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EU’s ambitious trade and investment agenda: At what cost to the Philippines?
Statement issued by the EU-ASEAN Network in connection with the European Union - Philippines Inter-parliamentary Meeting where seven Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) from the Delegation of the European Parliament for Relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are visiting the Philippines from 11-15 February 2013.
EU-FTA's entry into force marks a new era for Peru's exports
Peru will experience a change of era with the entry into force of the Multi-Part Trade Agreement with the European Union (EU) due to it is the world’s largest import market for Peruvian products, EU Ambassador to Peru, Hans Allden.
NDP leader Tom Mulcair on a tightrope as he ponders Canada-EU free trade
New Democratic Party leader Tom Mulcair faces a risky balancing act as he weighs the possibility of supporting the proposed Canada-Europe free trade agreement.
EU’s ambitious trade and investment agenda: At what cost to the Philippines?
A statement of concern from the EU-ASEAN FTA Network-Philippines
10 years of building people’s power in Latin America
A South African anarchist reports on the 10th annual Latin American Encounter of Popular Autonomous Organisations (ELAOPA)
NZ consults on regional FTA
The New Zealand Government is consulting on a sixteen-nation free trade agreement between New Zealand, Australia, the ten ASEAN states, China, India, Korea and Japan (RCEP)
Hearings to start in Uruguay anti-smoking
Uruguay faces its first hearings in the French capital this week in a lawsuit filed by US tobacco giant Philip Morris International against its anti-smoking laws, an official said on Monday.
LDP ranks, like-minded lobbies rally against TPP
About 120 members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party joined major lobby groups for a rally Thursday to oppose participation in the U.S.-led Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade talks, stepping up pressure on the Abe administration to maintain barriers on sensitive items in the farming, fishing and medical markets.
UAE and Poland to strengthen bilateral trade
The UAE and Poland have agreed to undertake all possible measures to further promote bilateral trade and develop economic relations as the first meeting of the UAE-Poland Joint Commission for Economic Cooperation began in Warsaw on February 6.
Broad rules to govern Pak-India free trade urged
Trade and industry in favour of free trade has pleaded with the government to ensure well-defined rules of engagement with Indian government and advised the bureaucracy to do its homework and examine trade factsheet before making any commitment one way or another.