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Thailand, Pakistan to move forward in signing PTA, FTA
12-Dec-2012     Daily Times
Thailand and Pakistan move forward to sign accords for Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) leading to Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
EU-Ukrainian Association Agreement: To sign or not to sign?
12-Dec-2012     EurActiv
The leak of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement (AA) turns the focus of their relations to a Shakespearean question: to sign or not to sign.
Top trade official sees US seeking more multilateral deals
11-Dec-2012     WSJ
The administration’s top trade official signaled Tuesday that the U.S. intends to pursue deals with coalitions of countries rather seek out the type of one-on-one agreements that were the among the hallmark achievements of President Barack Obama‘s first term.
Morocco: New US-Morocco agreements seen as boost to trade relations
11-Dec-2012     US State Dept
The United States and the Kingdom of Morocco have signed new agreements that the top U.S. trade official says will stimulate significant additional commercial activity between the two countries and within the broader Middle East-North Africa region.
Commission in court over privileged access for business in EU-India free trade talks
11-Dec-2012     CEO
The EU's General Court has announced a date for the hearing for Corporate Europe Observatory's legal action, suing the EU Commission for withholding information related to the EU’s free trade talks with India. The Commission is accused of discriminating in favour of corporate lobby groups and of violating the EU’s transparency rules.
Beyond NAFTA: Shaping the Future of North American Integration
11-Dec-2012     Be Your Own Leader
As the incremental path towards a North American Union continues, citizens from the U.S., Canada and Mexico are not being consulted, much less being given a choice in the matter even though the plan threatens the future sovereignty of each country.
US trade deal could be a lot for Europe to swallow
11-Dec-2012     Reuters
Can Europeans, who have balked for years at many U.S. food imports, accept a free trade agreement with the United States that opens the door for imports of genetically modified crops and chickens cleaned with chlorine?
European Parliament approves Colombia trade pact
11-Dec-2012     Colombia Reports
The European Parliament on Tuesday ratified a free trade agreement with Colombia and Peru despite human and labor rights concerns.
Critics warn of EU free trade deal with Peru and Colombia
10-Dec-2012     Deutsche Welle
The EU is set to liberalize trade with Colombia and Peru. Human rights organisations fear that Latin American farmers will suffer.
NZ’s embarrassing TPP overtures to the US
10-Dec-2012     Scoop
Among the analysts and lobbyists floating around the Sky City Convention centre and adjacent Sky Grand hotel foyer, there has been general agreement that no marked progress has been made in Auckland on the core issues in contention – and as a consequence, the TPP can will be kicked down the road again to the next meeting in March 2013.