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300 Thais protest against FTAs
28-Jun-2004
Hundreds of Thai activists today demonstrated against free trade agreements (FTAs) the government is negotiating with the US and Australia, saying they would adversely affect millions of Thais.
Reports highlight costs of free trade deal
28-Jun-2004 Reports highlight costs of free trade deal
Politicians from Australia’s opposition party could try to derail the Australian-US Free Trade Agreement (AUSFTA) after a Senate select committee claimed the deal could push up drugs prices and give copyright owners in Australia even more protection than they enjoy in the US.
The Economic Colonization of Iraq: Illegal and Immoral
28-Jun-2004 The Economic Colonization of Iraq: Illegal and Immoral
The Bush Administration is using the military invasion and occupation of Iraq to advance a corporate globalization agenda that is illegal under international law, has not been chosen by the Iraqi people and may ultimately prove to be even more devastating than twelve years of economic sanctions, two U.S.-led wars and one occupation. The Administration’s ultimate goal is to take the agenda to the entire region.
Indigenous Resistance to Globalization
28-Jun-2004 Indigenous Resistance to Globalization
“Negotiating a free-trade agreement with the U.S. is not something one has a right to - it’s a privilege."
Jeyaraj holds discussions on Sri Lanka-US trade & investment agenda
28-Jun-2004 Jeyaraj holds discussions on moving forward Sri Lanka-US trade and investment
Sri Lankan Minister of Trade and Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Jeyaraj Fernandopulle concluded his four day visit to the US moving forward the bilateral trade and investment agenda.
US ready to pursue FTA with Sri Lanka
23-Jun-2004 http://www.lankabusinessonline.com/...
The United States says it is keen to pursue a trade pact with Sri Lanka and agreed to meet in October to iron out issues.
Via Campesina totally rejects bilateral FTAs
23-Jun-2004
We, members of Via Campesina, a world-wide organization of rural women, peasants, small farmers, rural workers, indigenous people and afro-descendants, from Asia, Europe, America and Africa, met in Itaici, Brazil, from 14-19 June 2004, for our 4th International Conference. We were welcomed warmly, fraternally and in a combative spirit by our hosts, the member organizations of Via Campesina in Brazil.
Berne Declaration media statement on bilateral trade agreements
23-Jun-2004
It is not widely known that Switzerland will sign two more bilateral free trade agreements (with Lebanon and Tunisia) on the occasion of the meeting of ministers of EFTA states (Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Iceland) taking place in Montreux (Switzerland) on June 24.
The FTA: A regulatory framework transcending the constitution and democracy
22-Jun-2004 El TLC como marco regulatorio supraconstitucional y supra-democratico
Contrary to the widespread notion, fundamental aspects of the FTA with the US include a number of areas that are highly comprehensive and have ramifications and implications that go way beyond simply regulating cross-border trade in goods.
Indonesia hopes FTA will boost export to China
21-Jun-2004
The government said on Thursday that Indonesian exports to China could double in three years following the gradual implementation of a free trade agreement (FTA).
Doctors urge US to oppose FTA
21-Jun-2004
A doctors group has written to American lawmakers urging them to oppose the Australia-United States free trade agreement (FTA).
Proliferation of Bilateral Agreements Subject to Criticism
21-Jun-2004
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (Cepal) and the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) criticized the US strategy of multiplying bilateral trade agreements before multilateral negotiations collapsed.
US-Colombia: FTA without biopiracy?
21-Jun-2004
Biopiracy could be a sticking point in the free trade negotiations that the United States is pursuing with three of the countries with greatest biodiversity in the world: Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
Investment and Sustainable Development: A Guide to the Use and Potential of IIAs
21-Jun-2004
The International Institute for Sustainable Development has just released a new book: Investment and Sustainable Development: A Guide to the Use and Potential of International Investment Agreements.
FTA With Mercosur group shouldn’t hit domestic veg oil, food industries
18-Jun-2004
Ahead of India preparing to sign a free trade agreement (FTA) with the Mercosur group of countries, the vegetable oil and food industries have cautioned the government to work out the arrangement keeping in mind the interests of domestic industry.
THAI-AUSTRALIA FTA: 1,500 dairy farmers to protest
17-Jun-2004
Around 1,500 farmers from 10 dairy co-operatives will gather at Kasetsart University today to repeat their call for the government to withdraw dairy products from the free-trade agreement with Australia.
Thai-NZ talks kick off today
15-Jun-2004
Thailand and New Zealand start formal talks in Wellington today on a free-trade deal that encompasses comprehensive cooperation in trade, goods, investment, services, trade facilitation and the movements of people.
Scepticism in Jordan Over Benefits From FTA With US
11-Jun-2004
Jordanian and US officials meet in Washington today to review the terms of a Free Trade Agreement signed between the two countries three years ago.
Aus-NZ Closer Economic Relations: Sutton welcomes proposal to liberalise CER rules
11-Jun-2004
Trade Negotiations Minister Jim Sutton today welcomed a new report saying rules governing trans-Tasman trade should be liberalised as they are too restrictive.
EU-Egypt: Exporters See Gains in EU Partnership
9-Jun-2004
A trade agreement between Egypt and the European Union has opened new markets to exporters and paved the way towards the establishment of a Euro-Mediterranean free trade zone.