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EU pact to open floodgate of imports
19-Jan-2007 AllAfrica.com
Thousands of farmers, jua kali artisans and hundreds of thousands of workers and their families will end up in deeper poverty if the Kenyan government signs an agreement that will allow farm and industrial products from Europe into the local market.
Bolivia’s entry adds to pressure on Mercosur
19-Jan-2007 IPS
The economic inequalities undermining unity among the countries of Mercosur will become more urgent with the likely acceptance of Bolivia as a full member at the bloc’s summit being held Thursday and Friday in this Brazilian city.
Uruguay/US sign TIFA agreement next week
18-Jan-2007 MercoPress
Uruguay and United States will sign next week a trade and investment agreement, short of a full free trade agreement, to strengthen bilateral trade relations. If Uruguay finally signs a free trade agreement, it would help United States break Mercosur unity.
Agreement with the GGC is important for all in the Mercosur, says Brazilian Foreign Minister
18-Jan-2007 ANBA
Representatives of the Mercosur and the Gulf Cooperation Council met yesterday in Rio de Janeiro to discuss a free trade agreement between both blocs.
South America leaders head to Rio Summit
18-Jan-2007 The Guardian
South America’s lunge toward the left is overshadowing the goal of free trade as the continent’s most prominent leaders arrived in Rio for a two-day summit of the fractured Mercosur economic bloc.
‘FTA to force 210,000 to stop rice farming’
18-Jan-2007 Korea Times
A lawmaker claimed Thursday that almost all South Korean rice farmers would lose their jobs if the rice trade were fully liberalized as a result of the free trade agreement (FTA) that is currently under negotiation with the United States.
S Korea retracts key demand on anti-dumping rules: leaked gov’t report
18-Jan-2007 Yonhap
South Korea has virtually retracted its demand for the United States to change its anti-dumping laws, clearing a major obstacle to a proposed free trade agreement between the two countries.
"We also want to stop KorUS FTA!"
18-Jan-2007 VOP
Students of Oriental medical school joined to stop Korea-US Free Trade Agreement. "KorUS FTA will destroy our medical system, so it will menace the right for the health. And will bring about the oriental medical’s collapse. That’s why we are against KorUS FTA."
China, EU officially launch talks on PCA
18-Jan-2007 People’s Daily
China and the European Union (EU) announced on Wednesday the official launch of talks on a new pact, an apparent effort from the two sides to reinforce their strategic partnership.
Kamal Nath defends India’s bilateral trade agreements
18-Jan-2007 Hindustan Times
Commerce and Industries Minister Kamal Nath staunchly defended India’s ongoing negotiations towards bilateral trade agreements with a number of countries in Asia and Europe on Wednesday, saying they were perfectly compatible with the norms mandated by the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
Europe trumps US in Persian Gulf trade
18-Jan-2007 Forbes
While US free trade initiatives in the Gulf appear to be faltering, Europe has stepped into the vacuum, launching a charm offensive that appeared to be on the brink of clinching a trade pact with a bloc of six energy-rich Arab states.
GCC-Japan trade deal takes shape
18-Jan-2007 Gulf News
Japan is expecting to finalise a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) by the end of 2007, according to a senior diplomat.
KDLP lawmakers go on a hunger strike against US-Korea FTA
18-Jan-2007 VOP
The Korean Democratic Labor Party’s lawmakers went on a hunger strike against the Korea-US Free Trade Agreement talks in front of the Shila hotel where the talks convened.
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.