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FTA between India and EFTA by early next year: Linus Von Castelmur
18-Oct-2013     Livemint
Swiss envoy says both sides are trying to seal the deal before the general election in India next year
EU should allow easier entry for Indian professionals to support free trade pact: Icrier
18-Oct-2013     Economic Times
The European Union should allow easier entry and movement of Indian professionals in order to generate support for the free trade pact between the two that's been under negotiation for the last six years, Indian think tank Icrier said in a study commissioned by the 27-country grouping.
FTA Watch condemns bid to amend Article 190
18-Oct-2013     The Nation
Thai advocacy group FTA Watch yesterday issued a statement condemning attempts to end legislative scrutiny of negotiations concerning international trade agreements.
EPA is no more
17-Oct-2013     PANG
In a surprise move this week, the European Union has moved to suspend negotiations for a new economic partnership agreement (EPA) with the islands of the Pacific, ISLANDS BUSINESS has been told.
EU reported to have called off Pacific negotiations on EPA
17-Oct-2013     Radio New Zealand International
The Solomon Islands government says the European Union has suspended negotiations on the Economic Partnership Agreement between 14 Pacific Island Countries and the EU - 9 years after its EPA was launched in September, 2004.
Panama, Colombia sign free trade agreement
17-Oct-2013     Lexology
Panama has signed a free trade agreement with Colombia, making a step forward to join the Pacific Alliance.
China worried about Ecuador move to end bilateral investment treaties
17-Oct-2013     Dow Jones Newswires
Ecuador's decision to end bilateral investment treaties with all countries and take disputes to a new regional arbitration body has raised concerns among Chinese investors.
Canada-EU trade deal: Sell-out or celebration? Public needs a veto on massive corporate rights treaty
17-Oct-2013     rabble.ca
Responding to reports today that Canada and the European Union have concluded negotiations on a massive new corporate rights treaty called the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), the Council of Canadians is demanding that parliament and the public be given an opportunity to review and make changes to the deal, or even to reject it outright, before it can be signed.
Stephen Harper à Bruxelles pour conclure l'accord de libre-échange Canada-UE (officiel)
17-Oct-2013     Les Echos
Le Premier ministre canadien Stephen Harper se rendra à Bruxelles jeudi en vue de conclure l'accord de libre-échange que le Canada et l'Union européenne négocient depuis plus de quatre ans, a annoncé mercredi soir son porte-parole.
Conservatives open door to free trade with EU after reaching cheese import deal
16-Oct-2013     The National
Negotiators have agreed to double the amount of European cheese imported into Canada — to around 30,000 tonnes a year — in order to get the Europeans on board.