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European scholars urge EU to ink FTA with Taiwan
15-Nov-2012    
Several European scholars called for a free trade agreement (FTA) between Taiwan and the European Union Wednesday at a one-day forum co-hosted by a major French think tank and Taiwan's representative office in Paris.
EU free trade deal will hike drug prices in N.S. — minister
15-Nov-2012    
A concession on drug patents in a free trade deal with the European Union stands to cost Nova Scotians millions, Health and Wellness Minister David Wilson said Wednesday.
Japanese poll delays FTA
15-Nov-2012    
Australia’s hopes of quickly clinching a free-trade agreement with Japan, its second biggest trading partner, have been dashed by a decision by Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda to call a general election for December 16.
EU trade chief calls on Mexico to reopen trade pact with Europe
15-Nov-2012     Reuters
Europe and Mexico need to go back to the negotiating table to rework their 12-year-old free-trade agreement to include services and agriculture, the European Union's top trade official said on Monday.
Why Australia walked away from investor state rights in trade deals - And why Canada should too
15-Nov-2012     Troy Media
Much of the debate surrounding the Canada-China trade deal revolves around the dispute settlement clause in the deal. Troy Media contacted Professor Thomas Faunce of the Australian National University in Canberra to explain why the Australian government decided to discontinue the practise of seeking inclusion of investor state dispute settlement provisions in trade agreements with developing countries.
Canadian Parliament backs Panama FTA
15-Nov-2012     Tax News
Canada's Minister for International Trade, Ed Fast, has confirmed that the Canadian House of Commons has approved a law that would bring a new free trade agreement between Canada and Panama into force.
Thailand to join TPP talks
15-Nov-2012     Bangkok Post
Thailand has agreed to join negotiations in a US-led free trade agreement in a move which will be formally announced during President Barack Obama's visit here on Sunday.
Acuerdo Comercial con Europa
14-Nov-2012    
El Acuerdo Comercial con Europa genera certidumbre legal y promueve la inversión y el comercio internacional. Pese a sus innegables bondades, el Acuerdo evidencia dos lunares protuberantes relacionados con el debilitamiento de la institucionalidad cafetera nacional y los adversos resultados de las negociaciones de la cadena láctea.
ASEAN set to ink deals with China
12-Nov-2012     Phuket Business News
ASEAN and Chinese leaders are set to ink two Free Trade Agreements at a bilateral summit later this month: one on sanitary and phytosanitary (animal and plant health) standards; the other would give officials more flexibility in facilitating growth between ASEAN and China.
New illegal EU-Morocco fish talks being pushed through
12-Nov-2012     WSRW
Without consulting with the Saharawi people in Western Sahara, the EU will next week try to conclude the talks on EU-Morocco fish deal offshore the occupied territory, under same terms as the one that was rejected by the European Parliament in 2011.