Clarinval announced.
Poland’s agriculture ministry records ’reservations’ over Mercosur deal
14-Nov-2024 Euronews
As a deal looms by the end of the year, Poland’s agriculture ministry has published a statement where it registers reservations over the Mercosur agreement. It should please France which leads the opposition to the deal.