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CEPA talks with EU need to start soon: Apindo
27-Jun-2014     Jakarta Post
The Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) has urged the government to kick off talks with the European Union on the planned comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA), saying the lack of a trade deal has disadvantaged business players.
EU okays exemption of Japanese railway firms from procurement accord
26-Jun-2014     Bernama
The European Union has agreed to accept a request for exempting three Japanese railway operators from obligations under a global government procurement pact, Japan's Jiji Press news agency reports.
Free trade agreement threatens PBS
26-Jun-2014     SBS
The threat of the Transpacific Partnership Agreement to Australia's Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme is so real that Michael Moore, CEO of the Public Health Association of Australia, has said “It will cost Australian lives".
Curtailing ties to have repercussions on the EU too, FTI warns
26-Jun-2014     The Nation
Thai industries yesterday warned the European Union that its decision to curtail diplomatic ties with Thailand after the military coup could result in mutual repercussions.
EU to sign Association Agreements with Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine this week
25-Jun-2014     RT
On Friday, the European Union will sign Association Agreements with Georgia and Moldova and complete the signature process with Ukraine, each providing for a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area.
Investment treaty with China a top priority, US ambassador says
25-Jun-2014     WSJ
The US's incoming ambassador to China said Thursday that hammering out a new investment treaty between the two countries would be among his priorities.
De Gucht downplays corporate dominance in TTIP talks
25-Jun-2014     EurActiv
Multinational companies will not be given too much power by a trade agreement between the European Union and the United States, the EU's trade chief said on Tuesday (24 June), seeking to reassure consumer and environmental groups opposed to the pact.
Ukraine to sign EU deal that sparked revolution
25-Jun-2014     AP
On Friday, Ukraine will sign a sweeping economic and trade agreement with the European Union, a 1,200-page telephone book of a document crammed with rules on everything from turkeys to tulips, cheese to machinery.
Yes to a sustainable trade policy – no to the TTIP
25-Jun-2014     Brot für die Welt
This short publication highlights some of the potential risks that the EU-US free trade agreement represents to the developing and emerging countries.
Economic Partnership Agreements and agriculture: the challenges for Africa
25-Jun-2014     GRET
African countries that are not LDCs (Least Developed Countries) are now threatened with withdrawal of free access to the European market if they do not ratify an interim agreement with the EU before 1 October 2014