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Malaysians protest EU free trade agreements
1-Mar-2011     Press TV
Hundreds of people protested outside the venue where the second round of free trade negotiations between Malaysia and the European Union were taking place.
Advisory: Massive rally on EU-India FTA in Delhi, 2 March
28-Feb-2011    
People living with HIV from across Asia who depend on affordable generic AIDS medicines to stay alive will urge the Indian government to stand strong against European Union demands on the sensitive intellectual property chapter in ongoing free trade agreement negotiations.
Canada-EU trade deal will hurt climate policy regardless of EU decision on tar sands
28-Feb-2011     Boundary Sentinel
The Harper government is using the Canada-European Union trade talks to lobby the EU on its climate policy, according to recently released briefing notes.
COMESA FTA deal in final stages
28-Feb-2011     E African Business Week
As the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), East African Community (EAC) and Southern African Development Community (SADC) continue to integrate their economies, countries are now subscribing to the block's trading area in order to attract investment.
Translation errors in KOREU FTA’s 23 versions prompt outcry for correction
28-Feb-2011     Hankyoreh
The Lee Myung-bak administration announced plans Friday to submit a new S Korea-EU Free Trade Agreement ratification motion to the National Assembly correcting a translation error present in the text submitted in October 2010. However, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade did not independently verify translations in the languages of 21 other EU nations.
Mingas statement on Korea FTA
26-Feb-2011     Mingas
The US-Korea FTA must be opposed not only because of its own terrible effects on US and Korean workers, peoples and communities, but also because it would open the door to similar disastrous agreements with Panama and Colombia.
EU's pharma trade hoax
25-Feb-2011     Hindu Business Line
The EU's proposed trade agreement is riddled with intellectual property provisions that would harm India's 2005 Patent Act and block public-interest rulings such as the Aluvia decision.
Vietnam wants to speed up co-operation with EFTA
25-Feb-2011     VOV News
Vietnam National Assembly will accelerate the negotiation process to facilitate the signature of a free trade agreement with the European Free Trade Association ahead of schedule.
Thailand to push for FTA with Bimstec members by July
25-Feb-2011     PTI
Thailand today said it will push for the conclusion of a free trade agreement with India and other members of Bimstec by July, enabling tariff reduction next year.
Ecuador requests US to extend trade agreement
25-Feb-2011     Xinhua
The Ecuadorian government on Wednesday requested the U.S. Senate to approve an extension by at least 18 months of the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA), which expired 11 days ago.