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Farmers call on Korea to push back on US FTA
23-Nov-2017     Korea Joongang
Korean farmers expressed concern about potential revisions to the Korea-US free trade agreement, arguing that opening up the market to American imports, especially beef and fruit, would harm the local industry.
Civil society commits to push back corporate power at 2017 ACSC/APF
23-Nov-2017     APRN
The call “Southeast Asia is not for sale. We are not for sale!” echoed as hundreds marched to the historic People Power Monument along the Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue in Manila, Philippines.
Trudeau replaces Trump as biggest obstacle to Pacific trade pact
22-Nov-2017     Bloomberg
While Japan in particular wants a quick deal on the pact that Trump abandoned earlier this year, Canada says more talks are needed on contentious points.
S. Korea turning to Russia for free trade deal amid pressure from US
22-Nov-2017     Yonhap
South Korea's trade minister has met with Russian officials in Moscow, in a move to lay the groundwork for a free trade deal with a Russia-led union amid growing U.S. trade pressure.
Any Trump NAFTA withdrawal faces stiff court challenge: legal experts
22-Nov-2017     Reuters
The constitutional and statutory authority for who can terminate the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement - Trump or the US Congress - is deeply disputed.
EU-Africa strategy: An incentive for development?
22-Nov-2017     Euractiv
The focus of the new development strategy is on private investment. For this, African countries should create more attractive framework conditions to attract European donors and provide guarantees and risk protection to private companies.
What’s your beef? Mercosur trade talks falter
22-Nov-2017     Euractiv
A battle over beef between the European Union and Argentina and Brazil could push trade talks beyond a year-end deadline and lead to further years of delay.
NAFTA deadlock: Canada blames the US, the US blames Canada and Mexico
22-Nov-2017     Global News
Another round of NAFTA talks wrapped up with all key issues still deadlocked as negotiators prepared to leave Mexico City with a plethora of question marks lingering over the trade deal.
EU-Chile FTA: EU directives (Oct 2017)
22-Nov-2017    
NAFTA: Summary of US objectives for the renegotiation (Nov 2017)
22-Nov-2017     Office of the US Trade Representative
As published by the Office of the US Trade Representative