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EU Parliament resolution on the EU-India FTA calls for dialogue on Kashmir
20-Jun-2011    
Although the resolution has compelled India to resume talks with Pakistan, it is not clear whether and how the outcome of these talks will affect the conclusion of the FTA. It is also uncertain whether or not the condition to settle the Kashmir issue with dialogue will be included in the final draft of the EU-India FTA, writes Ahmad Ali Ghouri
Wisconsin Farmers Union opposes free trade pact with Korea
20-Jun-2011     Madison.com
Legislative leaders should be protecting and promoting American jobs, family farms and our rural communities through sound economic, environmental and labor policies. This trade agreement doesn't adequately promotes these values
India-EU free trade agreement
20-Jun-2011     CIPRA
The proposed FTA is going to have a far reaching consequence for both the Indian state as well as for the lives and livelihood of Indian masses.
U.S.-Canada Perimeter Security and an Integrated North American Command
18-Jun-2011     Be Your Own Leader
While few details have emerged surrounding talks between the U.S. and Canada on a North American security perimeter, there is little doubt that deeper military integration between both countries will play an important part of any such deal. Plans for a common security perimeter have renewed calls to expand the NORAD bilateral air defence model to include ground and naval forces. There are also efforts to increase security cooperation in the Arctic and further integrate military command structures.
Government seeks to lower impact of S Korea-EU FTA
17-Jun-2011    
The government is seeking to reduce the potential impact of a South Korea-EU free-trade agreement (FTA) on local industries by boosting product differentiation and market expansion, Minister of Economic Affairs Shih Yen-shiang (施顏祥) said yesterday.
RI, EU eyeing ‘ambitious’ free trade agreement
17-Jun-2011    
Indonesia and the European Union (EU) have agreed to commence talks on an “ambitious” free trade agreement (FTA), as both parties seek to boost two-way trade and EU investments in Indonesia.
Indian Business Leaders Forum to press for free trade pact
17-Jun-2011    
Indian Business Leaders Forum, or IBLF, said it will make an all-out effort to see that a Free Trade Agreement between the UAE and India becomes a reality in the coming months.
EU-Taiwan FTA possible in two years: EU parliamentarian
17-Jun-2011    
A free trade agreement (FTA) between the European Union (EU) and Taiwan could be sealed in about two years time, a visiting Member of the European Parliament (MEP) said Wednesday in Taiwan.
Shape of US TPP pharmaceuticals chapter emerges
16-Jun-2011     Infojustice
The TPP chapter may be best seen as a significant step toward the pharmaceutical industry’s ultimate goal, which is a binding international agreement on drug pricing that would restrain the ability of governments to use collective purchasing power to demand prices below “market” levels.
Panama seeks FTA with Caribbean countries
16-Jun-2011     Prensa Libre
Panama will attend the Caribbean Investment Forum in Trinidad and Tobago, to offer Caribbean countries like Barbados, Belize and Jamaica free trade agreements negotiations, according to an official source.